A | Sri Lanka on Tuesday opened its fuel import and retail sales markets for firms belonging to oil-producing countries, a measure which the government hopes may ease crippling shortages that have paralyzed most of the economic activity in the island nation.,The move will also end the duopoly of state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), controlling 80% of the fuel market, and Lanka IOC, a unit of Indian Oil Corporation.,The cabinet approved the proposal hours before a high-level delegation left for Qatar and Russia to arrange fuel for immediate needs.,Minister of Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said the firms would be able to operate without Forex requirements from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and other banks.,“This exemption of Forex requirements will be permitted for the first few months of operations,” the minister said.,The cabinet has asked the CPC to provide its logistics, stocking, and distribution service to the foreign firm, suggesting that the government would privatize a debt-ridden state-run firm which controls around 80 percent of the market.,However, the refinery business will remain with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, which was operating with a monthly loss of approximately $90 million last year.,On Monday, the government restricted fuel sales to port, health services, and food transport until 11 July, citing the "unprecedented state of finance and foreign exchange crisis.”,“All other sectors are requested to stay at home and provide services online in this difficult time,” Bandula Gunawardena, the government spokesman, said.,Last Wednesday, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the economy had “completely collapsed,” showing the inability to purchase fuel as shortages of essentials and electricity worsen.,The government is in talks with Qatar, Russia, and India to arrange for fuel until the forex crisis gets resolved. The island nation has also planned a credit conference with the participation of India, China, and Japan to arrange for loans for food and fuel purchases.,A negotiation with the International Monetary Fund is in progress and will likely be finalized by July.,Want to know more? Check out our Koo & Telegram accounts!,Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/sputniknews,Sputnik India: https://t.me/sputniknewsindia。
B | 一场名为“PSBlackout”的全球玩家抗议活动已于今日正式启动，由游戏保存与消费者权益组织 “Does It Play” 发起，旨在回应索尼互动娱乐宣布的、从2028年1月起停止为PlayStation新游戏生产实体光盘的决定。
C | 该活动呼吁全球PlayStation玩家从8月23日晚间7点至8月30日晚间7点，进行为期一周的“经济与游戏停摆”——彻底断电停机、不登录PSN、不游玩任何游戏、不进行任何消费。 本次抗议的导火索是索尼的“去光盘化”战略，而玩家对近年来工作室关闭、服务型游戏受挫、线下活动取消等一系列决策的不满也持续累积。近期索尼向用户发送“你并不拥有所购游戏”的协议提醒，进一步激化了矛盾。
D | 早在7月活动公布时，一份名为“Don‘t Kill the Disc”的Change.org请愿已收集超过35万个签名。然而，目前尚无精确的参与人数统计——由于活动性质特殊，且恰好与科隆游戏展时间重叠，外界普遍持观望态度。 面对玩家的抗议浪潮，索尼官方至今保持沉默，未作出任何让步。其首席财务官近期已向投资者表示，并未看到相关抗议对公司业务产生任何实质影响，全面数字化的战略不会因此改变。
E | 随着活动正式启动，“Does It Play”呼吁更多玩家加入，但最终能否撼动索尼的决心，仍有待观察。本文由游民星空制作发布，未经允许禁止转载。
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