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PM Invites More Chinese Money NEW COVID-19 DETECTIONS LNG POWER PLANTS TOTAL CASES COVID-19 1,083 TOTAL CASES VAST AREA FOR LOCAL CASES 4,504 EXPLORATION DEATHS RECOVERED ACTIVE CASES 1,195 13 3,296 RS. 70.00 PAGES 88 / SECTIONS 7 VOL. 03 – NO. 02 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1111, 2020 CASES AROUND THE WORLD RECOVERED TOTAL CASES 27,779,592 CURFEW COVID-19 DEATHS OR NOT, CSE INFECTS 36,940,925 1,069,424 TO STAY OPEN 20A THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE CONFIRMED UP UNTIL 10.00 P.M. ON 9 OCTOBER 2020 »SEE BUSINESS PAGE 1 »SEE PAGES 8 & 9 »SEE PAGE 3 After JICA, Govt. removes ADB z z Dumped from Kelani Valley railway project Was involved from 2016 BY MAHEESHA MUDUGAMUWA This is according to a letter sent by been removed from the Kelani Improvement Programme was earlier ADB’s operation planning for Sri ADB to Institution of Engineers Sri Valley project. listed in ADB’s Country Operations Lanka. We therefore suggest that Following the controversial removal of the Japan Lanka (IESL) President Eng. (Prof.) “We write in reference to the Business Plan (COBP). However, IESL may engage with government International Co-operation Agency (JICA) from the Sarath Abayakoon dated 20 September letter dated 9 September 2020 on ADB was advised by the Department on this matter and any implications Colombo Light Rail Transit Project (LRT), the Government 2020, which was seen by The the review of the Kelani Valley of External Resources, Ministry of for the Main Line, Coastal Line, and Sunday Morning. (KV) Line feasibility study and Finance, that the ADB loan for the Puttalam Line under the CSRP, as of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has now removed Asian Development The letter, signed by ADB Director remaining sections of the Colombo KV Line has been removed from well as the Kandy Suburban Railway Bank (ADB) from the Kelani Valley Railway Improvement – South Asia Regional Department Suburban Railway Project (CSRP). the COBP for Sri Lanka. As such, Project,” it stated. Programme, The Sunday Morning learnt. Ravi Peri, reveals that ADB has The Kelani Valley Railway there is now no railway project in Contd. on page 2 UK WASTE CONTAINERS PVT. HOSPITALS TESTING FACTORY WORKERS The true test No need: Medical Lab Technologists SL demands Concerns have been raised Sri Lanka Association laboratory technologists over the request made by the of Government Medical who conduct the tests have Rs. 1.6 b Board of Investment (BOI) Laboratory Technologists the capacity to conduct them The Sri Lankan Government urging factory owners to direct (SLGMLT) President Ravi without the assistance of submitted a written demand for their employees to get PCR tests Kumudesh told The Sunday private hospitals. compensation of Rs. 1.69 billion done through private hospitals. Morning that the medical Contd. on page 2 from the UK Government for the 263 containers filled with waste that were imported to Sri Lanka in 2017, The Sunday Morning learnt. Dead turtles from oil spill? The complaint letter was sent to z Reports due this week the Basel Convention Secretariat under the United Nations (UN) BY SARAH HANNAN Environment Programme, which oversees controlling transboundary The Marine Environment Protection movements of hazardous Authority (MEPA) is trying to determine if wastes and their disposal, who will the carcasses of turtles and porpoises that were in turn co-ordinate the matter with washed ashore on the coastline were a result of Classrooms islandwide were disinfected last Friday (9) to prepare a safe environment for students facing the The mysterious death of 13 turtles on the beach stretch the UK. the recent MT New Diamond bunker oil spill. Grade Five Scholarship and Advanced Level examinations starting today (11) PHOTO PRADEEP DAMBARAGE from Mount Lavinia to Wellawatte was reported last Contd. on page 2 Contd. on page 2 Sunday (4) PHOTO KRISHAN KARIYAWASAM CAPITAL HEIGHTS Railways to CAPITALRS. 34 MILLION HEIGHTS SLTB confident transport UPWARDSRS. 34 MILLION commodities UPWARDS of comeback z Restrictions cause Rs. 20 m daily loss The Ministry of Agriculture has decided that it would reconsider CAPITAL HEIGHTSBY SKANDHA GUNASEKARA has emerged and we using the railway system to RS. 34 MILLION are facing difficulties,” transport goods between cities VISIT OUR The Sri Lanka SLTB Chairman Kingsley from January 2021 onwards. UPWARDSWEBSITE Transport Board (SLTB) Ranawaka told The Contd. on page 2 VISIT OUR is confident of bouncing Sunday Morning. CAPITAL HEIGHTS+94 763112233 back once the Covid- He said that the SLTB RABIES AMONG JACKALS SHOW APARTMENT RS. 34 MILLION RS.35 MILLIONWEBSITE UPWARDS 19 outbreak has been has no choice but to UPWARDS Authorities READY FOR INSPECTION contained, despite operate and the main issue PROJECT NEARING+94 763112233 COMPLETION VISIT OUR incurring a loss of Rs. is that there are hardly any struggle to SHOW APARTMENT WEBSITE20 million daily. commuters due to the fear VISIT OUR “We were incurring of using public transport. vaccinate +94 763112233WEBSITE heavy losses when Covid- The Government this Authorities are facing READY FOR INSPECTION SHOW