The government's purchase committee today approved proposals to import two liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes and 50,000 tonnes of rice.

The approvals were made during a meeting held at the Secretariat.

The non-Basmati rice will be procured from Indian company Bagadiya Brothers Private Ltd at a price of $424.77 per tonnne.

For LNG, one cargo will be purchased from Singapore-based company Gunvor Singapore Private Ltd at $14.08 per metric million British thermal unit (MMBTU), while another cargo will be sourced from TotalEnergies Gas and Power Ltd, UK, at $14.42 per MMBTU.