Gas prices: CAA tasked with the balancing act
Gas, milk food, wheat flour and cement are
considered as essential items under Sec 18 of the CAA Act. According
to the Section when the Minister is of opinion that any other goods
or any services is essential to the lives of the community, he in
consultation with the authority may prescribe such goods or services
as essential to the life of the community. Thereafter manufacturer
or trader shall increase the retail or wholesale prices except with
prior written approval of the Authority.
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Which path will the LTTE resort to resolve the national
conflict?
As the nation was preparing to celebrate the
liberation of the East in Colombo, Security Forces received
information on Wednesday that more than 300 Tiger cadres were moving
on the A-9 road towards Puliyankulam.
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Topsy-turvy human rights in Sri Lanka
This Sunday morning the readers are presented
with a list for digestion before breakfast. Of course, the readers
don't have to use their imagination to figure out who is doing all
this. The international community knows it. The moral merchants in
the NGOs know it. The Churches, particularly the Catholic Church,
know it.
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