2018-12-31

31st DEC 2018

ISSUE 24/2018 MON, 31TH DEC 2018

1, LANCELOT ROAD, WEMBLEY, HA0 2AJ

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kNyrpah fle;j ,jopd; njhlu;r;rp. .

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THE PORT OF COLOMBO HANDLES RECORD BREAKING 7 MILLIONTH TEU

31st DEC 2018

ment was primarily possible because of the clientele of the Port of Colombo.

He also thanked the Management and staffs of the Jaya Container Terminal, the South Asia Gateway Terminal, the Colombo International Container Terminal, pilots and the navigational staffs, all employees, trade unions, and also the former Minister and the ministerial staff for their enormous contribution.

The Port of Colombo handled its 7 millionth TEU today. A special function was held at the Jaya Container MINISTER SAJITH PRAMATerminal of Sri Lanka Ports Authori- DASA VESTED TO THE 144TH ty to celebrate the handling of the 7 MODEL VILLAGE million mark.

The function was graced by Hon. Minister of Ports, Shipping and Southern Development Sagala Rathnayake with the participation of the Secretary of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Southern Development and the Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority– Dr.Parakrama Dissanayake. Higher officials of all three main terminals, the Jaya Container Terminal, the South Asia Gateway Terminal and the Colombo International Container Terminal of the Port of Colombo also attended the event. The 7 millionth TEU was brought by MV CPO Hamburg of the MSC Line.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Southern Development and Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority – Dr.Parakrama Dissanayake speaking at the occasion stated that the achieve-

Minister of Housing & Construction and Cultural affairs Sajith Pramadasa inaugurated 144th Model Village “Ranviyanpura” at Puliyankulama ,Puttalam was vested with the public This village was build by the National Housing Development Authority under the “Semata Sevena housing programme which aims to build 2500 villages in the Island by December 2019.

Already more than 1000 villages construction going on the programme, in the Island through 24 NHDA Districts Housing office, Minister Sajith Pramadasa handed over

the land permits and ownership documents to 19 families, at this event Each house is provided with bib born water, Electricity supply, Internal access Roads, and a plot of land for home gardening.

200 families who doesn’t have permanent houses received loan facilities to put up their houses.

Around 50 youth were selected under the “Shilpa Saviya programme and presented tool kids to engage in construction work and self employment RD Bank Loan, and many social activities distributed among the people. Former Minister Ranka Bandara and Puttalam District People Representatives and NHDA Chairman S.Palansooriya were present at the inauguration ceremony.

A SPECIAL TEAM TO LOOK INTO SHORTAGE OF MEDICINAL DRUG

At the Health Ministry a senior official confirmed that there is a shortage of about 80 medicinal drugs at present. He noted that a special team has been assigned to look into the matter. He added that the procurement process of these medical drugs was stopped short

due to the recent political impasse in the country.

The official further noted that all sectors have been instructed to immediately import the required medication into the country.

COMPENSATION FOR FARMERS

The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to provide compensation to the farmers who lost their crops due to the flash floods that occurred in the Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts. Agriculture Minister P Harrison has instructed the Ministry Secretary K.D.S.Ruwanchandra to take necessary measures to calculate losses and provide compensations without any delay.

Thousands of acres of paddy fields harvested in those districts were completely covered by water as a result of flood and the Agrarian Insurance board has decided to provide Rs.40,000 per acre as compensation to the farmers who cultivate those paddy fields.

The Ministry has also decided to provide a 50 percent subsidy for seed paddy and the fertilizer subsidy for the farmers those who willing to cultivate their fields again.

08 WE WILL FORM STABLE GOVERNMENT - RANIL

31st DEC 2018 Rs.1,765 billion to cover Government expenditure of the first quarter of next year was passed in Parliament with a majority of 96 votes.

cies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development, Vocational Training and Skills Development and Youth Affairs Ministry held by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is been allocated Rs 31 billion.

The Expenditure Head of the President is Rs 4.39 billion and the Expenditure Head of the Prime Minister’s Office is Rs 503 million. The Defence Ministry coming under the purview of It received 102 votes in favour and six the President has been allocated Rs. 9 votes against. The UNF and TNA MPs billion. No separate Expenditure Head voted in favour while JVP MPs voted United National Party (UNP) Leadfor Law and Order Ministry is given against. er and former Prime Minister Ranil in the Vote on Account as it has been Wickremesinghe said the first priority taken over by the President. EnviSLFP MPs Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa, ronment and Mahaweli Development of the Party now was to form a legitiLakshman Seneviratne and A.H.M. Ministry coming under the purview mate and stable Government.

Fowzie, who recently crossed over to of the President has been allocated the Government, also voted in favour.

Rs.12 billion.

He was addressing those who had All UPFA MPs in the Opposition includcome to Temple Trees to wish him well ing former President Mahinda RaThe Opposition Leader’s Office has after the Supreme Court verdict invaljapaksa were not present at the time been allocated Rs.29 million. Parliaidating the Special Gazette notificaof voting. TNA Leader R Sampanthan tion of President Maithripala Sirisena ment has been allocated Rs 915milwas also absent. The division was yesterday evening. lion. Following the vote, the House called by the JVP at the end of the was adjourned till 1pm on January 8. debate.

Wickremesinghe said: “We very much value the decision of the Supreme SPEAKER URGES RELIGIOUS A total of 116 MPs were absent.

Court judgement delivered where LEADERS TO ACT AGAINST RACSpeaking during the debate, UPFA it has upheld the supremacy of the ISM General Secretary Mahinda Amlegislative body. We will now concenaraweera however said that they do trate in forming a very strong and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya made an not wish to vote against the Vote on legitimate government. We have the earnest plea from religious leaders to Account as public servants’ salaries necessary majority in Parliament to raise their voices against racism and and other payments depend upon it. do so. We will all be united to form a in support of the abolishing of the stable government to resolve pressing Executive Presidency in the coming Presenting the Vote on Account, problems of our people,” he said. year. The Speaker’s Media Division Minister Mangala Samaraweera said in a press statement yesterday said a full-budget for next year would be RANIL MUSTERS 117 WITH that the Speaker made the above presented in January and passed in TNA SUPPORT request during a special meeting February after a month-long debate. with multi-religious representatives at the Speaker’s official residence on The minister said that the ‘GamperWednesday. aliya’ programme would be resumed from January and the allocation for The Speaker spearheaded a “muleach electoral division to implement ti-religious conference” following the the programme would be increased racial tensions in Kandy and Ampara upto Rs.300 million from Rs.200 milearly this year. With the multi-relilion. A ‘Vote on Account’ is presented gious representatives of this initiative, when a new government has just been The motion was passed by 117 votes he held special meetings in Kandy sworn in and has had no time to presin parliament. All UNF MPs voted in faand Ampara to promote national harent a proper budget. This procedure is vour of the motion. The JVP MPs who mony and reconciliation. a convention of Parliament and finds were present in Parliament abstained no mention in either the Constitution from voting. TNA MP Sivashakthi Speaker Jayasuriya meeting those or the Standing Orders. In a Vote of Anandan too abstained from voting multi-religious representatives on Account, Parliament does not pass while his party members voted with Thursday requested their leadership funds for new projects, only to those the UNP. to denounce the attempts to incite that are in progress. Departments and ethnic and religious hatred in the public agencies are allocated funds to The UPFA - MPs were not present in North and the South while observing the extent that services essential to Parliament.Sajith Premadasa moved that certain political figures were also the community have to be maintained. a vote of confidence motion in Parbehind such attempts. liament stating the Wickremesinghe According to the Vote on Account should be reinstated as the Prime The Speaker also requested not to let presented yesterday, the Government Minister as he commands the majorthe politicians spread racism using expects to raise Rs.990 billion as loans ity support in Parliament. He said the temples and other religious places (foreign or local) in the first quarter of as the hub. The Speaker also made prevailing crisis could only be resolved the year. An allocation of Rs.57 billion a special request from the multi-relithrough Wickremesinghe’s reinstatehas been made for the Health, Nutriment. The motion was seconded by gious representatives to support the tion and Indigenous Medicine Ministry.

