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Rpcs to Pay from Feb Govt. proceeds with MAHAPOLA TRUST FUND CONTROVERSY Budget proposal LEGAL ACTION URGED AGAINST SLIIT RS. 70.00 PAGES 80 / SECTIONS 6 VOL. 03 – NO.18 SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 CHOKED BY GOVT. YET UNDECIDED ECO AND ON CONSENSUAL COST ISSUES RESOLUTION AT UNHRC »SEE BUSINESS PAGE 1 »SEE PAGE 7 »SEE PAGES 8 & 9 »SEE PAGE 3 GENERAL PREVENTIVE GUIDELINES For verified information on the coronavirus (Covid-19) contact any of the following authorities Suwasariya Ambulance Service 1999 Health Promotion Bureau Quarantine Unit 0112 112 705 1990 Epidemiology Unit 0112 695 112 Govt. coronavirus hotline 0113071073 PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL TASK FORCE FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES Telephone 0114354854, 0114733600 Wash hands with soap for 40-60 Wear a commercially available mask/ Maintain a minimum distance Use gloves when shopping, using Use traditional Sri Lankan greeting Always wear a mask, avoid crowded Hotline 0113456200-4 seconds, or rub hands with alcohol- cloth mask or a surgical mask at all of 1 metre from others, especially public transport, etc. and discard into at all times instead of handshaking, vehicles, maintain distance, and wash Fax 0112333066, 0114354882 based handrub for 20-30 seconds times in public places in public places a lidded bin lined with a bag hugging, and/or kissing hands before and after travelling Email [email protected] CONSENSUAL RESOLUTION WITH CORE GROUP Politically challenging: Govt. z Govt. studying text of z GoSL sends ‘tough’ response z Diplomatic missions to lobby other z ‘UN targeted consensual resolution to UN Rights Chief countries based on GoSL report sanctions unlikely’ BY LAHIRU POTHMULLA The GoSL has fired off a “tough” resolution by the UN Core Group on “We have made a firm report, and UNHCHR is unfair,” he told The response to the damning report of the Sri Lanka. Foreign Secretary Admiral that's going to be a very tough response Sunday Morning. The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has stated that a United Nations High Commissioner Prof. Jayanath Colombage said that as well. The bottom line is that we He said that there were inaccuracies consensual resolution with the Core Group at the United for Human Rights (UNHCHR) the factual errors, errors in law, and argue that we have not committed in the UNHCHR report, because it Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is likely to be Michelle Bachelet on the country’s errors in perception in the UNHCHR’s any war crimes, or any crimes mainly focused on the incidents that human rights situation, and is presently report were taken into consideration against humanity, and therefore, we occurred last year. politically challenging, The Sunday Morning learnt. perusing the proposal for a consensual when drafting the response. feel that the action proposed by the Contd. on page 2 RS. 1,000 DAILY WAGE RUWANPURA EXPRESSWAY Now, the next step... Govt. to lose Rs. 20 b RPCs to pay z If existing tender conditions followed from Feb. z Subject to conditions The Government will incur a BY MAHEESHA MUDUGAMUWA amending the Payment of Gratuity loss of around Rs. 20 billion due Act, and harvesting a minimum of to the awarding of the contracts to Following months of 16 kg of tea per week, according four different local companies for negotiations, plantation companies to the Plantation Association of the construction of four sections of on Friday (29) agreed to increase Ceylon (PAC) President Bathiya Phase I of the long-delayed Ruwanpura estate workers’ minimum daily Bulumulla. Expressway in adherence to the wage to Rs. 1,000 from February, The decision was taken at tender conditions, The Sunday Morning albeit under several conditions, a discussion held between learnt. The Sunday Morning learnt. representatives from the plantation Contd. on page 2 The conditions included sector and top government officials. adopting a hybrid model, Contd. on page 2 PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER FIRST PUMPED STORAGE HYDROPOWER PLANT Imran Khan to visit SL on 23 Feb Rs. 500 m to find Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Sri Lanka has been confirmed and exact location is scheduled to take place on 23 February, Minister of Justice Ali Sabry and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a deep discussion at Hultfsdorp following the ceremony to z ‘CEB misled Cabinet on renewable energy component’ making it the first visit to be undertaken by a lay the foundation stone for the ‘Adhikarna Piyasa’ project last Monday (25) PHOTO ESHAN DASANAYAKA The Ceylon Electricity Board last week, by spending a colossal head of state to the country since the advent UNHCHR PROPOSALS ON PTA (CEB) is going to conduct a sum of money at a time when of the Covid-19 pandemic last year. feasibility study for the operation three major studies have already Contd. on page 2 of the first pumped storage been conducted and completed in No immediate accommodation by Govt. hydropower plant for which this regard. BY SARAH HANNAN Nations High Commissioner for Human and the EU’s request to attend to it Cabinet approval was granted Contd. on page 2 Covid impacts The Government stated the Rights (UNHCHR) to be made to the immediately, cannot be accommodated. amendments suggested by the United Prevention of Terrorism Act CAPITAL(PTA), Contd. on page 2 HEIGHTS HIV testing NEW COVID-19 VARIANT CAPITALRS. 