{"id":104142,"date":"2022-11-18T16:27:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T16:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=104142"},"modified":"2022-11-18T16:29:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T16:29:10","slug":"sri-lankas-situation-by-dr-harold-gunatillake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/sri-lankas-situation-by-dr-harold-gunatillake\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka\u2019s situation &#8211; By Dr Harold Gunatillake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Sri Lanka\u2019s situation &#8211; <span style=\"color: #008000;\">By Dr Harold Gunatillake<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77916\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Harold-Gunethilake.jpg\" alt=\"Harold-Gunethilake\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G0qCYPVW4xM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>A proposal from the budget on cannabis<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The budget has proposed to look into the possibility of producing the \u2018Triloka Wijayapathra\u2019 (hemp) crop for export only. Finance Minister and President Ranil Wickramasinghe said that while presenting the budget speech to the Parliament, it is proposed to appoint a committee for that purpose through the 2023 budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Meanwhile, a tax of Rs. 2 for cannabis has also been proposed in the budget presented today. Diana was pleased with the budget proposal to promote growing Cannabis State Minister Diana Gamage today said she was happy about the proposal made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to grow Cannabis in Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cI am thrilled that the President has realised the value of this medicinal herb. It is an industry which can provide many employment opportunities. This is why I promoted it. I am hoping to bring in investments worth over two billion dollars through cannabis plantation next year,\u201d Gamage said. \u201cI made this proposal some time back,\u201d she recalled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>POLICE ON TRIAL: Exercising Authority without Accountability<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cPolice officers don\u2019t believe they will ever be held accountable for what they do on the streets.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u2022 Officers are rarely prosecuted for misconduct, including the brutal use of force on citizens. In rare cases, officers found guilty are given minor disciplinary punishments or given warnings.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u2022 It is observed that the commission has failed to fulfil one of the complementary functions &#8212; transforming the Sri Lanka Police into an efficient, transparent, and responsive service that upholds Human Rights, ensures public accountability, and adheres to the Rule of Law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>For the first time in history, special guests came to the budget speech<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">For the first time in the history of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, the youth community, including school students, participated in the budget presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The photos show school students and the youth community attending the President\u2019s presentation of the budget speech today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2018Sri Lanka, Towards a New Beginning\u2019<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">President pledges to introduce new economic order to suit new world order President Ranil Wickremesinghe promised to introduce a new economic order to do the new world order and highlighted that Sri Lanka will embark on this new path through the 2023 budget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cThe economic order which was introduced in 1978 is no longer valid. Our aim now is to take the country towards a new economic order. Sri Lanka will move towards a social market economy through the budget,\u201d the President said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cTo ensure a better future for the youth of our country, let\u2019s create a new economy tailored to meet the expectations of the youth through a new approach that goes beyond traditional protests, revolts and strikes,\u201d the President stressed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cWe aim to convert the capital deficit into a surplus in the coming years; We also intend to increase tax revenue. It is currently around 8% of the GDP. Sri Lanka\u2019s tax revenue is one of the lowest in the globe. We need to rectify this situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The 2023 budget has proposed to restart the paid ward system in government hospitals.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Presenting the budget speech, Finance Minister President Ranil Wickramasinghe said that it is proposed to restart this system in national and base hospitals under its first phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Although this system existed earlier, with the expansion of private hospitals, the design of paid wards in public hospitals was discontinued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">However, the president said he would submit this proposal as this request was received from many parties with the rapid increase in the fees of private hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>You Can&#8217;t Beat the Sri Lankan Smile \u0d85\u0db4\u0dbb\u0dcf\ufffd\u0dad \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\ufffd\u0db1\u0dc4\u0dc0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sri Lankans may go through hardships, including the kids, but that smile of theirs will cheer up the world.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Govt. denies reports of domestic debt restructuring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Government has not decided to restructure domestic debt, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe clarified today (17). In a Twitter message, he said this was so as negotiations of treatments on external debt are<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">still being discussed with external bilateral and commercial creditors. \u201cThe Government of Sri Lanka has no intention to impose any treatment on domestic debt which will hurt the domestic banking sector, insurance sector, and superannuation funds,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">State Minister Semasinghe further said there is no basis for recent speculation announced on restructuring domestic debt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The comments come at a time when Sri Lanka reached a Staff-Level Agreement with the IMF on a four-year program supported by the Extended Fund Facility in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The agreement is to support Sri Lanka\u2019s economic adjustment and reform policies with a new 48-month Extended Fund Facility with a requested access of about SDR 2.2 billion (equivalent to US$2.9 billion).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The new EFF arrangement will support Sri Lanka\u2019s program to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability while safeguarding financial stability, reducing corruption vulnerabilities, and unlocking Sri Lanka\u2019s growth potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>President met with another president at Katunayake Air Force Base<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">According to the Presidential Media Division, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Sri Lanka for a short visit.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Surprise birthday celebration for South African President at BIA<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was entertained on his birthday with a celebration organised in Sri Lanka.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">According to video footage, President Ranil Wickremesinghe had participated in the celebrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">An event was organised at the Katunayake Air Force Base last night (16) to celebrate the South African President\u2019s birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Budget \u2013 2023 fraught with full of ideas but no practical solutions \u2013 Eran<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Finance Minister\u2019s 2023 Budget is full of ideas but no practical plans incorporated within the budget. As a result, the budget has made the Parliament and the country\u2019s people walk in a dream among the stars. But when we wake up from sleep, it seems that the whole country has been pushed towards abysmal, said SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne, speaking on the second reading debate of Budget 2023 in Parliament today (16)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">I hope you get a glimpse of what is happening in Sri Lanka today, and this video presentation was helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Stay safe, and goodbye for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Disclaimer:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The information contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and whilst the author will endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, eLanka makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the eLanka website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this article for any purpose. 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