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Economic woes of pensioners

It is with abiding interest that I read the excellent article under the caption ‘Dilemma facing state pensioners’ authored by Upali S Jayasekera, which appeared in the Daily News on September 8, 2011. With compelling arguments he has stressed the urgent necessity to update the pensions of those who retired prior to 2006.

I wish to add my grievances of pensioners whom I associate with inclusive of myself. All pensioners do not possess the wherewithal and the ability to indulge in representations of this nature. I doff my hat and bow my head to this ardent and vibrant personality who has represented matters in a most convincing manner on behalf of poor and decrepit pensioner community spread all over the island. Almost 99 percent of the oldies thrive on a daily doze of life saving medication, the price of which has reached high.

I hope and pray that the people’s president will “synchronize the pensions of the government servants who have retired prior to 2006 with respective salary structures of 2006 and make the necessary provision from the next budget,” as promised.


United we stand, divided we fall

It is sad and very foolish for Sri Lankans particularly the Sinhalese and Tamil migrants to join the demonstrations in Sydney and Melbourne where large number of Burghers, Sinhalese, Tamils and others live in peace in harmony. During the last three decades, many of the demonstrators may have not been born in Sri Lanka nor they have gone to Sri Lanka in the last 25 years.

what made you to come to Australia, is it due to the prevailing ethnic conflict or for a better life for their families? The answer is definitely for a better life for their families, and particularly for their children’s education.

If that is the case we should not join in these demonstrations, and repeat the hatred between the Sinhalese and Tamil people who are presently living in peace and harmony in Australia.

I appeal to my countrymen from Sri Lanka to refrain from open clashes between the Sinhalese and Tamils.

Let us all promote peace and harmony.

The War has been won and all political parties should even now join hands with the President Mahinda Rajapaksa and reach an agreement with dignity and as President Barack Obama stated “the God given promise that all are equal, and free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.”


Toothpaste of questionable quality

I have recently purchased a tube of toothpaste – ‘for strong teeth’ from a popular supermarket. This tube has the date of manufacture on June 4, 2010 and the expiry date as June 4, 2012.

Neither the tube nor its package carries the following consumer information, which are legal requirements for such a product.

1. The SLS certificate
2. The fluoride content in ppm
3. The names of the herbal product (or products) if any, and their quantities.
4. The ‘name of the product as a toothpaste’ as required by SLS criteria.


We want our money back

I am a 67 year old depositor of a finance company that was seized due to the fear of a crash. I had deposited all my EPF money. Though I didn’t have much faith in getting the money back I have got almost 50 percent. If the payment plan was not a good one, I would not have got even 50 percent. Periodically they had meetings with us and kept us informed about the future payment plans of paying the balance.

However, now we hear that indictments have been served countrywide even on the people who efficiently worked on the payment plan. We are worried that this might hinder getting our balance money back because they will be embroiled in their cases and thus will not have time to concentrate and work on paying us back.

We do not have anyone to tell our worries. Hope this will catch the eye of higher authorities.


Flyover bridge at Panadura

The foundation stone for the construction of a flyover bridge at Panadura on the Colombo-Galle Road was laid by Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, just a few days before his tragic death.

The work commenced but abandoned after some time. At a time when much development work is in progress the action of the RDA is most surprising. As a gratitude and as a respect to the Minister and in order to ease the traffic congestion I hope the work on the bridge will recommence soon.


Marine Drive/ Galle Road byroads

Whilst it’s a pleasure to drive on Marine Drive, the residents of the by roads/lanes connecting to Galle Road and Marine Drive are very much inconvenienced whilst driving to and from their residences to Marine Drive. This is because the by roads have not been properly levelled, pot holes have not been filled and not merged smoothly. This is much more pronounced at the end of Rheinland Place. Hope the Road Development Authority/CMC will carpet these areas. Otherwise even vehicles may get affected long run.


Selling fish on poya days

Selling meat in super markets on Poya Days is banned, but fish is allowed. In super markets both meat and fish are displayed in the same “serve over” trays and only meat produces (beef, pork, chicken etc) are removed.

As Buddhists we should respect all animals. Terrestrial animals are slaughtered cutting their neck or hammering their forehead and die in a comparatively short period of time. In the case of sea animals once taken out of water, they struggle, jump here and there and suffer hours before they die.

In the case of liquor the ban applies to all liquor soft or hard, imported or locally made.

However this act shows clearly the discrimination between two types of animals which is against the Buddhist teaching. I hope one day the ban of selling fish in these markets will come to effect.

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