House emphasizes on need for forming All-Party Government-by Camelia Nathaniel and Amali Mallawaarachchi Source:Dailynews The last day of the three-day debate on the Government’s Policy Statement was held yesterday (12) where the House emphasized the need for an All-Party Government (APG). The blame game continued as the ruling party MPs accused the Opposition of not supporting an All-Party Government while the Opposition criticised the Government’s failure to pronounce a time frame for the proposed Interim Government. SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva’s speech stood out from the rest as he commended the President’s Policy Statement while criticizing all political parties for not making genuine effort to form a short-term Interim Government. Chief Government Whip Prasanna Ranatunga joining the debate pointed out that Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is ready to form an All-Party Government even if it still holds the 2/3 majority in Parliament. Ranatunga observed that the SLPP’s commitment ...

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Personal Leadership Lesson from Sri Lanka   to reset of the world – by Damith Kothalawala Source : Linked In – Damith Kothalawala  https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:6955569706992902144?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_share&utm_content=post Personal Leadership Lesson from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 to reset of the world. Newly appointed Executive President of Sri Lanka, Hon Ranil Wickremesinghe set an example to all the people who thinks you have no chance of success after facing to numerous failures within their lifetime. He used to be the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, when I was at Grade 1 and He was the Prime Minister when my Kid was at Grade 1. After being at Parliament for almost 43 years he lost almost all the seats during 2020 General Election in Sri Lanka but was able to secure single seat at Parliament of Sri Lanka thanks to the Nationl List Selection based on the total islanwide votes. And that caused him to loose his long ...

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Sri Lanka Current – By Dr harold Gunatillake Website :  www.Doctorharold.com Dhammika calls on Ranil to resign as Finance Min. Investment Promotion Minister Dhammika Perera said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe should resign immediately as the Finance Minister and from the post of Prime Minister, and the political game he is playing needs to be stopped. Addressing the media today, he said the PM had halted all the projects that could bring in dollars to the country. “From today onwards, I have decided to prepare myself for the struggle. It has been seven days since I joined the government, and I saw what has been going on here,” he said. The PM has no plan for the cash flow of the country. He doesn’t have a plan to feed the people in the country or a plan to bring in dollars to the country. Sri Lanka seeks Credit Assistance from Russia ...

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Dhammika Perera’s 12-point Dollar earning strategy for Sri Lanka Source:Newswire Newly appointed Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Dhammika Perera has laid out a 12- point Dollar earning strategy for crisis-hit Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka businessman turned MP says his action plan is aimed at generating an additional inflow of USD8 billion per annum from 12 key strategies. Dhammika Perera further said the government will not incur any additional capital investment by implementing the suggested 12 strategies. The action plan of Dhammika Perera which was proposed some time ago is now receiving attention, as he has now joined the government in a possible bid to implement his strategies.  Following is Dhammika Perera’s 12-point Dollar earning strategy: ...

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Sri Lanka -current news – by Dr Harold Gunatillake Website:www.doctorharold.com New PM starts talks on Foreign Consortium for Financial Assistance • PM holds preliminary talks with foreign envoys representing India, Japan, United States of America and China • The Indian and Japanese envoys discussed the measures being taken to gather support from other foreign nations to help Sri Lanka’s economy Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has secured the support of key countries in the world such as India, the US, Japan and China. He is expected to get majority support in parliament also, though he is the lone representative of his party, the United National Party, in parliament. Wickremesinghe might not head a truly “national” government composed of all parties inparliament. But he might get the support of enough MPs to have a majority, that is, at least 113 in the House of 225. World’s Interest in Stability ...

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Resumption of burials a high risk the country cannot afford to take – MP Muzammil-By Shamindra Ferdinando Source:Island ‘We shouldn’t seek exclusive rights during a grave crisis’ SLPP (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) National List MP Mohammed Muzammil yesterday strongly urged the government not to resume burial of Muslim corona victims under any circumstances, though a section of the Muslim community is demanding that Muslim covid-19 victims be allowed to be buried. Muzammil, who represents the National Freedom Front (NFF), a constituent of the SLPP, said that the country was struggling to cope with the corona pandemic and no one should be allowed to play politics at a time of national health emergency. The NFF has five elected MPs and one National List MP in the 145-member SLPP parliamentary group. In a brief interview with The Island over the phone, the former JVP MP emphasised that whatever the religious dictates and sentiments, the ...

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The Blood On Our Hands: How You Can Go Vegan To Help The Voiceless & Save The Planet In The Process – By Aadesh Wickrematunge   Source:Colombo Telegraph Last month, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa submitted a proposal to ban cattle slaughter in Sri Lanka. The Parliamentary Group of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) approved the prime minister’s proposal. The following article makes an impassioned case not just for the non-consumption of meat but brings to light the horrors of the dairy industry and why human beings should adopt a vegan lifestyle. ‘While we take care of our pets and wince at videos of animal cruelty, we also condemn innocent cows, chickens, pigs, lambs and fish to the slaughterhouse to be cut up into pieces, drained of their blood and sent to the supermarket in neat packages for us to enjoy. We may in our hearts truly believe we love animals, but what that ...

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Royalists elected to Parliament 2020 – Prepared by eLanka   Royalists in Parliament. The Country is STILL in good hands!!! DISCE AUT DISCE DE!!   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. Photo Source:twitter.com Dinesh Gunawardana Photo Source:wikipedia.org Rinanjith Siyambalapitiya Photo Source:powermin.gov.lk Mahindananda Aluthgamage Photo Source:facebook.com Priyankara Jayaratne Photo Source:alchetron.com Dilan Perera Photo Source:twitter.com Kanchana Wijesekera Photo Source:agrimin.gov.lk Vidura Wickramanayake (Kalutara 1st) Photo Source:ft.lk Anuradha Jayaratne Photo Source:colombogazette.com Nipuna Ranawaka (Matara 1st)   Anupama Pasqual   Gavindu Kumaranatunge Photo Source:magzter.com Jeewan Thondaman (Nuwaraeliya 1st)    Samagi Jana Balaweegaya   Photo Source:businessnews.lk Sajith Premadasa Photo Source:facebook.com Gayantha Karunathilaka Photo Source:dailynews.lk Luxman Kiriella Photo Source:adaderana.lk Kabir Hasim Photo Source:facebook.com Rauff Hakeem Photo Source:facebook.com Harsha de Silva Photo Source:dailynews.lk Harshana Rajakaruna Photo Source:twitter.com Kavinda Jayawardena Photo Source:sundayobserver.lk Kins Nelson Photo Source:twitter.com Imran Maharoof   Others Photo Source:colombotelegraph.com S.M. Sumanthiran Photo Source:ceylontoday.lk G. Ponnambalam Photo Source:dailymirror.lk CV Wigneswaran Photo Source:newsfirst.lk Duminda Dissanayaka     ...

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