Friday 13th June' - NO PETROL DAY

Dear Friends !!!

Petrol in Pakistan Rs. 17 per litre
Malaysia Rs. 18 per litre
In India it's Rs. 48 per litre
In Sri Lanka it is Rs. 157 per litre

Why this difference in Asia itself?
World Market CRUDE Oil is not
the reason for this. It's all Gain for private owners?
As we are the general public, or
Common Man as R.K.Laxman would
have said, we have to raise our voice,
let's raise thru Emails.

Forward this to all
Indians and Sri Lankans who cares.

IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF
EVERYONE DID NOT PURCHASE A
DROP OF PETROL FOR ONE DAY
AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME,
THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD
CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.

AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT
THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A
NET LOSS OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS
WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES
OF THE OIL COMPANIES.

THEREFORE 'Friday 13^th June'
HAS BEEN DECLARED
'STICK IT UP THEIR BEHIND' DAY
AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION
SHOULD NOT BUY A SINGLE DROP
OF PETROL THAT DAY.

THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS
IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS
MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS
QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE
WORD OUT. WAITING ON THE
GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND
CONTROL THE PRICES IS NOT GOING
TO HAPPEN.

REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY
IS THE PRICE OF PETROL GOING UP
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES,
TRUCKING COMPANIES ARE FORCED
TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH AFFECTS
PRICES ON EVERYTHING THAT IS
SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING SUPPLIES MEDICAL SUPPLIES
ETC.

WHO PAYS IN THE END?

WE DO!

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE
AFTER ONE DAY, WE WILL DO IT
AGAIN AND AGAIN. SO DO YOUR
PART AND SPREAD THE WORD.
FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO
EVERYONE YOU KNOW .
MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE
June 13^th A DAY THAT THE
CITIZENS SAY

'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH'

We forward so many junk email to
many of our friends, now let us do it
for some useful cause to cut down the
price of the petrol .. ....

REMEMBER :
June 13^th Friday 2008

Britain condemns LTTE bus bomb attacks targeting civilians

The last few months have seen an increasing number of violent attacks targeting civilians. Lives have been lost in all communities and in all regions of Sri Lanka. My thoughts and condolences are with the victims and their families. There is no justification for practices which targets civilians or puts them in danger", the British Foreign Office Minister Lord Malloch-Brown, said condemning the two bomb blasts on Friday which left 24 civilians killed and over 50 wounded.

"There is an urgent need to end the senseless loss of lives caused by such acts of violence and for all parties to the conflict in Sri Lanka to take responsibility for the protection and safety of the civilian population," he further asserted.

Bomb explosion in Wellawatta

A bomb has been exploded in a location along the rail track between Wellawatta and Dehiwala railway stations this morning, June 04. It is believed that the bomb had been triggered off targeting the Colombo bound highly crowed passenger train.

According to the available information, explosion occurred around 7.10 a.m.

The director of the Kalubowila teaching hospital said that 18 civilians, 15 males and 3 females, who suffered minor injuries have already been admitted to the hospital following the explosion.

Minor damages reported to the railway track, police sources added.

27000 persons affected by flood in Sri Lanka

Around 27,000 persons of nearly six thousand families have been affected by flood conditions that prevailed during the last two days.

The National Disaster Relief Services Centre says the highest number of the affected persons are reported from the Kalutara district. Over 22 thousand persons are affected in the Divisional Secretariat of Palinda-Nuwara and Bulathsinhala which are the worst affected. The Divisional Secretariats of Ayagama, Kalawana and Kuruvita of the Ratnapura district are also seriously affected. The Baduraliya town has been completely submerged.

Transportation has been affected along several routes as a consequent of torrential rains. The main roads from Horana to Matugama via both Negoda and Kalawellawa has been submerged due to the overflowing of the Kalu Ganga. Transportation has come to halt along the road from Matugama to Kalawana and Kelin-kanda. Bus operations have been suspended in the Akuressa area. Several sections of the Ranapura-Panadura Highway are also affected by floods. Several sections of the Awissawella-Colombo Low Level road are also impassable due to floods

Private sector salary hike by June 30

Labour Relations and Manpower Minister Athauda Seneviratne yesterday said that the proposed 15-25 per cent salary increase in the private sector will come into effect by the end of this month.

The Gazette notification in this regard will be issued before June 30. “Since it was reported that some business enterprises were not in a position to pay the full 25 per cent wage increase according to the monthly income received by them, the percentage of salary increment will depend according to the nature of each establishment,” Minister Seneviratne told the Sunday Observer.

A Labour Ministry delegation, led by Minister Seneviratne held extensive talks with officials of the Wages Control Board last week on the directive of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The Ministry has sought the views of all stakeholders in the private sector in this connection within the next few days.