1. “The Prime Minister is boasting that he got a cheque for USD 290 million from the Chinese by selling the Hambantota Port, without thanking the person who built it”, says Ven. Galaboda GnanissaraThero, respected Chief Priest of the Gangarama Temple
2. Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faizer Mustapha, under whom Local Government elections were delayed for over 2 years, says the appointment of a new State Minister would make his job easier
3. Child abuse complaints in first 11 months of 2017 total 8,548
4. Central Bank advises people to exchange all mutilated, altered or defaced currency notes with Banks on or before 31st December 2017: 14 days left!
5. Economy grows by a dismal 3.3% in 3rd Quarter: figure disputed by certain experts who claim that growth is even lower
6. Minister Champika Ranawaka says current high taxes is due to previous regime
7. Local Government Election Campaign starts: PM Wickremesinghe says subsidized goodies basket will continue until Sinhala-Hindu New Year in April 2018: LG Election scheduled for February 2018
8. Eighth century gilt-bronze statue of Goddess Tara robbed from the last King of Kandy by the British Governor Brownrigg, on display at the British Museum
9. Former Provincial Councillor Maithri Gunaratne says PM Wickremesinghe is a total failure and it is time for a change: claims that a club runs the country
10. Sri Lanka which set a world record as the country with the highest number of Ministers in the world, adds another to the tally: MP Sriyani Wijewickrama who defected from the JO and joined the Sirisena Group last week, rewarded by being appointed as State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
Have a well-rewarded Saturday
