The Lions roar and the Tigers respond -
The Lambs are ready for the altar!
The kith and kin are crying their hearts out
for the loved ones at the killing fields
whilst we rejoice the antics in the
playing grounds!
The blood of our youths are reddening the earth
whilst we relish the life at the Clubs,
Casinos and Cabanas!
The machines of war strike with vengeance;
The mangled remains are strewn everywhere
whilst we condemn the war in Bosnia and
pity the refugees the world over!
Behold thyselves!
When the tidal waves come, they come for all !!!
I am an ardent filmgoer who watches all kinds of films - Sinhala, Tamil and English. I read with interest a recent editorial comment in a newspaper and was appalled to learn that some producers re-introduce the cut portions censored by the Censor Board, back into their films and are shown freely in the cinemas all over the island. This is very serious and a bad state affairs. Imagine, a government body views the film and authorises offensive/objectional scenes to be taken off from the film which are not suitable for public audiences; the people involved paste them back into the film which is shown freely to the public in all the cinemas in the island without anybody being the wiser.
Hasn’t the Public Performances Board, as a public body, no control over these law breakers who act brazenly in this manner without heeding any rules and regulations of a government body. In fact the authorities concerned should blacklist these law breakers forthwith and give a heavy punishment for these dastardly acts.
I fully endorse the editorial comment about the type of films that are being shown in the city today, where there is no story or character, but an excuse to string together some titillating scenes to satisfy the perverted mind and corrupt the young mind. It is a fact that the film industry which is celebrating its Golden Jubilee is in the doldrums and has gone back to the stone age. We want some good decent English films that can be enjoyed by the family and adults, instead of those low quality films that are being screened now.
Following the decentralisation of the Central Transport Board and consequential distribution of administrative powers among various regional bus depots, by the previous regime, the operation of bus service on Route No. 132 was suddenly discontinued for no apparent reason. The buses belonged to both Kadawatha and Ratmalana depots.
As a result of this unfair decision taken by the authorities to scrap this bus service, school children, office workers and others who had regularly taken this bus to reach their respective destinations in the morning and to return home in the evening were left high and dry, forcing them to seek other means of transport, in the absence of private buses on this particular route.
The bus Route No. 132, starting from Karagampitiya junction covered Dharmapala Mawatha, Galle Road, Fort, D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Baseline Road terminating at Kiribathgoda and Mawaramandiya. Thus it is clear that a large section of the people, were immensely benefited by this bus service while the CTB too collected a considerable amount of revenue. Therefore, the decision of the CTB to totally scrap the bus service on this route could hardly be justified.
For the benefit of a large section of commuters comprising school children, office workers and the general public, I wish to appeal to Minister A.H.M. Fowzie, to take immediate steps to restore the bus service on Route No. 132 which would be a great relief to the people.
First of all let me thank the Minister of Transport for his valiant efforts to improve the public transport system. We know his efficiency and we do hope he will succeed in all his endeavours.
I would like to take this opportunity to bring to the kind attention of the Commissioner of Motor Traffic regarding a very basic need in all public transport - a First Aid Box. Recently, when I was travelling with my nine-year-old son by a private mini bus (Route No 155) for my Jumma prayers. the bus driver braked suddenly with a right turn while he was trying to overtake another bus. All the passengers were jolted and my son hit his head on the sliding door. It wasn’t a serious wound but he was bleeding from his forehead.
Unfortunately there was not even a piece of cotton or plaster available. It took me nearly forty five minutes to go to a private Doctor and get my son’s wound dressed and I missed my most important Jumma prayers.
Dear Commissioner, we the innocent public do not know whether it is a must in every public transport vehicle to have a First Aid Box which is very important to give at least the basic first aid services to the suffering public.
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