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Wimal questions JVP’s deafening silence over CIA Chief’s visit
Chairman of the Uththara Lanka Sabhagaya (ULS) Wimal Weerawnsa, MP, has questioned the failure on the part of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) to protest against the recent clandestine visit here by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director, William Joseph Burns.
The Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (JNP) leader, Weerawansa, said that at the time he represented the JVP, the party always took the lead in taking up issues which undermined national security.
The former JVP parliamentary group leader Weerawansa asked whether the incumbent JVP leadership changed its stance on the US after having received a good character certificate from US Ambassador Julie Chung.
The JNP leader was referring to Ambassador Chung meeting JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, MP, and Vijitha Herath, MP, on 14 May, 2022.
Lawmaker Weerawansa responded to questions raised by the media, following a ULS’s leadership council meeting.
Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU), a constituent party of ULS, has raised the CIA Chief’s visit with the Immigration and Emigration Department, which comes under the purview of the Public Security Ministry.
MP Weerawansa said that the JVP owed an explanation why it refrained from commenting on the CIA Director’s visit. The former JVPer pointed out that the US embassy has declined to either confirm or deny the development, whereas the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government, too, has remained silent.
Burns is alleged to have arrived in Colombo, on 14 Feb., with a large delegation, in two massive cargo aircraft, and left the following day.
MP Weerawansa alleged that the JVP remained quite clearly silent on Western machinations, pertaining to the continuing political-economic-social crisis here. (SF)
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“Sri Lanka’s Economic Revival – Reflection on the Journey from Crisis to Recovery” by Mahinda Siriwardana presented to the President
The book “Sri Lanka’s Economic Revival – Reflection on the Journey from Crisis to Recovery” ,authored by Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Mahinda Siriwardana, was officially launched this morning (08) at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, with the participation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
The first copy of the publication was formally presented to President Disanayake by Mr. Siriwardana during the event.
It has been reported that former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias ‘Pilleyan’ has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
A meeting between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and senior officials of SriLankan Airlines was held this afternoon (April 8) at the Presidential Secretariat.
The discussions mainly focused on proposals to transform SriLankan Airlines into a more profitable state-owned enterprise. Special attention was also given to possible short-term and long-term solutions for the airline’s debt management.
The talks further explored new investment opportunities for the airline. The President instructed the officials to take all necessary steps to transform SriLankan Airlines into a profit-making entity.
Although the airline has recorded operational profits, due to past mismanagement and poor decision-making, it remains one of the leading loss-making state enterprises. The current government has decided to reverse the previous administration’s decision to privatize the airline. Instead, it plans to continue operating it as the national carrier while introducing a new management structure to ensure its profitability moving forward.
Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando, President’s Senior Advisor Duminda Hulangamuwa, Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Sarath Ganegoda along with several senior officials of SriLankan Airlines, were present at the meeting.
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