Government moots new fuel policy

Import of high engine capacity vehicles to be restricted:

Chief Government Whip Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday told Parliament that the Government is formulating a new policy on fuel and petroleum products.

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Millions of euros pumped to LTTE from Italy

Italian investigators who have arrested 33 LTTE activists said the alleged terrorists were collecting more than 3.5 million British Pounds worth of money to be deposited in Swiss Banks to bankroll a war in Sri Lanka.

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Five Lankans dead in Doha fire

Five Sri Lankan male migrant workers have died while two others sustained serious injuries in a fire in Doha in the wee hours of yesterday.

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AMW, Cey-Nor to develop floating piers

Associated Motorways Lanka Co Limited and Cey-Nor Foundation Limited have joined to develop floating piers to attract the leisure sector. AMW and Cey-Nor Foundation will invest Rs 2.5 million as infrastructure developed by the Ministry of Fisheries,

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