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    Jumbo coverageThe media is praiseworthy for publicising jumbo deaths on both road and rail. What’s worrying is the sad lack of interest with keeping to our ancient culture in...
  • [CITIZENS' Mail - (16-10-2018)]
    Sanga, please come and serve your country!Kumar Sangakkara is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lankan national team.He is widely...
  • [CITIZENS' Mail - (15-10-2018)]
    Let us honour the oldOld age is a fruit. It is matured and ripen. It rising high value, a lesson not to forget. In this world of changing, second by second, we cannot evade...
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    Action plan to recover the tax arrearsAt present, there are 341 Councils operating in Sri Lanka.a) Municipal 24, b) Urban 41, c) Divisional 276It is very important that taxes...
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    Disfigured currency notesI recently visited the People’s Bank branch at Dam Street, Colombo 12 to pay my electricity bill. Seeing a handwritten (not by me) figure of No. 12 on one side of my 1000-...
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    SRI LANKA AND SEYCHELLES TO ENHANCE COOPERATIONPresident Maithripala Sirisena and Seychelles President Danny Faure have agreed to strengthen bilateral ties in the tourism and trade fields. They also...
  • [CITIZENS' Mail - (09-10-2018)]
    Residents plead: Open the drain before heavy rainsThe residents who are also taxpayers to the Ja-Ela Urban Council and whose elected Member represent them as the Member for the Ward No 1, Thudella,...
  • [CITIZENS' Mail - (08-10-2018)]
    Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership lessonsFollowing are some of the leadership qualities Mahatma Gandhi had. We all can learn from these great qualities.He was a servant leader. He was a leader with a heart...
  • [CITIZENS' Mail - (02-10-2018)]
    Kudos to Health MinisterI greatly appreciate Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratna’s instructions to the Ministry Secretary to suspend the salaries of medical staff who did not report to their...
  • [CITIZENS' Mail - (01-10-2018)]
    Luxury apartment endangers citizensColombo has a novel skyline with high rise buildings. An apartment complex is built on the Baseline road by a leading construction company. The extent of land is 11...
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    An open letter to Higher Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe: Make universities worthy academiesIt is deeply regretted that as has been done by all Governments, your...
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    Avoid unnecessary Govt. expenditures and help the poor!I was shocked and dismayed to hear that a couple from Kahatagasdigiliya had been starving without food for many days and fed with ‘Murunga’...
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    Frequent strikesStrikers are paid their allowances and salaries by devious means for the period they are on strike. Doctors, university employees, postal workers and railway workers all get this...
  • [CITIZENS' Mail - (17-09-2018)]
    Kunu Tax-levyI refer to the letter from Mohamed Zabran as regards levying Kunu Tax appeared in the Daily News on August 8. The writer himself admits that this is a normal santhosam and therefore why...
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    Thank you, Indian governmentI am very happy to see the quick expansion of the ‘Suwaseriya’ free ambulance service across the island receiving many accolades from the people who have been benefitted...
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    Unhygienic hotels in ColomboSome hotels in Colombo are selling unhygienic food. These hotels and eateries are selling food which are unfit for human consumption.Very often people suffer from diarrhea...