MP Mangala Samaraweera. people’s long-standing call to abolish An allocation of Rs.30 billion has been the Executive Presidency. The Speakmade for education and another Rs.19 VOTE ON ACCOUNT PASSED er was of the view that the excessive billion for higher education for the WITH 96 VOTE MAJORITY powers of the Executive Presidency first quarter of next year according to are too heavy for Parliamentary dethe Vote on Account. National Polimocracy.

A Vote on Account totalling to

The Speaker at the meeting pledged his unwavering commitment to abolish the Executive Presidency in the same way he committed to uphold good governance and ethical conduct from the very first day he entered into politics. He made that comment recalling how hard he committed to the 17th Amendment to the Constitution.

The Speaker also recalled that it was late Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera who lined up the masses against anti-democratic and emerging autocratic rule in the country then.

“That social movement was necessary not to bring in one individual to power but to empower democracy by implementing a set of common policies. Setting up of the Constitutional Council and independent commissions, and establishing the right to information law and independence of judiciary were achievements within a short period, but it is unfortunate that we could still not achieve the goal of abolishing the Executive Presidency,” the Speaker commented.

The Speaker also pointed out that the trust between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gradually deteriorated after the Local Government polls were declared.

“I continuously tried to make peace between them. It was true that the President offered me the Prime Minister post on several occasions, but I didn’t want to accept any post which the people had not given me a mandate,” he added.

The Speaker, explaining on the challenges he faced during the seven weeks from October 26, said that he was determined not to give in to thuggery. “I knew the risk. There were threats of acid attacks against me inside the Chamber, but had I not taken that risk, it could have been a dark day for the Parliamentary system of our country. Who won in the past two months is not important as the country lost a great deal during that time,” he remarked.

He however pointed out that the assurance that we have an independent judiciary was a positive outcome of the political crisis. “From now on, nobody will talk about the need for the intervention of international judges into our country’s affairs,” he said.

The Speaker requested the religious leaders to play the role of reconciliation as disputes between the President and the Prime Minister, being two centres of power, are harmful to the country though there seems to be temporary settlement.

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SUPREME COURT COMPETENT TO LOOK INTO WAR CRIMES:BIMAL The Supreme Court, with the recent ruling against the decision to dissolve Parliament, has proven that there is no necessity for establishing an International Court to look into alleged war crimes committed by the Armed Forces during the war time in Sri Lanka, JVP MP Bimal Rathnayake yesterday said. By staying firm against a decision by the Executive Presidency in the country, the Supreme Court has proven that it is perfectly capable of probing into the alleged war for the poor living conditions of the people. crimes and do justice for people, Rathnayake Referring to a recent report, Rathnayake said pointed out. the level of indebtedness among the people have increased. “In Urban areas, indebted“By the recent ruling given by the Supreme ness is around 41.7%, in the rural areas it Court, we have got out of an internationis 61% and among theplantation community al trap. The SC has proven that it has the it is 73%. All former governments should be capacity, independence and moral right to responsible for this predicament,” Rathnayprobe these alleged war crimes without ake pointed out. the intervention of an International Court,” Rathnayake further said. Rathnayake also MR WARNS GOVERNMENT NOT TO BE requested the Speaker to see that the Su100% CERTAIN OF BEING IN POWER preme Court decision against the dissolution “We as politicians have no excuse if we are of Parliament made available in Sinhala and unable to reduce the cost of living,” Former Tamil languages. “People are now interestPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa said. While ed in knowing about the Constitution. They pointing out that there are families who take would wish to read the SC ruling as well. only one meal per day, Rajapaksa urged that The decision is only available in English.” prices of essential items be decreased.

Rathnayake said.

Rathnayake observed that economic experts should accurately calculate the losses incurred by the country due to the recent political coup. “Just like Mahinda Rajapaksa is trying to justify whatever he does with the victory in the war, now the UNP is trying to justify everything using the political coup.

We should not allow that,” he added.

Meanwhile, Rathnayake said that the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna refrained from supporting in favour of the Vote on Account presented by the government, as it had taken the form of a mini-budget that contains financial allocations for all projects supported by the UNP. If the Vote on Account only includes salary payments and other such necessities, we would have supported it, but it is not the case anymore, he observed.

The JVP does not approve of the restarting of the same old projects initiated by the UNP, Rathnayake pointed out. “We have never voted in favour of any of the Budgets presented by the UNP, but Mahinda Rajapaksa did so,” he pointed out.

Rathnayake said that the Vote on Account is a result of the recent political coup initiated

by President Maithripala Sirisena, together with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

He said that the country had to undergo an economic crisis due to this move.

Rathnayake also criticized Rajapaksa, his supporters and some media stations who were supportive of Rajapaksa for developing false theories on the suspension of Standing Orders. “When they were unable to get their personal political aspirations, they make up false views on suspending the Standing Orders. Even today, we have suspended the SO. Mahinda Rajapaksa and his henchmen were here. Did they question him about suspending the SO?” Rathnayake questioned.

Rathnayake also said that both the UNP and the UPFA governments should be responsible

Rajapaksa also pointed out that a government does not need to follow every instruction issued by the International Monetary Fund. He said that it is important for the present government to maintain a people-friendly economic policy. Rajapaksa accused that fuel prices were not reduced until he, as the then Prime Minister, took a decision to decrease fuel prices and remove the VAT.

for the second term, but halfway through he entertained ideas of contesting again. First he thought the UNP will accommodate him again and subsequently, he fell onto the lap of Mahinda Rajapaksa and perhaps expected him to nominate him for Presidential candidacy.”

The Constitution could not be considered in order to ensure the future of single politicians, however nationalistic they may be, said Hakeem. “We need to have a broad look at it. This is a sacred document and Dissanayake replied that it was the same AG who argued in the Court a few days ago you need to have an overall constitutionthat the President’s dissolution of Parliament al reform. That’s the challenge we have.

Amidst this, Minister Mangala Samaraweera was legal. has this problem of having to balance everything and present a proper budget COUNTRY’S PROBLEM DUE TO next year.”

NATIONAL LEADERS TRYING TO

ENSURE POLITICAL FUTURE: HAKEEM Commending the Finance Minister for coming up with a vote on account within a very short span of time to cover the Government’s expenses for the next few months, MP Rauf Hakeem said having endured 50 days of unnecessary crisis created by the unconstitutional actions of the important officer bearers of the institutions of this country, the Government has been pushed into a situation of having to come up with a vote on account to cover all such follies.

