Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed newly appointed Petroleum Minister Gamini Lokuge to resolve the issue pertaining to the fuel price discrepancies between the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the LIOC.
Mr. Rajapaksa had given the instruction following talks with representatives of the Petroleum Dealer's Association (PDA) at the Prime Minister's office yesterday (Nov 29).
During the discussion, the PDA had demanded an equivalent price for fuel obtained from CPC and LIOC.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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