34 MILLION HEIGHTS RS. 34 MILLION BY DINITHA RATHNAYAKE New fossil fuel law No major UPWARDS The number of people coming in for zAligned with Natural Gas National Policy UPWARDS human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and to obtain related treatment The Ministry of Energy has approved the proposal presented threat to SL services has significantly decreased due initiated the drafting of the new by Minister of Energy Udaya Sri Lanka is not facing a serious threat from CAPITAL HEIGHTS to the Covid-19 pandemic, The Sunday Fossil Fuel Resource Development Gammanpila, The Sunday Morning the new Covid variant now, said the Primary RS. 34 MILLION Morning learnt. Act, after the Cabinet of Ministers learnt. Healthcare, Epidemics, and Covid Disease VISIT OUR Contd. on page 2 UPWARDSWEBSITE Contd. on page 2 Control State Ministry Secretary. Contd. on page 2 CAPITALVISIT HEIGHTS+94 OUR 763112233 PCOI ON POLITICAL VICTIMISATION REPORT RS.35SHOW APARTMENT MILLIONWEBSITE UPWARDSRS. 34 MILLION POLITICAL VICTIMISATION PCOI READY FOR INSPECTION UPWARDS Further proposals PROJECT NEARING+94 763112233 COMPLETION VISIT OUR Respondents to go to court SHOW APARTMENT WEBSITE VISIT OUR z z before the House +94 763112233WEBSITE Report has no basis: MP Sumanthiran Says will take action Further comments on the recommendations READY FOR INSPECTION SHOW APARTMENT www.capitalheights.lk+94 763112233 BY RUWAN LAKNATH JAYAKODY Inquiry (PCoI) to investigate incidents said PCoI – are likely to go before in the report of the Presidential Commission SHOW APARTMENT of political victimisation – who were Court seeking orders to nullify the of Inquiry (PCoI) probing incidents of READY FORREADY INSPECTION FOR INSPECTION Most of those who have been named themselves complainants before various PCoI’s decisions and recommendations, PROJECTpolitical victimisation NEARING are to be deliberated COMPLETION as respondents in the complaints filed law enforcement authorities and judicial The Sunday Morning learnt. in Parliament this week. PROJECT NEARINGPROJECT NEARING COMPLETION COMPLETION before the Presidential Commission of bodies against the complainants at the Contd. on page 2 Contd. on page 2 2 the sunday morning Sunday, January 31, 2021 NEWS Contd. from page 1 J.C. Weliamuna PC and former Premier However, he said that a consensual Cabinet approval would be sought in this New fossil... Wickremesinghe’s Secretary Saman Respondents... resolution would be politically challenging, regard this week. “The new Act will replace the Petroleum Ekanayake were among the individuals The three-member PCoI appointed by as the public could oppose it. However, when asked about the losses Resources Act No. 26 of 2003 and will who would face an inquiry under the special President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in January “There could be opposition from the amounting to billions of rupees, the RDA address the shortcomings in the existing PCoI which will be tasked with making 2020, and chaired by retired Supreme public. So it is a political decision as to Director General refrained from responding, Act in terms of interpreting the definitions, recommendations to the Parliament on Court Judge Justice Upali Abeyratne, whether we are going for a consensual reiterating that Cabinet will make the final regulation, progress, and maintaining a imposing punishment on the aforementioned had a mandate to investigate incidents of resolution or not. If you take the 30/1 decision. national monitoring agency. Furthermore, it persons for allegedly violating the political victimisation that are alleged to Resolution in 2015, the Government that – Maheesha Mudugamuwa will establish a new legal framework for local Constitution. have happened to public officers, employees co-sponsored it was brought down by fossil fuel including the natural gas industry – Sarah Hannan of government corporations, and members the people. They had a clear mandate in as proposed in the National Policy on Natural of the armed forces and the police service. Parliament, but then the people of this No major... Gas (NPNG),” Gammanpila told The Sunday These incidents are alleged to have taken country saw that as a betrayal. There were State Ministry Secretary Dr. Amal Harsha Morning. No immediate... place during the period between 8 January certain things in 30/1 that we can’t do De Silva told The Sunday Morning that the The Ministry of Energy published the Speaking to The Sunday Morning, 2015 and 16 November 2019, during according to the Constitution, and there are existing vaccines would be used against the NPNG in the Government Gazette in October Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the tenure of the United National Front- things we have done.
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