“In this situation, we need to position ourselves in order to move away from foreign borrowings as far as possible in the long term, by attracting non-debt creating foreign exchange inflows through exporting of goods and services and foreign direct investments by adopting a national policy which would be conducive in achieving a sustainable current account deficit or a current account surplus in the balance of Meanwhile, speaking of the recent tense po- payments of this country. This challenge is litical situation, Rajapaksa denied that there not easy challenge for the Finance Minister,” was a Constitutional coup in the country. he said, adding that the Finance Minister Rajapaksa also told the government not to has ample political experience to present a be 100% certain about being in power, as challenging budget for the next year, as it is the people would rise against its economic an election year. policy which is not a people-friendly one.

Rajapaksa also said that he will analyze the He noted that everyone expects a sunshine presented Vote on Account and express his budget, but he is sure the Finance Minister point of view soon. will pull out a few rabbits out of his hat. “He can be a magician and we are all awaiting JVP CRITICISES ATTEMPT TO FORM to see how many rabbits he could pull out of NATIONAL GOVERNMENT his hat.”

JVP Leader Anura Dissanayake yesterday in Parliament criticized the attempt to form a Hakeem added that the problem facing the National Government between the UNF and country today is that all three national leadthe Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) in ers are all trying to ensure their own politorder to increase the number of ministries to ical future. “Mahinda Rajapaksa wants the 35. He also questioned under what Constitu- Executive Presidency abolished, because he tional provisions Prime Minister Ranil Wick- cannot contest again. Ranil Wickremesinghe remesinghe sent a list of 35 ministers to the is not a national leader who would engage President when the 19th Amendment clearly in an irrational political campaign. He is a restricts the number of ministries to 30. very rational leader and won’t go on this sentimental, emotional nationalistic band“The SLMC has only one member. Othwagons and then get into power. Due to er SLMC MPs represent the UNF. Premier that reason, he has paid a heavy price and Wickremesinghe is trying to interpret the at the national elections he had pushed othConstitution in a way advantageous to him ers to the fore and had been in the driving by using its loopholes. This is what President seat getting them to win elections. First, he Maithripala Sirisena also did. Premier Wick- failed with Sarath Fonseka and then though remesinghe, who appeared as the guardian he succeeded in bringing the President to of democracy over the past two months, has power, due to the recent happenings, that also violated the Constitution,” he remarked. too had turned into a failure. He too has this problem and perhaps he too has this desire Leader of the House and Minister Lakshman to abolish the presidential system. President Kiriella said that legal advice of the Attorney Maithripala Sirisena is in another dilemma.

General has been sought in that regard. MP He started off saying that he will not contest

He pointed out that following the country’s graduation from a lower middle income economy in 2010, the availability of concessional financing began to decline rapidly as a percentage of total foreign debt. Concessional debt declined to 48.8 % in 2015 from over 90% in 2007.

The lower availability of concessional financing prompted the country to access international markets by issuing international sovereign bonds and since 2007, Sri Lanka has been active in the international capital markets to meet its financial needs which had made the country more open to international investors. “This has also increased the attention towards sovereign ratings.

We become subject to fluctuating sovereign ratings due to our political instability.

The people who created instability and are now seated as honourable members in the Opposition, should realize that the folly that they engaged in has resulted in a serious situation for the economy.”

UNP SHOULD NOT OPT FOR A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT: HARSHA “It is my personal point of view that we should not opt for a coalition government as we did earlier,” UNP MP Dr. Harsha de Silva said. He pointed out that the Cabinet should not exceed 30 and the Government should never go for a large Cabinet as it is not the will of the people. Dr. De Silva also said that it is alright to allow MPs of the Opposition to support the present government and those who join should not be looking for advantages.

“We saw how some of those people who held ministerial portfolios in our Coalition Government acted when they crossed over.

They did not respect Parliament or the Constitution. They were not interested in the country, but in their own agendas,” De Silva pointed out. Dr. De Silva urged that the policy clash between the Government and the President should be resolved through discussion.

He pointed out that while the capital expenditure and the recurrent expenditure amounted to Rs. 79,000 million, Rs. 97,000 million should be allocated to service debts.

He pointed out that it is important to expand the foreign market in order to get out of this humongous debt trap the country is in.

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SRI LANKA ELEVATED IN EYES OF WORLD The re-accreditation of the H

GET READY FOR AN “ELECTION YEAR” President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the SLFP electoral organisers to get ready for an “election year” stating that the Provincial Councils and Presidential Elections would be held next year.

He had also indicated the possibility of even a General Election next year.

The President had made the above observations at a meeting with the SLFP electoral organisers at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday morning.

The President, who is also the SLFP Chairman, said the party reforms would be commenced in mid January. The President’s Media Division issuing a press release said the President requested the support of all electoral organisers to form a broader alliance to strengthen the SLFP. SLFP General Secretary Prof. Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa, UPFA General Secretary Mahinda Amaraweera, SLFP Consultant and former Prime Minister D M Jayaratne, and party seniors including Nimal Siripala de Silva and S B Dissanayake took part in the meeting.

MINISTER RAUFF HAKEEM VISITS FLOOD HIT AREAS IN KILINOCHCHI A visit to assess the flood-affected areas in Kilinochchi, was undertaken

by Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader and Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education Rauff Hakeem recently.

A course of action to purify wells polluted by the floods was initiated by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board under his directive in collaboration with the Disaster Management Centre.

The attendance of the National Water Supply Development Board officials from all parts of the island in Kilinochchi was highly commended.

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FROM TWO PREMIERS TO TWO OPPOSITION LEADERS

Battered by the high-handed decisions of the Executive for 50 turbulent days from October 26, which made inroads into Parliamentary democracy, a loud and renewed call came from the Legislature this week to abolish the Executive Presidency. The first thing Parliament took up following the historical defeat of what one may call a coup, which shook up the entire political establishment of the country, was an adjournment debate calling for the abolition of the Executive Presidency, an unkept pre-election promise of all successive leaders since 1994. The JVP in moving the adjournment motion saw that the ambience and timing were so much in favour to push the 20th Amendment to the Constitution (20A) spearheaded by them. The 20A mainly proposes to abolish the Executive Presidency and end crossover of MPs. Unkept promise The UNP, TNA and even MP Chandrasiri Gajadeera, who represents left-wing politics, joined in the call to dispense with excessive presidential powers, sending a strong message to the masses. The JVP used the debate to create a vibrant discussion on the topic to educate the masses and bust some common myths with regard to the system of Executive Presidency. UNP senior member Malik Samarawickrama pointed out that the recent events in the country showed that “the concentration of power in one office is a recipe for disaster”.

“Abolishing the Executive Presidency was a cornerstone of the Yahapalana Government’s plan guided by the late Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera and it is now time to re-commit to that goal.

After having seen the ill-effects of the system, we cannot turn a blind eye. We have to act now,” he said.

TNA MP M. A. Sumanthiran recalled that the three main promises of the President, on the day he declared to be the Common Candidate back in November 2014, were that he would abolish the Executive Presidency, reform Parliamentary Election system and appoint Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Prime Minister.

