President endorses 13A for strong local economy

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Jaffna, Jan. 05 (Daily Mirror)- President Ranil Wickremesinghe has endorsed the 13th Amendment for a strong local economy, assuring non-interference.

He said this during a meeting with professionals in Jaffna.

The President urged learning from countries like Japan, Korea, the UK and France on independent regional economies.

Emphasizing devolution through laws, he noted only the Western Province has financial independence and urged each province to actively use the 13th Amendment powers for development.

Comments - 52

Captain sleazy Friday, 05 January 2024 12:00 PM

Get ready to be undercut by the conman once again.

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Asset Management focus Friday, 05 January 2024 12:14 PM

You got cabinet approval for five international Airports including Trinco, and Baticaloa when upgrading Palaly. Likewise develop ports to be able to at least have one or two medium sized ships. Have 9 sub offices in the economic development ministries that will develop each province which should have their own Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure statement. the shortfalls to be funded by the treasury.

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Waco Friday, 05 January 2024 12:30 PM

Pin-President the man without a man date is playing havocs , which may lead to communal problems in the country. What has he done to improve the in one y of the country all these years. His main intention is to occupy the President’s chair until his death.

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Dee Friday, 05 January 2024 01:33 PM

You seem very upset that you are unable to even come close to him. Pin or no pin. He’s far ahead that what you could ever comprehend even in your dreams! Get used to it! Terrorists won’t come into power! Even if you vote heavily on social media for them.

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Devaka Friday, 05 January 2024 06:07 PM

Well said Dee.

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Single Cell Saturday, 06 January 2024 03:24 PM

Love the pin , without him there would have been nothing even in the pin pettiya! when everyone else was scared to take the role , he did . To your pin son .

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Wiraj Friday, 05 January 2024 12:41 PM

Mr. Prez. you know the right concepts, but when it comes to implementation you will get cold feet when the saffron group backed by pseudo patriots protest.

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මහ බැංකු හොරා Friday, 05 January 2024 12:42 PM

Trying to get Tamil votes. Ranil must be defeated at any cost.

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Mk Friday, 05 January 2024 01:09 PM

You are 190% correct. Tamil not foolish like we are. Making too much butter over Tamils SO MANY OUR KIDS WITH OUT PARENTS NEVER SAID SYMPATHY. BUT FOR KILMASAH APPLY BUTTER AND JAM.

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Mk Friday, 05 January 2024 01:09 PM

You are 190% correct. Tamil not foolish like we are. Making too much butter over Tamils SO MANY OUR KIDS WITH OUT PARENTS NEVER SAID SYMPATHY. BUT FOR KILMASAH APPLY BUTTER AND JAM.

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GHT Friday, 05 January 2024 12:54 PM

It is high time to evict Ranil from the leadership he holds illegally through American-instigated ARAGALAYA. Eelam is promised even to the IMF (USA) and it is a cultural disaster, disunifying United Sri Lanka. Undoubtedly, the LTTE state is back on track with the support of Ranil.

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Nobody Friday, 05 January 2024 04:10 PM

Sri Lanka will never be a prosperus country with people like you. I wonder whether its lack of intellectual capacity or hallucinations or could be both from your part.

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Despicable mentality. Friday, 05 January 2024 05:30 PM

You are talking through your hat. SL is in the current predicament not because of the politicians but because of people like you including most from the saffron group. At least learn from looking at other developed countries like Australia, Canada, USA, India etc., following similar systems. What do you mean by cultural disaster? Are you trying to show off English you learnt recently? There was never ever a United Sri Lanka, except during British rule, to be disunified now. It reflects your level of intellect. LTTE is not Tamils or Muslims or any other minority representative. All what you, Sinhala Buddhists, want is all others to be subservient to you and to trample them. With such a mentality from majority, there'll never be real unity in SL. Things will only get worse.

