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Arrangements were underway to put up a Vesak Pandol by the Sri Lanka Army in Malaysia on account of the forthcoming Vesak season to showcase the significance of Vesak, the Army said.
This is the first-ever such Vesak Pandol put up by SLA in a foreign country.
Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake who paid a visit to the Brickfield Buddhist temple in Kuala Lumpur, while he was in Malaysia to attend the 16th edition of the Defence Services Asia (DSA) Exhibition, inquired into the progress of the project of erecting the first-ever Vesak pandol.
During the visit, the chief incumbent of the Brickfield Buddhist temple had extolled the supply of Army expertise and the manpower for erection of this 60 ft tall Vesak Pandol with thousands of lights.
The Thera also appreciated the support of the Army for a mega responsibility of this nature in a foreign land which is largely occupied by non-Buddhists.
Army said a group of Corps of Engineer Services (CES) troops as per directions of the Commander of the Army were to begin the erection of this historic structure in Kuala Lumpur shortly.(DS)
Suresh Sunday, 22 April 2018 12:08 PM
What a wastage of public money? Many middle class families are affected due to increase of cost of living.No body realize this.
Go to UN or London Sunday, 22 April 2018 04:41 PM
Malaysia is a Muslim country,are u trying to proof a point
sam Sunday, 22 April 2018 12:43 PM
Well I guess as we are not allowed to have them in LKA anymore we have to build them oversea's!!!! Something is very wrong with this country.
DHA Sunday, 22 April 2018 03:13 PM
Indeed something is wrong with the rulers
Rasa Sunday, 22 April 2018 01:40 PM
We Sri Lankans wish to enjoy all the time - Celebrating, Having holidays wherever possible, Having parties and enjoying rich foods etc. etc. - Always find and excuse to enjoy without doing anything.There should be a time when we should be practical to develop the economy of our country, develop our education and professional situations.
Sunil Sunday, 22 April 2018 02:22 PM
Idiots wasting public money... we can feed the poor than doing this.. nothing less all same as MARA regime...
G.O.N. Aliya Sunday, 22 April 2018 04:03 PM
Please note that in Sri Lanka our Honarable Buddasasana, banned of having Pndols on wesak days . Therefore, better to have it in other countries to preserve the culture.
Peter Sunday, 22 April 2018 07:26 PM
Please do not tell lies to the Public. The Sri Lanka Army when they served in Malaysia during the Emergency in the 1950s with the British, built many beautiful Vesak Pandols.Whose gimmick is this, maybe MS should go to KL and do the opening ceremony as he likes these occasions to waste tax payers money.You ban them at home and go and built in a foreign country.What happened to the Ministers brains!
Ash Sunday, 22 April 2018 08:00 PM
Looks like the SL Army has nothing to do for the benefit of the SL citizens.
Amarendra Sri Chandragupta Sunday, 22 April 2018 09:31 PM
Sri Lanka is Buddhist country and it is delighting to see our army engaged in such noble acts. May the light of the Dhamma light up the lives of those who see this great structure, Chiran Rakkanthu Buddha Sasanag!
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