A rejection of crossover political culture was also loud and clear in the aftermath of the political crisis. The MPs were said to be offered bribes up to Rs 500 million to switch the sides as the President himself openly claimed.

The somersaults of MPs like Wasantha Senanayake and Vadivel Suresh, and the telephone recording exposed by MP Palitha Range Bandara intensified the public detest on the sell-out political culture. Despite that, the spate of somersaults continued even this week with MPs Vijith Vijayamuni Zoysa, Lakshman Seneviratne and Indika Bandaranaike crossing the floor of the Chamber to join the Government.

Political debacle The President’s recent ill-advised actions that eroded parliamentary democracy came under scathing criticism by many speakers who took the floor. JVP MP Bimal Rathnayake in a blistering speech said the public perception on the President is at all-time low.

party or independent group on whose nomination paper his name appeared at the time of his becoming such Member of Parliament, his seat shall become vacant upon the expiration of a period of one month from the date of his ceasing to be such member,” in support of his argument. MP Sumanthiran tabled newspaper reports of this event, which took place merely two days after the President’s purported dissolution of Parliament, as proof.

In a historic judgement the country’s judiciary reversed the dissolution after establishing that it was unconstitutional. This was not anticipated by the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader Rauff former President or any of his fellow Hakeem summed up that President MPs who ceremonially received memMaithripala Sirisena’s actions in the last bership cards and posted them on their 50 days could be best explained with social media accounts. As the controthe Sinhala idiom Natapu netumakuth versy brews, one by one denied having ne, bere paluwakuth ne (there has been obtained the SLPP membership and no dance but half of the drum is torn). started removing such photos from their respective social media accounts.

He also pointed out that the ill-advice of The other objection was that giving the some MPs has pushed former President Opposition Leader post to a Member Mahinda Rajapaksa into a serious politof Parliament belonging to the same ical debacle. “The man who was riding party of the President, who is the Head the high wave of popularity has compro- of Government, Head of Executive and mised his popularity unnecessarily, tryHead of Cabinet and currently holding ing to grab power through the backdoor three Cabinet portfolios, was not corto satisfy a few of his fellow MPs who rect. The TNA requested the Speaker to had misled him. That is his fate. I hope appoint a Parliament Select Committee to he will see some saner counsel soon,” ascertain the suitability of Rajapaksa to he commented. hold the Opposition Leader position. TNA Leader R. Sampanthan, being an old-timJVP MP Vijitha Herath, expressing simier who had experienced many political lar thoughts, said that former President storms, refused to back down without a Rajapaksa suffered a severe blow from fight and claimed that there are two President Sirisena’s actions. “You would Opposition Leaders in Parliament now. not get hurt much if you fell while seated. If you were standing, you could get Double-tongued MPs hurt more and perhaps could get injured It is worthwhile reminding that the pertoo, but if somebody pulled you up and son holding the Opposition Leader post suddenly banged you on the floor then becomes an ex-officio member of the it could be fatal. That’s exactly what Constitutional Council. The 10-member President Sirisena did to Rajapaksa,” MP CC is the apex decision making body Herath remarked. that recommends the appointments to the Independent Commissions and high The predicament faced by former Presranking positions such as the Attorney ident Mahinda Rajapaksa from being at General, Auditor General, Parliament the helm of power to risk losing his Par- Secretary General, IGP, Chief Jusliamentary seat also came up during the tice and superior court judges among sittings. This was as a result of a fresh others.It is ironic that the UPFA MPs tussle broke out between Rajapaksa and supporting Rajapaksa, who spewed TNA Leader R Sampanthan for the post venom against the Speaker over the of Opposition Leader. past two months, were quick to remind the House that the Speaker’s an‘Flower bud’ or ‘Hand’? nouncement on Tuesday was final. JVP No sooner the Speaker announced that MP Bimal Rathnayake exposed those the Opposition Leader post would be double-standards of the JO MPs in the given to former President Rajapaksa go- first turn he got. “Pro-Rajapaksa camp ing by the Parliamentary tradition as the is a shameless group who abused the UPFA MPs have taken Opposition seats, Speaker in the most despicable lanobjections were raised by Leader of the guage. It is amusing to see how they House Lakshman Kiriella and TNA MP M. are now praising the Speaker. They A. Sumanthiran. should kneel down before the Speaker’s Chair and plead for forgiveness,” he The objections were mainly twofold. noted.

The first and most serious allegation was that former President Rajapaksa’s Speaker Jayasuriya, who emerged the Parliamentary seat has fallen vacant champion of democracy for fearlessly after he obtained the membership of Sri standing up for democratic principles Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) on under trying circumstances, is faced November 11. Kiriella quoted ‘Article 99 with another fresh puzzle in choosing (13) (a)’ of the Constitution which said, the rightful owner of the Opposition “Where a Member of Parliament ceases, Leader post. The Speaker yesterday by resignation, expulsion or otherwise, requested further time to give a final to be a member of a recognised political ruling.

Severe blow to economy As the dust settles on the political coup, the Government presented a Vote on Account to provide for the public expenditure of the first quarter of next year till a full-budget is ready. The tourism sector, investments and foreign exchange took a severe blow due to the unnecessarily prolonged political crisis and as a result, the country’s feeble economy has had to pay dearly. Former Central Bank Deputy Governor W. A. Wijewardena analysed in a post on his Twitter on December 19, “Sri Lankans embroiled in power game aren’t aware of economic volcano they are sitting on. Growth in the third quarter of the year has fallen to 2.9 percent of the GDP making economic growth so far this year just 3.3 percent of the GDP, annually, at most 3.4 percent. Rupee is kept at this level by selling USD by Central Bank, so far near USD 1billion.

Bad period ahead”. The Government will no doubt face more and far bitter struggles in the coming months as it strain to ease the economic impact of the political power game without compromising on its new found political capital.

MINISTER RAUFF HAKEEM VISITS FLOOD HIT AREAS IN KILINOCHCHI A visit to assess the flood-affected areas in Kilinochchi, was undertaken by Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader and Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education Rauff Hakeem recently. A course of action to purify wells polluted by the floods was initiated by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board under his directive in collaboration with the Disaster Management Centre.

The attendance of the National Water Supply Development Board officials from all parts of the island in Kilinochchi was highly commended.

GET READY FOR AN “ELECTION YEAR” President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the SLFP electoral organisers to get ready for an “election year” stating that the Provincial Councils and Presidential Elections would be held next year. He had also indicated the possibility of even a General Election next year. The President had made the above observations at a meeting with the SLFP electoral organisers at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday morning.

The President, who is also the SLFP Chairman, said the party reforms would be commenced in mid January.

The President’s Media Division issuing a press release said the President requested the support of all electoral organisers to form a broader alliance to strengthen the SLFP. SLFP General Secretary Prof. Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa, UPFA General Secretary Mahinda Amaraweera, SLFP Consultant and former Prime Minister D M Jayaratne, and party seniors including Nimal Siripala de Silva and S B Dissanayake took part in the meeting.

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vk; Nfs;tpAk; cq;fs; gjpYk; 1] tpkhd gzpahsUf;F Vw;gl;l jpBu; RfaPdk; fhuzkhf A-380 gazpfs; tpkhdk; fl;Lehaf;ftpy; jiuapwq;fpAs;sJ.

