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Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said it raised the price of diesel, used widely in public transport, by 15 per cent to 460 rupees ($1.27) a litre while upping petrol 22 per cent to 550 rupees ($1.52). The announcement came a day after energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera said there would be an indefinite delay in getting new shipments of oil.