Volker Metzger Thursday, 02 May 2024 03:44 PM

You can see the poverty in the faces of the demonstrating officials! You can tell that they have suffered hardship for a long time! When you know the amount of social assistance the poor and the poorest in the country receive and then read that officials who live in secure conditions are demonstrating for higher salaries, you are at a loss for words to comment on their bad behavior!!!

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Prem Thursday, 02 May 2024 03:48 PM

More police presence than protesters! Clearly indicates how the government scared about protesters!!

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Ron Thursday, 02 May 2024 04:20 PM

Its impossible to increase salaries every time fue to financial issues that country facing dud to bdebt obligations but what government must do is to reduce the cost of living taxes etc.etc. porr middle-class cant effort to have a needs for home food gas electricity clothes school needs traveling due to high increase in prices for the past few years something seriously need to be done to surport the mojority facing financial difficulties and mental stress by reducing some of the important categories that have massive impact on working class families government must get behind this critical issues to minimize poor suffering and provide some comfort

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Nimal Thursday, 02 May 2024 04:28 PM

Utterly unenlightened and unmotivated group of people who are badly in need of proper management training.

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Intimidation by the Navy? Thursday, 02 May 2024 05:23 PM

So why is the Army and Navy brought in? Surely, the Police should be able to handle a protest by unarmed civilians!!

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Jayantha Thursday, 02 May 2024 05:40 PM

These guys seems to be living a luxury life. Look at the size of some of the fellows. Looks like daily drinkers.RW had a good chance to cut down government sector but he followed the same process as previous regimes.

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Seniors Thursday, 02 May 2024 08:00 PM

All are fighting to get an increase in their salaries but nobody to talk for retired senior citizens who are suffering silently since the FD interest rates went down drastically.

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Nantha Thursday, 02 May 2024 10:23 PM

A Sinhala protest ? Why not hold few placards in English for me to show my English friends.

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Sam Silva Thursday, 02 May 2024 10:45 PM

Vote for your red brothers and everything will be resolved including your work time.

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Jude Thursday, 02 May 2024 11:34 PM

Believe me, closer to October everyone gonna getta salary increase, there will unbelievable Price reduction on petrol, diesel, gas, electricity etc. in essence it's known as ඡන්ද ගුණ්ඩු !!! Enjoy while it lasts!!

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Adwani Friday, 03 May 2024 04:18 AM

These hooks and crooks are not performing their duties properly. One such example is, 8th floor EPF Section at CBSL Gigling and joking at each other, talking about politics, etc. Even the phones are giving musical tone after dialing extensions.

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Rishan Friday, 03 May 2024 05:07 AM

Why don't you print more money and obliged to their request. As cabral said printing moneybhas no effects to inflation..... those government executives must realise of the consequences to increase the salaries.... if they want more money find another extra job ....

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KD Friday, 03 May 2024 09:08 AM

If anything all government employees should be getting their salaries reduced. We ade bankrupt and still borrowing money from IMF World Bank ADB to pay for government expenditure because our income is still not enough to meet our expenditure

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Sam Friday, 03 May 2024 11:19 AM

Must have been difficult to park all of their tax free Prado's when they went to this demonstration?

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Sam Friday, 03 May 2024 11:19 AM

Must have been difficult to park all of their tax free Prado's when they went to this demonstration?

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Mohamed Burhan Friday, 03 May 2024 11:23 AM

A salary increase is a must to anybody!! whether you shout before election"u give I will vote for u" Today Rs.5000 is enough to have a 3 times meal fo a day (a proper days meal)

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