11] rl;l tpNuhjkhf nyhwpnahd;wpy; R+l;Rkhd Kiwapy; kiwj;J nfhz;L nry;yg;gl;l 18 khLfs; fz;L gpbf;fg;gl;L ifg;gw;wg;gl;Ls;sd.

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2] rghehafu; fU[aR+upa ghuhSkd;wj;jpDs; I. Nj. fl;rpia topelj;Jk; Rke;jpuDila MNyhridfSf;F fl;Lg;gl;L nraw;gl;Lfpwhu;.

12] I.Nj.f murhq;fk; ghjhs cyff; FOtpdUld; neUq;fpa njhlu;Gfis Ngzp tUfpd;wJ. gh. c. nr`hd; Nrkrpq;f

3] 14 cWg;gpdu;fs; nfhz;l $l;likg;gpw;F njhlu;e;Jk; vjpu;fl;rp me;j];ij rghehafu; toq;fpAs;shu; vd gh. c. gpurd;d udtPu.

13] rjpj; jpl;lj;jpD}lhf xt;nthUtUk; vd;d gjtpfSf;F Mirg;gl;Ls;su;fs; vd;w tpguj;ijAk; ehd; tpiutpy; ntspapLNtd;. gpujku; uzpy;.

4] N[.Mu;.[atu;jd $wpaijg; Nghd;W jw;NghJ ehl;by; kf;fs; midtUk; jj;jkJ ghJfhg;ig jhNk cWjp nra;Jnfhs;s Ntz;ba epiyik cUthfpAs;sJ. 5] murhq;fj;jpy; ,ize;J nfhz;Ls;s = yq;fh R. fl;rp cWg;gpdu;fSf;F vjpuhf xOf;fhw;W tprhuiz elj;j nfhs;ifastpy; jPu;khdpf;fg;gl;Ls;sJ. 6] kPl;fg;gl;l kdpj vr;rq;fs; Fwpj;j Ma;tpw;fhf njhy;nghUs; jlatpay; tpQ;Qhd Jiwapd; topKiwiag; gad;gLj;jg;gLfpd;wJ. 7] kdpj vr;rq;fs; nghk; gps]; fhu;gd; 14 Ma;tpd; %yk; vf;fhyj;jpy; kuzq;fs; epfo;e;jid vd;gij fz;Lgpbf;f KbAk;.

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10] murpay; rhu;e;j eyd;fSf;fhf ,d kw;Wk; kjthjj;ijj; J}z;Lk; tifapyhd Kaw;rpfs; Kd;ndLf;fg;gl;L tUfpd;wJ.

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2] vJ fle;j nts;spf;fpoik murfUk nkhopfs; jpizf;fsj;jpy; ,lk;ngw;wJ?

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5] mLj;j tUlk; KOJk; xU Nju;jy; Mz;lhf mikAk; vd ahu; njuptpj;jhu;?

15] Nghijg;nghUs; tu;j;jfu;fspd; Nfe;jpu epiyakhf khwp tUk; ,yq;ifia kPl;nlLf;Fk; gzpfNs jw;NghJ ,lk;ngw;W tUfpd;wJ.

6] ve;j GijFopapypUe;J NubNah fhu;gd; Nll;bq;

16] ky;tj;J kfhehaf;f Njuiur; re;jpj;J MrPu;thjk; ngWtJld;> md;djhd epfo;tpYk; gpujku; fye;Jnfhs;sTs;sik Fwpg;gplj;jf;fJ

7] vjd; [dehafj;ijg; ghjpf;Fk; epiwNtw;wjpfhu

17] kl;lf;fsg;G khtl;lj;jpy; ,uhZtj;jpdu; trkpUe;j 8.5 Vf;fu; fhzp tpLtpf;fg;gl;L cj;jpNahfG+u;tkhf ifaspf;fg;gl;l epfo;T eilngw;wJ.

8] ve;j gpuNjrj;jpy; rl;ltpNuhjkhf nyhwp xd;wpy;

18] re;Njfegiu rl;ltpNuhjkhfj; jLj;Jitj;jpUe;j Nfhg;gha; nghyp]hu; aho; ePjpkd;wpy; Kd;dpiyg;gLj;jpAs;shu;fs;.

,iwikiaAk; ghJfhg;gjw;fhf ngsj;jkj gPlhjpgjpfs; fhl;ba mf;fiwia gpujku; ghuhl;bAs;shu;?

19] nghyp]hupd; rpj;jputijiaj; jhf;f Kbahky; vdJ fOj;ij $upa MAjj;jhy; mWj;J jw;nfhiyf;F Kaw;rpj;Njd;.

ikj;jpupghy> uh[gf;\ MfpNahupd; KOf; FLk;gKk; njhlu;Ggl;Ls;sJ?

gupNrhjidfspw;fhf MW vYk;G khjpupfs; njupT nra;ag;gl;Ls;sd?

[dhjpgjp Kiwia ePf;f Ntz;Lk;. rghehafu; fU [aR+upa

Vw;wpr; nry;yg;gl;l fhy;eilfis ifg;gw;wpAs;sJ?

9] vJ Vw;gl;l Ntis murikg;igAk; kf;fspd;

10] vg;NghJ Vw;gl;l murpay; R+o;r;rpAld; [dhjpgjp

20] aho;.gy;fiyfofj;jpd; fpspnehr;rp tshfj;jpy; fw;Fk; gis gFjpia Nru;e;j Kjyhk; tUl khztNd jw;nfhiyf;F Kaw;rpj;jjhu;.

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nkhopngau;g;G gupRg;Nghl;b jkpo; thf;fpaj;ij thrpj;J Mq;fpy nkhopf;F khw;Wf

Mq;fpy thf;fpaj;ij jkpo; nkhopf;F khw;Wf

1] Njrpa nkhopfSf;fpilapy; xUq;fpizit VwgLj;Jtjw;fhd midj;J gzpfSk; Kd;ndLf;fg;gLk;.

1] The government has not given promises harmful to the country to the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).

2] vjpu;f;fl;rp jiytu; gjtp njhlu;ghd ru;r;irf;F jPu;T fhzg;gl;L vjpu;f;fl;rp fhupahyak; k`pe;jTf;F toq;fg;gLk;.

2] The Minister said that even he will not be ready to work with the government anymore for separatism

3] vYk;G khjpupfspd; gupNrhjidfspw;F epjpAjtp toq;Ftjw;F fhzhky;NghNdhu; Fwpj;j mYtyfk; Kd;te;Js;sJ.

3] There is no truth to the rumours that the government promised the TNA that it would separate the country.

4] kd;dhu; kdpj GijFopapd; gy;NtW gFjpfis gpujpepjpj;Jtk; nra;Ak; tpjj;jpy; MW khjpupfs; njupT nra;ag;gl;Ls;sd.

4] The Minister noted that the development of the country was badly affected during the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime.

5] vjpu;tUk; 2019Mk; Mz;by; ,dthjk;> kjthjj;ijj; Njhw;fbg;gNj gpujhd Fwpf;Nfhshf mika Ntz;Lk;.

5] The dividends of Gamperaliya will be received by the people in the South and the North equally. Minister Ranatunga.

