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Sri Lanka goes without petrol
Friday, 19 December 2008 - 8:33 AM SL Time
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There were long queues at the few filling stations in the city yesterday where petrol was available. They had to wait hours to get their tanks filled. Some motorists were disgusted and drove off.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Government to reduce the retail price of a litre of petrol from Rs. 122.00 to Rs. 100.00 with effect from midnight on Wednesday on petition filed before the Court challenging the price structure.
The Cabinet on Wednesday evening decided to defer the Supreme Court order. It was to meet again yesterday.
Several filling station managers told The Island yesterday that they had stopped ordering fresh stocks until the correct position on the price of a litre on petrol was known.
Kotahena Central Lanka Service Station (Pvt) Ltd. Spokesman S. Fernando told The Island that irrespective of the price structure they would continue to place fresh orders and sell at the prevailing price.
A policeman, not from the Kotahena Police Station drove in car and sought priority to pump petrol for both cars.
Hundreds of others in the queue were agitated over the cop s behaviour and hooted and jeered at him, questioning whether this was democracy. However the constable replied that the vehicle belonged to an important Government Department and that was why he sought priority.
Many motorists were of the view that petrol should be made available even at the old price without inconveniencing the public and blamed the filling station owners for being interested only in their profits.
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Spetsnaz1
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 19 Dec 2008 05:07:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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The Cabinet on Wednesday evening decided to defer the Supreme Court order. It was to meet again yesterday.
why go agaisnt the SC??when we are a democratic country it is not the right thing to do.. lets hope this problem is resolved soon.. |
backbone
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 19 Dec 2008 06:32:49 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Shame, No juice, no actions. country will go back for another two months. |
Damed
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 19 Dec 2008 13:24:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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Supreme courts have messed issues.
king kekille era has come.
SN will disturb normal citizens before he retire...or another sripathi. |
subramassi
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19 Dec 2008 20:53:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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'Soldiers were conducting 'STATERRORISM' operations' along the northern and northwestern defences of Kilinochchi, the political capital of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the defence ministry said'
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kiora
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 19 Dec 2008 20:59:08 GMT Report for Abuse
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| What happen to the Sri Lankan eco car that runs on sniff of a oily rag.Has the Chines started drilling for oil. By the way without Uncle Sam economic supper power China is having very bad speed wobbles workers who have been laid off starting to protest publicly in defiance of the government rules. They can only gather in the public maximum of five people at a time to protest. |
kiwikanga
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20 Dec 2008 00:30:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri Lanka goes without petrol
No problem! Look at how fantastically the war is being by won. Look how the East is flourishing after the LTTE was chased out. Look at the map getting smaller daily, so the nation actually does not mind being without petrol so long as the war is going on victoriously. Isn't it so guys?
Edited By - kiwikanga - 20 Dec 2008 00:30:47 GMT |
Sintamus
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 20 Dec 2008 01:16:07 GMT Report for Abuse
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The Cabinet decided to defer the Supreme Court Order
Such is the state of affairs in Sri Lanka.
The government deferred 13th and 17th Amendments to the Constitution.
The government also deferred the implementation of the Tamil official language legislation. |
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20 Dec 2008 01:55:17 GMT