Along with this development, JHU's Kolonnawe Sumangala Thera last week moved an adjournment motion that sought to stop the slaughter of cows in the country. The monk's motion was supported by the CWC's V.Putirasigamani. The CWC was given an assurance by Agriculture and Livestock Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake that his Ministry would soon introduce legislation to regulate the slaughter of cows.
Where is the money coming?
Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle had a good explanation for the reasons why the UNP lost the last general election.
He said the two years that the UNP ruled, the country was like the man who wore a loin cloth, did not live or eat well, was undergoing all possible hardships a human could endure, all the while having a big, fat bank account. He said the UPFA was going to be different. It was going to spend the money and let people live a more comfortable life.
Where the money for this purpose would come from, he did not say.
Bullet proof visit
The US Consul Marc H. Williams visited Jaffna last week. He took an aircraft to Jaffna but his bulletproof car was not far behind. It left early and took the tedious A 9 route to Jaffna to be on time to receive him and take him round the northern city.
Boost for peace?
A state run English paper carried a news headline last week which occupied more than half the front page. After seeing the big bold letters a person not conversant in English had inquired from the newspaper seller whether World War Three had been declared. Fortunately it was no such gloomy news.
It was only a peace day message from the President sent to all media institutions but was obviously felt by one paper to deserve that kind of attention.
No sympathy
EPDP leader Douglas Devananda was among the invitees to the Saudi Arabian National Day celebration in Colombo last Thursday – the day on which one of his senior party members was shot dead in Wellawatte.
Most heads of missions present walked up to Mr. Devananda to inquire about the incident and expressed their sympathies. Conspicuously it was only the Norwegian Ambassador who avoided Mr. Devananda.
(http://www.sundaytimes.lk/040926/news/7.html)
