Sri Lanka has imposed a four-day work week and has asked civil servants to work from home when possible. Bangladesh declared early Ramadan holidays for universities and has scheduled power blackouts. Pakistan has implemented online classes for schools and has raised gas prices to prevent hoarding. And in India, everything from restaurants to hotels have closed, and a major steel mill may be forced to close soon. Countries report that oil stockpiles are being used, but still there are long lines at gas stations. Oil which transits the Strait of Hormuz is the largest source of energy for South Asia.
News Paid
South Asia's Crippling Oil Shortage
About the author
Latest articles
-
Daily Alert: Will the American Elections Find the American People?
-
Will the American Elections Find the American People?
-
Glazyev: Today's 'Big Three' Should Agree on a New World Economic Paradigm for the Survival of Mankind
-
Yalta 2.0: Why Russia, the U.S., and China Need to Agree on New Rules for The World Order
Related coverage
-
New World Paradigm Paid
Glazyev: Today's 'Big Three' Should Agree on a New World Economic Paradigm for the Survival of Mankind
-
New World Paradigm
Yalta 2.0: Why Russia, the U.S., and China Need to Agree on New Rules for The World Order
-
U.S. and Canada Paid
Polish Foreign Ministry Tells Belarus to Ignore Dr. Clifford Kiracofe & Schiller Institute
-
Collapsing Imperial System
Another Day, Another Constitutional Coup in Europe