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UNP wants Ranil appointed to Economic Council
by Piyasenea Dissanayake
UNP Chairman and former Minister Vajira Abeywardena says his party leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe should be included in the National Economic Council, recently appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Addressing the media while taking part in the on-going UNP membership promotion programme, at Dehiwala, on Saturday, the UNP Chairman said the country’s economy was on the verge of collapse and the Economic Council should have as its members experts like Wickremesinghe if it was to serve any purpose.
Abeywardena said the former Premier was capable of handling the economy and would be able to propose ways and means of revolving the current economic crisis.
The UNP promotion campaigns were launched on Saturday in Dehiwala, Ratmalana and Avissawella electorates, Sunethra Ranasinghe, Ruwan Liyanagunawardena and Amal Pussella respectively as electoral organisers.
The UNP Chairman said it was not the time to form a national government but all politicians had to shed their differences and work as one to help save the country and provide relief to the people.
“There is no point in talking about a national government. We learnt a good lesson from forming national governments last time. Some people, in that government, took the credit for all good things and blamed the UNP for what went wrong,” he said, adding that the UNP leader has been Prime Minister five times.
Among those present were Galle Municipal Council Member Jiltih Naishantha, former Minister Ananda Kularatne, Attorney-at-Law Leelananda Dias and former member of the Uva Provincial Council Jayantha Kannangara.
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Russian Embassy, Russian House, unveil plaque at Public Library in honour of 80th anniversary of victory day
The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Russian House in Colombo unveiled a plaque at the public library Colombo today (29th April) in honour of the 80th anniversary of victory day.
Victory Day is celebrated on the 9th of May, the day Nazi Germany was defeated in World War II. It is an important date in the Russian calendar and an integral part of Russian culture.
The plaque was jointly unveiled by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka Lenav Dzhagaryan and Ms Maria Popova Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka and Director of the Russian House in Colombo
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Ministerial committee appointed to review and further enhance ‘State Commercial Enterprises Management draft bill’
It has been recognized that the state enterprises should be re – structured and maintained with proper administration with the assistance of local or foreign investments without being a continuous burden to the General Treasury and the country’s economy. Therefore, it is the policy of the new government to introduce an efficient and accountable mechanism in the regard. An initial draft named “State Commercial Enterprises Management Draft Bill” has been already prepared to introduce a new legal framework required for maintaining after performing necessary restructuring and with proper management of government owned business companies. Thereon, it will be possible to totally free the state entrepreneurship establishments from political influences and appoint professionals with proficiency for its board of directors.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Plan Implementation and Economic Development to grant policy approval of the Cabinet of Ministers for the said initial draft and appoint a special committee with the following composition to submit appropriate proposals for further enhancing after reviewing the initial draft:
• Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha Fernando, Minister of Labour and the Deputy Minister of Economic Development – (Chairman)
• Hon. Sunil Handunneththi Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship
• Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co – operative Development
• Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Sooriyapperuma Deputy Minister of Finance Plan Implementation
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal submitted by the Minister of Justice and National Integration to appoint Thilak Nandana Hettiarachchi, a special grade officer in Sri Lanka Administrative Service who served in the post of Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Buddha Shasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, to the post of Commissioner General of Official Languages with immediate effect.
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