6] ,yq;ifapd; vjpu;fhy eltbf;iffspy; ngsj;jkjj;jpw;Nf Kd;Dupik toq;fg;gLk;. gpujku; uzpy;.

6] Mangala Samaraweera and Eran Wickramaratne were presented at the formal commencement of official duties of the Ministry in the New Year.

7] k`pe;j mzpiar; Nru;e;j 40 ghuhSkd;w cWg;gpdu;fs; ,e;j murpay; R+o;r;rpAld; Neubahfj; njhlu;Ggl;Ls;shu;fs;. gpujku; uzpy;.

8] tl> fpof;F khfhzq;fspy; Vw;gl;l nts;s mdu;j;jj;jpd; NghJ ,uhZt tPuu;fs; kf;fis kPl;Fk; gzpfspy; <Lgl;L te;jdu;.

9] rPuw;w fhyepiyahy; ghjpf;fg;gl;l kf;fSf;fhd epthuz Nritfis toq;FtJ njhlu;gpy; gpujku; uzpy; fpspnehr;rpf;F tp[ak; nra;Js;shu;.

10] vdJ iffs; ,uz;Lk; fLikahf nghyp]hupd; jhf;Fjyhy; ghjpf;fg;gl;Ls;sd vd;W re;Njfegu; ePjpthdplk; njuptpj;jhu;.

7] The last few years several meaningful steps were taken to increase government revenue and it was a victory.

8] Our Ministry has to lead the way in this regard as we have a bigger responsibility being in the Ministry of Finance 9] Year 2019 will be the year of quality assurance in higher education in this country. Higher Education Minister Rauff Hakeem 10] There are many educational institutes including state universities and affiliated institutes.

kNyrpahitg; gw;wpa Nfs;tpfs;

1] nghJg; gs;spf;$lq;fspy; fzpjk;> mwptpay; Nghd;wtw;iwg; gapw;Wtpf;Fk; nkhopahfTk; Mq;fpyk; cs;sJ?

5] ruthf; khepy kf;fs; ,ghd; nkhopiaAk; rgh kf;fs; LRdpf; nkhopiaAk; NgRfpd;wdu;.

2] gpupj;jhdpa Mq;fpyj;jpypUe;J jUtpf;fg;gl;l kNyrpa Mq;fpyk; tzpfj;jpy;

jhf;fq;fs; Vw;gl;ld.

3] kNyrpahtpy; Ngrg;gLfpd;w 137 nkhopfspy; jPgfw;g kNyrpahtpy; 41

7] murpd; jiyaPl;il kyha; my;yhj rpWghd;ikapdu; jq;fs; gz;ghl;Lr; Rje;juj;ijf; Fiwg;gjhf vjpu;j;jdu;.

4] fpof;F kNyrpahtpy; cs;s goq;Fbapd kf;fs; kyha; nkhop my;yhj jq;fspd;

8] rPdu;fspd; rq;fq;fSk; ,e;jpar; rq;fq;fSk; jq;fs; vjpu;g;ig muRf;Fj; njuptpf;Fk; tifapy; kD xd;iw mspj;jdu;.

ngUk;ghYk; gad;gLj;jgLfpwJ? nkhopfs; Ngrg;gLfpd;wd? nkhopiag; NgRfpd;wdu;?

6] ntspehl;L tzpfk; Jtq;fpa tuyhw;Wf;fhyj;jpNyNa rPdu; kw;Wk; jkpou; gz;ghl;Lj;

fle;j ,jopd; 23/2018 - 28Mk; gf;fj;jpy; te;j Nfs;tpfSf;fhd tpilfs; 1] The decision made by high court is a great victory to the democracy. - Samantha Power.

2] The U.N.P president Ranil Wickremesinghe, will take part on his oath as Prime Minister on Sunday.

3] The new prime minister will take his oath at 10 am in the morning at president secretarial office.

4] The political crises started on last 26th day of October has been turned up by the court decision.

5] The duties must be fulfilled without the political party concerned for the future benefits to the motherland. President 6] The president has directed in wrong way by some those who are not willing the National government. Sajith Premadasa.

7] The governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remote control is under the influence of the Tamil National Alliance. Mahinda Rajapaksa.

8] The United National Party has brought down the economic to the edge of low level.

9] The government led by UNP has postponed the provincial council election.

10] The United National front can perform a lot of affairs without the knowledge of the President.

1] [dhjpgjp ikj;jpupghy rpwpNrdtpdhy; n[dhjpgjpapd; Ntiyg; gzpahsu;fs; tlf;F fpof;F khfhz mgptpUj;jpf;fhf epakpf;fg;gl;Ls;shu;fs;.

2] Ntiyg; gzpahsu;fs; tlf;F fpof;F khfhz mgptpUj;jpf;fhf m%Yf;F nfhz;L te;j Ntiyj;jpl;lk; gw;wp kPs;sha;T nra;Js;shu;fs;.

3] rghehafu; ,uz;L vjpu;f;fl;rpj; jiytu;fis itj;jpUf;fpwhu; vd ,uh. rk;ge;jd; ghuhSkd;wj;jpy; Mw;wpa tpNrl ciuapy; $wpAs;shu;.

4] ,uh. rk;ge;jd; etk;gu; 9k; jpfjp ghuhSkd;wk; fiyf;fgl Kd; vjpu;f;fl;rpj; jiytu; gjtpia tfpj;jhu;.

5] rghehafu; fU n[aR+upah vjpu;f;fl;rpj; jiytuhf kfpe;j uh[gf;rit ghuhSkd;w $l;lj;njhlupy; mq;fPfupj;jhu;.

6] mjpf MjuT cs;s mq;fj;jtu;fis ke;jpup rigf;F epakpf;FkhW If;fpa Njrpa Kd;dzp Dr. wh[pj Nrdul;d NfhupAs;shu;.

7] If;fpa Njrpa Kd;dzpapd; gh. cWg;gpdu;fs; Gjpa ke;jpup rigf;fhd ke;jpupfis KbT nra;tJ gw;wp myupkhspifapy; re;jpj;Js;shu;fs;.

8] If;fpa Njrpa Kd;dzp murhq;fj;jpd; ke;jpup rigf;F ehq;fs; epakpf;fg;gl Ntz;ba cWg;gpdu; gl;baiy ehq;fs; jahupg;Nghk;. - Dr. wh[pj.

9] If;fpa kf;fs; Rje;jpu Kd;dzpapypUe;J fl;rp khwp tUgtu;fSk; cs;shu;fs; vdTk; Dr. Nrdul;d $wpAs;shu;.

10] Ie;J mq;fj;jtu; nfhz;l n[dhjpgjpf; fkp\d; = yq;fhtpd; czT tpw;gidapy; Vw;gl;l epjp xOf;fkw;w jd;ikia MuhaTs;sJ.

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30 gPilfis fl;Lg;gLj;j GJ Kaw;rp

31st DEC 2018

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31 CHINESE BAQIAN LAW GROUP OPENS REGIONAL OFFICE IN SRI LANKA

For the first time a Chinese law firm, Baqian Law Group, has selected Sri Lanka to open their regional office for the South Asian region.

Chairman, Baqian Law Group, Zhao Yao, speaking in Colombo said that this is their fifth regional office after Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.

