Archives for June 13, 2018

The government is carrying out a process of deploying the CID to threaten and terrorize university student activists and their parents complain university student activists.
Recently, the CID had visited the residence of Didula Amarasinghe, the new convener of the Medical Faculty Students’ Action Committee and had demanded information about him terrorizing his mother say reports.
Also, students say residences of 14 student activists at the University of Jayewardenepura had been visited by the CID and had terrorized the residents demanding information about the members of their families.
Students complain that the present rulers, despite making various statements before coming to power, are following the same agenda of the previous governments of deploying the police to suppress student leaders and activists.
The agenda of the rulers of suppressing student leaders, activists and eh student movement in a bid to privatize education and health services in the country would never be allowed to be fruitful say student leaders.

Patients are severely inconvenienced due to the shortage of medicine in the kidney unit in Kandy General Hothe spital say reports.
Medicines prescribed for patients with kidney related diseases are very expensive and as a result they are destitute as they are unable to get proper treatment say patients.
The President of the Welfare Society of Kidney Patients Mr Jayantha Wasalamuni says the inefficiency of health officials and the failure to pay proper attention regarding getting down stocks of needed medicines is the cause for the suffering of these patients and their loved ones.
The patients say immediate mediation of the Minister of Health and relevant officials is needed to bring relief to patients who are in agony due to the unavailability of medicine and proper caretaking.

A seminar organized by the National Trade Union Center (NTUC) to apprise trade union representatives regarding the 20th amendment to the Constitution presented to parliament by the JVP in a bid to abolish executive presidential system will be held at the Public Library auditorium in Colombo today (13th) at 4.00 p.m.
The Leader of the JVP Anura Dissanayaka and the President of the National Trade Union Center (NTUC) K.D. Lal Kantha are expected to address the seminar said the Organizer of NTUC Wasantha Samarasinghe.

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has protested against the appointment of Cader Masthan as the Deputy Minister of Deputy Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement, and Hindu Religious Affairs. Two state ministers and 5 deputy ministers were appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (11th).
TNA Parliamentarian Dharmalingam Siddarthan says the State Minister appointed for Hindu Religious Affairs has never stepped into a Hindu religious place or doesn’t know even an iota regarding Hindu ideology and added such acts indicate the irresponsible nature of the government.
He said due to this appointment a dialogue that criticizes the government would be developed within the TNA and among the Tamil masses which would lead to condemnation of the government. He says the post should have been given to a minister who practices Hinduism.

The Chief Incumbent of Katharagama Kiriwehera Raja Maha Viharaya and Chief Organizer of Magam Paththuwa Ven. Kobawaka Damminda Thera was injured when he was shot by unidentified gunmen yesterday (12th) evening and has been admitted to Hambanthota General Hospital.
Three individuals who had arrived in a red coloured car had shot the monk and had fled. Another monk who was with Ven. Damminda Thera too has been injured in the shooting.
The motive behind the shooting was unknown. The Kataragama police are conducting investigations.