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Sri Lanka s efforts to narrow its trade deficit and contain inflation will place the island on a platform for faster economic growth, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, governor of the Central Bank, said today.

Minister Susil Premajayantha has stated in an interview with a newspaper that purchase of fuel is done by a Tender committee and that he is not aware of the members of the Committee.

The questions asked by the media spokesman is as follows:

Who does the purchasing of fuel?
Minister The Tender committee.

Who appoints the Committee?
Minister The Treasury

How many are in the Committee?
Five

Who are those five?
Minister I don t know them. They are appointed by the Treasury

The Minister responding to whether he takes the responsibility of the low quality fuel imports said he is not responsible as the said as the quality of the fuel is decided by the officials of the Petroleum Corporation.

Do you take the responsibility on this?
The Minister replied that it is a complicated activity. The fuel is imported by the Tender Committee and tested in the laboratory. Usually the fuel is received after a month of order and then it is stored in the refinery so how can we take the responsibility. But we will find a suitable method by appointing a Committee comprised with University specialists, select suitable suppliers and distribute fuel by this Committee .

Two boatloads of illegal migrants have been arrested in Sri Lanka while attempting to reach Australia, bringing the number of asylum seekers arrested within the last two days to 67, an officials said Tuesday. Sri Lankan navy arrested on Tuesday morning 26 people that were sailing to Australia, about 10 to 15 nautical miles from the island nation, said the police. This raised concerns that the number would continue to rise this monthTwo boatloads of illegal migrants have been arrested in Sri Lanka while attempting to reach Australia, bringing the number of asylum seekers arrested within the last two days to 67, an officials said Tuesday. Sri Lankan navy arrested on Tuesday morning 26 people that were sailing to Australia, about 10 to 15 nautical miles from the island nation, said the police. This raised concerns that the number would continue to rise this month

President Mahinda Rajapaksa s government allowed itself to be manipulated by those who worked overtime to sanitise the LTTE in spite of its vow to take a tougher stand against terrorism. Close on the heels of the suicide attempt on Army chief, Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka s life in Colombo, the government gave the go ahead to Initiative for Political and Conflict Transformation to arrange for Deputy Leader of Sinn Fein, Martin McGuinnees, to visit Kilinochchi.

The LTTE targeted the army chief on April 25, 2006, prompting the GoSL to launch retaliatory air strikes. On May 13, 2006 the LTTE tried to sink a ship carrying 700 security forces personnel off Mullaitivu. The government responded with air and artillery strikes. The LTTE assassinated Maj. Gen. Parami Kulatunga, the third senior most officer in the army on June 26, 2006, while INPACT was finalising McGuinnesss s visit. The government didn t even bother to order retaliatory strikes, following the assassination of Maj. Gen. Kulatunga.

McGuinnees, a senior member of the IRA s Army Council, was labeled by Unionists as the IRA s godfather of godfathers .

The SLAF flew the IRA high ranker in a Bell 412, exclusively used for VVIP travel, (President Rajapaksa, too, used this chopper) to Omanthai, where he crossed the entry/exit point overland to reach LTTE headquarters. The high profile visitor was accompanied by Aidan McAteer and Tyrol Ferdinands, Managing Trustee of INPACT. The British High Commission denied facilitating the Kilinochchi meeting.

Having met LTTE Political Wing leader S. P. Thamilselvan, the IRA man declared that like in Ireland, there couldn t be a military victory. McGuinnees urged both parties to take tangible action to prevent what he called the downward spiral into an all-out conflict. The visitor was speaking in the wake of the GoSL liberating the Eastern Province and the army opening a new front in the Vanni. Those who arranged the visit obviously failed to realise that the GoSL was making progress on the Vanni front in spite of heavy resistance. (Controversy over IRA godfather of godfathers visit to Kilinochchi VIP chopper ride to Omanthai The Island July 5, 2006).

The visit coincided with Indian Foreign Secretary Shayam Sharan s meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The UPFA allowed the international community and INGOs/NGOs to organise propaganda visits until the eruption of major ground battles in August, 2006.

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