{"id":20189,"date":"2013-04-16T23:10:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T03:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=20189"},"modified":"2013-04-16T23:15:27","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T03:15:27","slug":"us-delivers-ominous-message-to-sri-lanka-through-its-fund-cut-says-dr-harsha-de-silva-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=20189","title":{"rendered":"US Delivers Ominous Message to Sri Lanka Through its Fund Cut says Dr.Harsha de Silva MP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/USSLG041613.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/USSLG041613.jpg\" alt=\"USSLG041613\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-20197\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNP MP and economist Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday said the US fund cut had sent an ominous message to Sri Lanka.<\/strong> &#8220;It is not the amount of dollars that we should be placing our emphasis on, but the message that is being delivered. To me it seems that this latest action is building on what happened in Geneva last month and that is, the US would like to see us start implementing the LLRC report that we ourselves already undertook to do over and over again but are not moving ahead with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The National List MP said: &#8220;It is true that the grant amount to be cut is small and it will not have any material impact on the economy if one considers the massive Chinese loans that we are taking for the various projects. But, on the other hand, the US grant money is, I found, being used in projects that otherwise do not seem to attract enough attention. For instance, buildings for two hospitals in Kilinochchi and Mullativu had been constructed with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health and opened in February by MP Namal Rajapaksa.<\/p>\n<p>The US had granted USD 01 million for it. Then, another USD 1.4 million had been granted earlier this month to link the Ministry of Labour with regional labour inspectors, which had been done in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and the ICT Agency. I see no point in spending hundreds of millions of tax payers\u2019 rupees in hiring expensive PR agencies in the US to lobby the US government to strengthen the ties between our two countries. What is required is action on the ground. Action that must be taken not to please the Americans or anyone else but to ensure that all citizens of our country are able to live in peace and harmony and enjoy the rights endowed to them by our own Constitution.&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>COURTESY:THE ISLAND<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton20189\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D20189&amp;text=US%20Delivers%20Ominous%20Message%20to%20Sri%20Lanka%20Through%20its%20Fund%20Cut%20says%20Dr.Harsha%20de%20Silva%20MP&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNP MP and economist Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday said the US fund cut had sent an ominous message to Sri Lanka. &#8220;It is not the amount of dollars that we should be placing our emphasis on, but the message that is being delivered. 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