The Sunday Times News | Sunday, May 13, 2007

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More fuel hikes soon, CoL soars
Hard on the heels of Friday’s fuel price hike, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Chairman Asantha de Mel warned yesterday of a further increase, raising fears of a chain reaction on a variety of essential consumer goods.

Rush to wrap up multi-billion SLT deal with Malaysian firm
A Government-appointed Presidential Committee on Friday rushed to wrap up a proposed agreement between Maxis, Malaysia’s biggest mobile telephone operator, and Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) to purchase a part of the stake owned by the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), completely ignoring a rival offer from one of Indonesia's largest telecom operators.

From Mul Pituwa to Lake House Mul Putuwa
Veteran Sinhala journalist Bandula Padmakumara, anchor of the well-known Swarnavahini morning programme Mul Pituwa (Front Page) will be the new Chairman of Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd., the publishers of many state-run newspapers including the Daily News and Sunday Observer.

India HC follows Lalith Weeratunga
Indian High Commissioner Alok Prasad has returned to New Delhi for consultations amidst reports that New Delhi is set to express its displeasure over the devolution proposals of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

‘War will continue if LTTE keeps fighting’
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared that the ongoing war with Tiger guerrillas will continue until they are defeated. If they want the Security Forces to stop the war, he told Richard Boucher, the US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam should lay down arms and come for peace talks. Otherwise, the Government was willing to hold peace talks while fighting Tiger guerrilla terrorism, he said.

	Sealed with a toe

	Telwatta tsunami houses sub-standard, say occupants

	Darkness looms with BIA night-time closure

	Sea hostage survivor recounts tale of fire and fear

	Police HQ cracks the whip on errant cops

	CBK stripped more and more

	Our man in Rome

	Odds and Ends

	Tsunami audit delayed, funds suspended

	Berghof questioned over ducking select committee summons

	Heavy rains and floods may bring on epidemics

	Korean firm loses insurance battle

	Lankan in 200 kph dash to trouble

	Leo Burnett the hottest ad agency with 26 Chillies