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ROSH Friday, 05 January 2024 01:15 PM

Unelected master debating president love making statements on local professional how turn their back on him to see how quickly he can turn them on without interference on his internal work. The locals needed to be careful of unelected master debating president. He will ask them to spend the night with him on mile high club to develop the local folks economy. He doesn’t care about emergency landing uses his power to master debate till local professionals are struggling to walk. Please THE GOD help to getting rid of this unelected master debater

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Mahesh Friday, 05 January 2024 01:17 PM

Vote rigging tactics

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Ram Friday, 05 January 2024 01:23 PM

We need honest politicians who has vision to build SriLanka , not just say something for winning the votes and then an excuse afterwards. Ranil was given a chance a number of times and he has proved that he cannot be trusted

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ROSH Friday, 05 January 2024 01:24 PM

Unelected master debating president trying to be strong on his double bed on minority professionals back to develop the country for last 50 years. He master debated the central bank, eaglemaithiri and now local minority professionals . He doesn’t want to interfere internally he loves to be smooth

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Pin Gona 2 Friday, 05 January 2024 06:55 PM

Can someone translate please

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Prasad Weer Friday, 05 January 2024 01:59 PM

He's another version of talker like Sirisena. He always talks about things that he cannot implement. If you compile his talks over his political life, you would realise this very well. A practically useless politician who has wasted his lifetime along with the future of generations. He's trying to deceive the North and the South together. But the vasy majority of people can no longer be fooled again.

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Ram Friday, 05 January 2024 02:19 PM

If the other provinces adopts this suggestion and starts getting Forex, that will be the time for RW

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Single Cell Saturday, 06 January 2024 02:52 PM

He is the our most educated and well read President we ever had. The respect he has from his peers is immense , even amongst the other secular ethnic identities is our great nation. He was very close in being the leader back then, but for a misguided and ignorant ideologies ( every single leader since independence) we are now back peddling in deep mud. If people can see the reality unfolding they will thank this man for his unwavering commitment. Upali Wijewardana was also a similar personality.

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Ranil nothing but Traitor Friday, 05 January 2024 02:50 PM

If Ranil gets one more vote than last time, I'll be most surprised. Playing to gallery in Yapanaya, the CFA puppet.

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Somasundaram Friday, 05 January 2024 03:55 PM

Nice try when election is round the corner? For how long does these cheap politicians think they can con the Jaffna-Man and the world?

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sss Friday, 05 January 2024 04:21 PM

Beginning of the end of SL unitary status. With much better work ethics and integrity (compared to corrupt South) North will develop very fast

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Observer from abroad. Friday, 05 January 2024 04:47 PM

It has to be two states in Sri Lanka. Otherwise the whole of SL will never ever develop. See India with 28 states. UK with Four states. Don’t these politicians look into these states and make SL into two states.

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Democrat Friday, 05 January 2024 04:48 PM

He is starting the old game again ,but it has no value now ,since every body knows the credibility of the man who is raising this issue again

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Single cell Friday, 05 January 2024 05:04 PM

Assett manager! Amazing son ! you should influence someone, somehow

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Cherath Friday, 05 January 2024 05:25 PM

Ranil's tactics to prolong his heaven sent Presidency is oh so obvious. Keeping people awake by making outlandish utterances to raise hopes of a section of population. Not even a trace of practical manoeuvring to create wealth, increase industrialisation and output or attracting gold like foreign exchange. Just talk, lectures and threats even in parliament with no one allowed to interrupt, courtesy of the democratic Speaker!

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Jaffna Tamils Friday, 05 January 2024 05:31 PM

He always say he will give, but never give. Including his own party chairmanship ! that's Ranil's trademark !

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UAli Friday, 05 January 2024 05:33 PM

Old fox is trying to fish northern Tamil votes, it is not love of people but love of himself and greed of power as his uncle JR,he seems offer chaos and more chaos in future

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dana Friday, 05 January 2024 05:35 PM

Certainly he is going for parliamentary vote first

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Despicable mentality Friday, 05 January 2024 05:37 PM

@GHT: You are talking through your hat. SL is in the current predicament not because of the politicians but because of people like you including most from the saffron group. At least learn from looking at other developed countries like Australia, Canada, USA, India etc., following similar systems. What do you mean by cultural disaster? Are you trying to show off English you learnt recently? There was never ever a United Sri Lanka, except during British rule, to be disunified now. It reflects your level of intellect. LTTE is not Tamils, Muslims or any other minority representative. All what you, Sinhala Buddhists, want is all others to be subservient to you and to trample them. It shows your cowardice. With such a mentality from majority, there'll never be real unity in SL. Things will only get worse.

