


The Cabinet received an official copy of the Supreme Court directive on the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, to reduce the price of petrol to Rs.100 a litre, yesterday, but it would be discussed further only when the ministers meet again next Wednesday, Media Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa said yesterday.
Addressing the weekly Cabinet press briefing at the Information Department, he said that the Cabinet of ministers, presided over by President Mahinda Rajapaksa,......

LIOC sells petrol
at 100
Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that the
government should cut petrol prices with immediate effect to Rs. 100 per
litre but the government said it would only do so after the Cabinet
perused the Court ruling.
SLAF bomb Sea
Tiger unit
According to SLAF spokesman Wing Commander Janaka
Nanayakara, the LTTE radio interceptions had revealed that the boats
moving from Elephant Pass to Kilaly had been attacked. One boat had been
destroyed while the others fled back to Elephant Pass.




Pakistan urged to cut US-NATO supply line

