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Earlier this week, Sri Lanka declared every Wednesday a holiday for public institutions to conserve fuel as the island nation grapples with possible shortages in the wake of the US and Israel's war with Iran.
This is the latest in a series of belt-tightening measures undertaken by Asian countries since the war choked off the Strait of Hormuz, which used to carry millions of barrels of oil from the Gulf into the region.
The BBC’s Harini Dissanayake reports from the country the day after the shutdown.
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00:00-00:37 Sri Lanka declares Wednesdays a holiday
00:37-00:59 What is closed on Wednesdays?
00:59-01:30 National Fuel Pass system
01:30-02:15 Why is there a fuel shortage?
02:15-02:46 What do people in Sri Lanka think?
02:46-03:15 What are other countries in Asia doing?
03:15-03:41 The difference between Wednesday and Thursday
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