Fowzie says no to concessions: Private busmen threaten to strike from
midnight
Eighteen thousand private bus owners have threatened to
strike from midnight today demanding a fuel subsidy in the wake of the
recent fuel price hike. They are caught up in a tug-of-war with
Transport Minister A. H. M. Fowzie with the latter�s refusal to grant
any concession.
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Hartal against abductions
Several political parties have called for a hartal in Colombo
on Tuesday (19) to protest the increasing number of abductions. The
Western People�s Front, New Left Front, Tamil National Alliance and a
group of Marxist political parties along with the Opposition leader of
Colombo Municipal Council Vasudeva Nanayakkara, yesterday at a joint
press conference protested at the increasing number of abductions of
mostly Tamils.
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Abducted businessman released
The Sea Street businessman Palanirajah who was abducted by a group of persons last Tuesday has been
released by his captors. However, his son and the employee of the
jewellery shop are still held in captivity, business sources told the
Sunday Observer.
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