British Foreign Office Minister Mike O’Brien met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament yesterday. (AFP)

Record tea crop sales threatened by Gulf war

by Channa Kasturisinghe

Gathering war clouds in the Middle East is about to deal a body blow to Sri Lanka's tea economy with an all time record production of 310 million kilograms last year destined to go without buyers who have already ceased to actively participate at the Colombo tea auctions.
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Oil prices jump as war looms in Iraq

New York, (Reuters) Oil prices shot up another 3 percent on Wednesday, with a big drop in U.S. winter heating fuel stocks deepening oil supply worries as the White House prepares for possible war with Iraq.
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