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Pusa Friday, 05 January 2024 06:32 PM

When Ranil Rajafaksa does this, it just annoys the southern electorate which will then vote for the Rajafaksa clan. It’s all a game and don’t be fooled by it! 13A has an added bonus: it’s a great distraction because people will be talking about this and not the VAT

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Smh Friday, 05 January 2024 06:48 PM

@GHT "American instigated aragalya"? Really man? America had nothing to do with aragalaya. Take accountability for your own downfall without pointing fingers at others. If it were not for IMF and World Bank which are both headquartered in the USA and holds majority of influence over funding, Sri Lanka would not have recovered.

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NTBWB Winsolventon Friday, 05 January 2024 06:51 PM

Crisis hit country in TINTILL campaign, by monnetory guns, forceup unrequested credit to put it deep in miracle, though constitutional without any plus. Bad timing, opportunistic appointments and everybody concerned responsible, not only one person or party. UNITED to stay in power, UNITE to recover economy... for all people struggling to survive.

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Ganesh Friday, 05 January 2024 06:58 PM

At least be thankful, you don't have petrol queues and have food on the table thanks to this man. No matter what people say about him, and hate him, he took on the role, when others like AKD and SP got cold feet. He is the person who got this country out of a cesspit. Had this been the NPP, SLPP, SLFP and SJB, we'd be dead by now.

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Sam Silva Saturday, 06 January 2024 03:43 AM

Very true

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Democrat Friday, 05 January 2024 07:18 PM

This man has started the same game to attract Tamils to grab their votes . You can t fool Tamils all the times and you will fail in your attempt definitely this time

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Seniar Thanapalan Friday, 05 January 2024 07:47 PM

Bambuwa after 50 years of stealing the Central Bank! Still there are some Gonas believing this man!!

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LIVING IN A FOOLS PARADISE Friday, 05 January 2024 08:08 PM

FIRST GET THE COUNTRY BACK TO WHERE IT WAS BEFORE ALL THE CROOKS CAME INTO POWER AND BROUGHT THE COUNTRY TO ITS KNEES, DOWN A SINK HOLE AND FORCED TO TAKE THE BEGGING BOWL AROUND THE WORLD. ONCE THIS IS ACHIEVED YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE 13TH AMENDMENT, AS WITH THE COUNTRY IN SUCH DIRE STRAIGHTS HOW THE HELLO DOES ANYONE EXPECT THE 13TH AMENDMENT TO GET ON ITS FEET AND WHO IS GOING TO FINANCE THE PROVINCES TO GET ON THEIR FEET AND MOVE FORWARD?.

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NV Jen Friday, 05 January 2024 08:08 PM

Ranil is master of international politics, economics, sociology etc. He is much better than many of his predecessors on these. Yet when it comes to implementation of good and suitable policies he backs out, proving that he is only a politician like all others, and not a statesman.

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Siripala Friday, 05 January 2024 09:06 PM

Jaffna Bus Terminal in 1975 is very much the same as of now. First let them have a unto date one as quickly as possible. When I was studying in the Jaffna, university,

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Afraz Hakeem Friday, 05 January 2024 09:35 PM

A very good initiative by the president, there are many naysayers who will discourage and say stuff. Go ahead make the changes, the people won't understand what you doing to the country and will talk good after years and by then they would have voted idiotic national heroes, communist who would destroy the country and then say good about you

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Dingi Maama Friday, 05 January 2024 09:44 PM

Just words, no substance from a person with no political backing or people support.

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Ruwan Saturday, 06 January 2024 10:12 AM

But he saved us when everyone else backed out. Did anyone care about people support? And now when everything is normal again those who backed out crawl out of the woodwork again to wilify him. What say?

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Tom Friday, 05 January 2024 11:00 PM

Ranil seems far better compared to other leaders, who didn't show leadership during economic struggle and don't have an explicit view/opinion on the ethnic issue. However, the majority population seems to think otherwise.

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Suresh Friday, 05 January 2024 11:12 PM

Devolution

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L Jaya Saturday, 06 January 2024 01:29 AM

Never ending jokes from time to time.

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Maina go Gama Saturday, 06 January 2024 05:40 AM

13plus.

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Susan Saturday, 06 January 2024 08:48 AM

He seems behaving like, I am good your good friend role but his love rising only election closes, furthermore not only in north but in south, people remember his part of burning down library, even south won’t forgive for it

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Buddhist Saturday, 06 January 2024 08:56 AM

What a joker Ranil has become. He does not allow Provincial Council Elections but supports 13A!!

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Sambo Saturday, 06 January 2024 08:56 AM

Election tactics. Don't swallow the ropes. Be careful.

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