Leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and leader of the Opposition R.Sampanthan in a condolence message said that the passing away of Venerable Daranagama Kusaladhamma thera who had genuinely identified the importance of national reconciliation in Sri Lanka, is an irreparable loss to the whole country.
He said that the Venerable Kusaladhamma thera who is the Chief Incumbent of the Sri Sambodhi Viharaya, Colombo and the Sri Sambodhi Community Development Foundation in London had made a great effort to propagate Buddhism by introducing “The Buddhist” radio and TV channels to give publicity to the Dhamma programs all over the world.
“Whenever natural disasters were experienced in the country, the Thera played a major role in assisting victims irrespective of their race and region,” the Opposition Leader noted.
He added that the Thera also made a significant enthusiasm to spread the use of organic agro products among the people with the intention of improving their quality of life.
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The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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