Power and Energy Minister Karu Jayasuriya and Deputy Minister Sagala Ratnayake visited the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Colombo Terminal at Kolonnawa yesterday. Here CPC Chairman Daham Wimalasena explains how crude oil is pumped to the terminal through a pipe system extending 9 km from the shore.  Picture by Saman Sri Wedage

PM initiates peace process

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will appoint three committees to initiate the peace process in a bid to commence the mechanism on a more stable foundation.
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Misappropriation tops Rs 22 b at CPC

Power and Energy Minister Karu Jayasuriya promised Ceylon Petroleum Corporation workers that a committee would soon be appointed to investigate massive frauds involving the CPC, addressing employees while on an inspection of the CPC Colombo Terminal at Kolonnawa yesterday.
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Bribery Commission streamlines JVP account probe

The investigations presently launched by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption has further streamlined their inquiries with regard to the bank accounts maintained by the JVP with the People's Bank branch at Nugegoda, the 'Daily News' reliably learns.
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Power cuts return

The storage of water in the reservoirs of the CEB power generating system has been drawn down to quite a low figure. The effective thermal power plants are also inadequate consequent to breakdowns.
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• Priority to usher in peace and solve people's problems

• Call to restore Nuwara Eliya to former glory

• Gem industry to be developed

• Peace loving citizens defeated communalism

• 'Probe allegations against us'

• Going gets tough for Lankan doctors playing truant in UK

• 'Political power temporary'

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• Let us forget all differences and develop country - Minister Imtiasz

• Youth will be given pride of place - Labour Minister

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• Six month moratorium on rice and potato imports
  
  
• Land Policy for 21st centuring should be introduced
  
  
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