‘Halal’ is made ‘Haram' & ‘Haram’ is made 'Halal' – Ven. Amila Thera

MONDAY, 18 MARCH 2013 

Bodu Bala Sena is attempting to interpret ‘Halal’ as ‘Haram’ and ‘Haram’ as ‘Halal’ and everyone would come to know the consequences of  their maneuvers says the Co-President of Anti-imperialist People’s Movement Ven. Dhambara Amila Thera.

Speaking at a  ‘Forum for National Unity’ participated by representatives of political parties and civil organizations held in Colombo yesterday (17th) the Senior Lecturer at Sri Jayawardenepura University said  Bodu Bala Sena is holding the snake from its tail and added normally snakes are caught from their necks.

Ven. Amila Thera emphasized that Bodu Bala Sena is an unholy and fake organization and added that its activities would last only a few more full moon poya days.

President postpones medical check up and returns to Sri Lanka

Monday, 18 March 2013

The President arrived in the country on the 16th after his security personnel advised him to postpone the previously planned two day visit to Singapore for a medical check up at Mount Elizabeth Hospital following his Japanese tour. The President’s security had advised to postpone the Singapore visit after the news was publicized in news websites.

Although it was initially planned that the President would return to the country on the 18th and land in the Mattala International Airport as the first visitor to land in Mattala, the plan had to be shelved with the change of the President’s itinerary. However, the President will open the Mattala airport on the 18th.

The President’s Security Division (PSD) had asked Sri Lankan ambassador to Singapore, Ferial Ashraff to keep the President’s medical check up in Singapore a secret due to security reasons. Therefore, the President’s visit was known only by the ambassador and one other official

The ambassador had taken measures to ensure that even the chief incumbent of the Buddhist vihara in Singapore is also unaware of the President’s visit to Singapore.

Hospital sources say that since it would not be possible for the President to do medical check ups in overseas countries in future, the Defence Secretary it is learnt is now making arrangements to set up a specialist unit at Lanka Hospitals, which is under his purview, for the President to get his medical check ups by getting down foreign medical experts.