China has become Sri Lanka’s largest trading and largest infrastructure construction partner. Chinese workers also top the foreign staff working in Sri Lanka. In addition China’s tourist also tops the arrival list to Sri Lanka. “On top of all these Sri Lanka along with the SAARC region would play a major role in the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative launched

by China. “China-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (CSFTA) would also increase Sino Lanka economic relations,” he said.

“Due to this Baqian Law Group is keen to extend our foot print in Sri Lanka to look after legal matters and also providing a basic support for the development of strategic development arising not only

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tzpfr; nra;jpfs; in Sri Lanka but in the entire region.

We will open our office in Colombo next week and would have for Chinese lawyers along with a legal team from Sri Lanka.”

opment Board (EDB) Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer Indira Malwatte said.

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vation and Entrepreneurship Strategy 2018-2022’ that was also approved last year, and the EDB has been a lead partner in that initiative.

Together with the EDB’s other ongoing activities, these transformational initiaMalwatte shared these views at a media tives will change the export landscape in networking event held at the EDB Audito- this country. We have not had this kind Established in 1992 in Kunmin, China rium yesterday to announce the achieve- of systematic and well thought out set of initiatives to support our Sri Lankan ments of EDB implemented projects the law firm is looking to open more entrepreneurs for a long time.” in 2018 and EDB action plan for 2019. officers in Sri Lanka and in Asia. AttorMalwatte also congratulated Sri Lankan ney at Law and Sri Lanka consultant “These initiatives don’t put concrete on for Baqian Law Group Sri Lanka, Sunil exporters for their continued achievethe ground and don’t look like flashy Abeyratne said that the legal systems ments last year in the global market projects, but rather are the real nuts in both China and Sri Lanka have major despite various headwinds. and bolts of what it takes to create differences and they hope to provide advice and consultancy services for “This has been a combined effort of the sustainable high-income earnings jobs in the export sector,” Minister SamarawChinese companies in Sri Lanka. government and private sector instituickrema said. tions. We wanted to set a target high “Sri Lanka is also in the process of and work hard. Unless we set our tarABAN ABRAHAM ARRIVES AT drafting several new legislatures on ICT gets high, we will become complacent.

H’TOTA PORT FOR REPAIRS and electronic money transfer and other We are very proud that we have been areas and we will provide our expertise able to achieve this target. And also, for in these areas.” we are confident that we will be able to ABAN ABRAHAM an oil exploration ship owned by the Pelican Group called at successfully achieve the US $ 20 bilSRI LANKA RECORDS HIGHEST lion export revenue target, set for year Hambantota international harbour for a tool adjustment. The 219 meter long EXPORT INCOME OF US$ 17 BN 2020,” she said. ship will be anchored for six months for adjusting the tools and repairs in HamMeanwhile Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik bantota prior to a oil exploring program.

Samarawickrema said that on the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) front, he is According to the Operational Officer upbeat about Sri Lanka achieving US $ Hambantota Port, Tissa Wickramasin2.2 billion worth of FDI in 2018 and US$ ghe, this is the first time that they are engaging in offering a service of this 3 billion worth of FDI in 2019. nature. “The successful repair of ABAN ABRAHAM will result in more ships Sri Lanka has recorded the highest ever The Minister also mentioned that the export income of US$ 17 billion in 2018 Cabinet approval has been obtained for calling over to the China Merchants Port Holdings managed Hambantota Port for which however falls short from the initial another initiative, named ‘Enterprise target set for the year, which is US$ Innovation Scheme’, which will soon get repairs in the future brining additional revenue.”

17.4 billion, Sri Lanka Export Develunderway. “This is part of the ‘Inno-

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36 TRUMP NAMES ACTING DEFENCE SECRETARY

US President Donald Trump has forced Defence Secretary James Mattis to leave his post early, appointing an acting successor to take over in the new year.

Gen Mattis, 68, strongly hinted at policy differences with Trump when he resigned on Friday. He offered to stay in the job until February but will now leave on 1 January after Trump reportedly balked at media coverage of his exit. Deputy Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan, 56, will take over the role. Trump has lauded his achievements and described him as “very talented”.

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of the death of his spouse and two-time former Prime KRAKATAU VOLCANO SHRINKS Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was killed in a gun and su- BY TWO-THIRDS icide bomb attack during an election rally in the garrison town of Rawalpindi on December 27, 2007.

SAUDI KING ORDERS GOVT. RESHUFFLE AFTER KHASHOGGI FALLOUT

MEXICO BREAKS RECORD FOR LARGEST X’MAS TREE MADE WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS Sudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a sweeping government reshuffle Thursday, replacing key security and political figures including the foreign minister, as the kingdom grapples with the international fallout over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.

Aguascalientes breaks record for largest tree made with recycled materials. Students collected 100,000 plastic bottles for the 27.84-meter tree.

Primary and secondary school students in the city of Aguascalientes collected close to 100,000 plastic bottles over the last seven weeks which were then used to create the tallest Christmas tree in the world made with recycled materials.

The record was sanctioned by Guinness World Records and its representative in Latin America, Carlos Tapia Rojas, who measured the tree and officially declared it to be 27.84 meters tall.

The surprise shake-up saw the appointment of new ministers of the powerful National Guard, information and education, as well as the head of a new space agency, but the energy and finance ministries were unaffected despite an economic downturn. The revamp left untouched the authority of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler facing intense international scrutiny over the October 2 murder of journalist Khashoggi, which tipped the kingdom into one of its worst crises. Ibrahim al-Assaf, a former finance minister who was detained last year in an anti-corruption sweep, will replace Adel al-Jubeir as foreign minister, a royal decree said.

Jubeir, who sought to defend the tainted government internationally after Khashoggi’s murder, was effectively demoted to minister of state for foreign affairs, the decree added without explaining the change.

The plastic collected by students at more than 70 schools, in collaboration with the beverage company Coca-Cola, was used by 120 municipal public works staff In other significant appointments, Prince Abdullah bin Bandar was named chief of the powerful National Guard, to create a structure that, once finished, resembled a and Musaed al-Aiban, a Harvard graduate, was appointChristmas tree. ed the new national security adviser.

Following the same theme, the tree was then decorated The reshuffle would help the crown prince further “conby municipal staff who reused materials such as cardsolidate power” as many of those promoted were his board and metal. “key allies”, tweeted Ali Shihabi, head of the pro-Saudi think tank The Arabia Foundation. In other changes, ASIF ALI ZARDARI FACES TRAVEL BAN Turki al-Shabanah, an executive at broadcaster Rotana, was appointed as the new information minister, replacing Awwad al-Awwad -- who was named as an advisor to the royal court. Turki al-Sheikh, a close aide to the crown prince, was removed as the head of the kingdom’s sports commission and appointed entertainment authority chief, while Ahmed al-Khatib was named tourism authority chief.

Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari will be banned from travelling abroad following allegations of money laundering, according to the country’s information minister. Fawad Chaudhry told reporters in Islamabad that Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur were among 172 people involved in cases of money laundering and use of fake bank accounts.

The announcement coincided with the 11th anniversary

the vast Public Investment Fund, indicates an emphasis on “economic diplomacy” as the kingdom seeks to reassure foreign investors rattled by the Khashoggi crisis, analysts say. Assaf was held in Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel last year along with hundreds of elite princes and businessmen, in what the government called an anti-corruption crackdown.