APARTMENT www.capitalheights.lk+94 763112233 19 initially hit the country week called on buses to difficulties in controlling the READY FORSHOW INSPECTION APARTMENT but we were able to make only carry passengers spread of the rabies virus among PROJECT NEARING COMPLETIONREADY FOR INSPECTION a good comeback and cut equivalent to the seating jackal populations in certain PROJECT NEARING COMPLETION our losses greatly. But capacity. parts of the country due to the PROJECT NEARING COMPLETION now again another cluster Contd. on page 2 impracticality of vaccinating the animal. Contd. on page 2 PM invites more Chinese money Despite long-running concerns of a Chinese economic takeover of Sri Lanka and so-called “debt trap diplomacy”, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday (9) invited more Chinese companies to invest in Sri Lanka. At a meeting held with a high-level Chinese delegation Chinese Communist Party Political Bureau member Yang Jiechi led by former Minister of greets Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Foreign Affairs of China and he expected that the Chinese help generate export earnings current Communist Party Government would be able to as well as create employment Political Bureau member encourage Chinese companies opportunities for Sri Lankans, Yang Jiechi at Temple Trees, to come and invest in Sri especially young people. the Prime Minister said that Lanka, adding that it would Contd. on page 2 2 the sunday morning PICTORIAL/NEWS Sunday, October 11, 2020 week glanceat a Samagi Tharuna Balwegaya Chairman MP Mayantha Dissanayake PHOTOS SAMAN ABESIRIWARDANA, PRADEEP at the Supreme Court on 2 October Cabinet Spokesperson and Mass Media Minister Covid-19-positive employees of the Minuwangoda after filing a special determination DAMBARAGE, KRISHAN KARIYAWASAM, LALITH PERERA, Keheliya Kambukwella checking the time at the The Police and armed forces enforcing curfew in the Brandix apparel factory being transported for petition against the 20th AND ESHAN DASANAYAKA Cabinet media briefing last Tuesday (6) Gampaha District last Wednesday (7) treatment in ambulances last Wednesday (7) Amendment on 28 September State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardana, and State Trading Corporation Chairman Yoga Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe signing in at the Perera presiding over the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) The Keells Super outlet in Gampaha implementing in full force BMICH last Tuesday (6) to provide evidence to the Presidential signing ceremony of Dasa Group of Companies at the State Trading the health authorities’ guidelines of wearing masks and physical Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) probing the Easter Sunday attacks. Corporation last Thursday (8) distancing on Friday (9) Correction It has been brought to our attention Gooneratne sent a letter of demand that the three petitioners’ names whereas Priath Fernando communicated mentioned in the article published directly with the Nuwara Eliya Golf on Friday, 9 October, titled “Nuwara Club (NEGC) Secretary and general Eliya Golf Club: What next?” in our committee on the issues of the Special daily epaper The Morning page 2, General Meeting (SGM), passing a should be corrected as follows – first resolution with retrospective effect. petitioner D.S. Abeyewardene, second The Sunday Morning wishes to petitioner Rev. L.S. Joshua, third express its regret for any inconvenience Former Prime Minister Ranil Former Chinese Foreign Minister and current petitioner K.M.A. Waheed Mohamed the news item would have caused Wickremesinghe arrived at the BMICH last Communist Party Political Bureau Member Yang Tuesday (6) to provide evidence to the Jiechi, who headed the top-level Chinese delegation from Nuwara Eliya. to Priath Fernando and Ranjan Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) Lawyers protested near the court building last Tuesday (6) that arrived in the country last Thursday evening Priath Fernando and Ranjan Gooneratne by naming them as the probing the Easter Sunday attacks only to against the 20th Amendment to the Constitution that was (8), at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Gooneratne are not petitioners. Ranjan petitioners. leave early because he was unwell tabled in Parliament last month Katunayake (BIA) Contd. from page 1 will conduct the post-mortem procedures Analyst’s Department and to our very waste can be transhipped from one country After JICA... to identify the cause of deaths. In the own laboratory for testing, for which to another if a bilateral agreement is Authorities... For the KV Line project, the pre- meantime, we also lodged a complaint the results will be issued in a span of signed. However, investigations revealed Department of Wildlife Conservation feasibility consultants had been mobilised at the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Police, about five working days,” Weerasekara that these waste containers were brought (DWC) Director of Wildlife Health in 2016 after signing agreements for should legal action be sought,” CCD explained. down to Sri Lanka through a Sri Lankan Dr.
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