The king also ordered the creation of a national space agency to be led by one of his other sons, Prince Sultan bin Salman, a former astronaut. The energy, economy and finance ministries were left untouched even as the petro-state faces a sharp fall in crude prices that has generated renewed uncertainty over Prince Mohammed’s Vision 2030 reform programme for a post-oil era.

But the appointment as foreign minister of Assaf, who holds a seat on the boards of state oil giant Aramco and

The Indonesian volcano which caused a tsunami that killed more than 400 people last week lost more than two-thirds of its height following the eruption which triggered the killer waves. A section of Anak Krakatoa’s crater collapsed after an eruption and slid into the ocean, generating the tsunami last Saturday night. A visual analysis by the Indonesian volcanology agency found the volcano has lost more than two-thirds of its height, an official said Saturday. Anak Krakatoa which used to stand 338 metres (1,109 feet) high was now just 110 metres tall.

The agency estimated the volcano lost between 150 and 180 million cubic metres of material as massive amounts of rock and ash have been slowly sliding into the sea following a series of eruptions. “Anak Krakatoa is now much shorter, usually you can see the peak from the observatory post, now you can’t,” Wawan Irawan, a senior official at the agency, told AFP. Before and after satellite images taken by Japan’s space agency showed that a two square kilometre chunk of the volcanic island had collapsed into the water. The volcano, whose name means Child of Krakatoa, was a new island that emerged around 1928 in the crater left by Krakatoa, whose massive 1883 eruption killed at least 36,000 people.

The crater’s status has been raised to high alert, the second-highest warning on Indonesia four-point danger scale. The exclusion zone has been extended from two to five kilometres (1.2 to three miles). A week after the tsunami, thousands of Indonesian Muslims attended a mass prayer on Saturday to remember the victims and pray for the safety of their tsunami-prone hometown.

Residents of Pandeglang regency, which was hit the hardest by the disaster, gathered in the early morning, some in tears as they chanted their prayers. “I prayed for the victims and I also pray for the safety of the people who live in the tsunami affected area,” Dadan Suryana, a tsunami survivor, told AFP. “My prayer is for the victims to get help and be granted patience and I also pray the government will immediately help us to rebuild, to provide clothes and food, or at least to give us moral support,” fellow congregant Dian Rosdiana said. Authorities said at least 426 people were killed and 23 missing in the disaster.

Some 7,202 people suffered injuries and nearly 1,300 homes were destroyed after the waves crashed into the coastlines of western Java island and south Sumatra. More than 40,000 people have been evacuated for fear of another tsunami as Anak Krakatoa continues to rumble. Indonesia, a vast Southeast Asian archipelago, is one of the most disaster-hit nations on Earth due to its position straddling the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates collide.

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BRITAIN IN BREXIT LIMBO WITH 100 DAYS TO GO

British MPs head off for Christmas with just 100 days to go until Brexit, leaving a country in limbo with no divorce deal in place and total confusion over what happens next.

Prime Minister Theresa May, who is holding her last question session of the year in parliament on Wednesday, has delayed a crucial vote on her Brexit deal to next month.

Jeremy Corbyn, head of the opposition Labour Party, has accused May of trying to “run down the clock” so MPs will have to choose between her deal and crashing out of the EU. While the politicking continues in Westminster, many Britons are putting their lives on hold and delaying major financial decisions until the future becomes clearer.

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Westminster politics people hate.” In ordinary conversations this Christmas, the word Brexit is being replaced by the euphemistic “The B-word” to avoid groans of despair or a revival of long-running family feuds.

Experts agree that May is likely to lose the vote on her deal, but are divided over what might happen next as there is no majority in parliament for any alternative option.

Without a deal before March 29, Britain will still leave the European Union in a chaotic end to its 46-year membership that could trigger a financial crisis.

AUSTRIA CELEBRATES 200 YEARS OF ‘SILENT NIGHT’

British rock star Damon Albarn recently joined with other prominent public figures to call for a citizens’ assembly to decide what to do next if the British parliament cannot.

As Christmas nears, even the Church of England has remarked on the “turbulent events” surrounding Brexit.

Austria has something special to celebrate this festive period as it marks 200 “The bishops of the Church of England years since the first performance of one pray for national unity -- and courage, of the world’s most beloved Christmas integrity and clarity for our politicians,” carols, “Silent Night”. they said in a statement.

“There is now an urgent need for the United Kingdom to recover a shared vision and identity to help us find a way through the immediate challenges.

A cabinet meeting on Tuesday stepped up planning for a no-deal scenario, after which Defence Secretary Gavin WilDINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS FOUND liamson informed parliament that 3,500 IN ENGLAND troops would be on standby to help with “any contingencies”.

Despite the apparent economic risks, some hardline Brexit supporters back a so-called “managed no-deal Brexit” -- leaving without an overall agreement with the EU but with individual ad-hoc deals to minimise disruption.

Retailers are complaining of a slump in sales in a normally busy period as Britons contemplate a post-Brexit future Many MPs are instead calling for a secin which government forecasts say they ond referendum to end the impasse and give Britons the chance to think again. will end up poorer.

More than two years after a deeply divisive referendum and after months of negotiations with Brussels, the indecision of the country’s leadership is also frustrating for many.

in the UK to date,” according to a statement.

May has ruled this out as deeply undemocratic since 52 percent voted to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum.

A trove well-preserved dinosaur footprints has been uncovered on a beach in southern England. Dating back to the Cretaceous Period, the prints still show traces of skin, scales, and claws.

Paleontologists have uncovered 85 dinosaur footprints from at least seven different species on a beach in England.

Another possibility that has been raised The prints range in size from around by cabinet ministers in recent days a three-quarters of an inch (2 cm) to would be for parliament to hold a series nearly 24 inches (60 cm) across. The “There’s an overall mood of pessimism in the country at the moment,” said Tom of non-binding votes on different Brexit stratigraphic layers date back to the options, giving MPs greater influence on Lower Cretaceous Period, between 145 Clarkson, research director at BritBrexit strategy. million and 100 million years ago. ainThinks, which conducts surveys on public feeling.

With no clear plan, a sense of despera- It’s now considered “the most diverse tion is setting in. and detailed collection of these trace “Brexit is the worst kind of politics. It’s fossils from the Cretaceous Period found very Punch and Judy. It’s the kind of

Celebrations of the anniversary will culminate with a special December 24 performance of “Stille Nacht” at the chapel in Oberndorf village, near Salzburg, where it was first performed 200 years ago to the day.

“We are expecting around 6,000 people this Christmas Eve, where normally we would have 3-4,000,” Clemens Konrad, the head of Oberndorf’s tourism office, told AFP. The song’s origins gave little hint as to the global renown it would achieve, being translated into 300 languages and dialects.

It was originally written as a poem by priest Joseph Mohr in 1816, a time of great suffering in the wake of Europe’s Napoleonic wars.

Two years later, Mohr asked his friend, the organist, choirmaster and schoolteacher Franz Xaver Gruber, to compose a melody.

The carol was first performed to a modest church congregation of ship labourers and their families. Years after its premiere, Gruber wrote that it had met with “general approval by all” among the congregation.

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