National safety day

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The cabinet has decided to observe a ‘National Safety Day’ for the first time on December 26 to coincide with tsunami anniversary. The National Safety Day on December 26 will be an annual event after this year’s main celebration in Jaffna with the state patronage aims at bringing awareness among the public on disaster management, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. (SAJ)

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Comments - 13

migara Thursday, 28 October 2010 09:20 AM

Crazy

Tom Thursday, 28 October 2010 09:38 AM

Oh mother Lanka...everyday should be a safety day!!!

malkanthi Thursday, 28 October 2010 09:41 AM

Cabinet is jobless! many issues are pilling up, what's big deal about this?

DHA Thursday, 28 October 2010 09:56 AM

Next this will turn out to be a major celebrations day and we will be all drowned with the soaring goods prices.......

suja Thursday, 28 October 2010 09:57 AM

I think that 8th of february is the best day for national safety day escape from government.

malithlk Thursday, 28 October 2010 10:05 AM

How about the pedestrian safety when government ministers and PM traveling on Road

knight rider Thursday, 28 October 2010 10:09 AM

We are all safer if they can remove the " Arrogant Defender Service" like they removed the check points.

just another citizen Thursday, 28 October 2010 10:14 AM

Is this another holiday?

shane Thursday, 28 October 2010 11:15 AM

Srilanka will be breaking the record for having most number of public hollidays in the world!

dil Thursday, 28 October 2010 12:25 PM

matter of fact Shane we do have this record! add all the weekends,National Holidays and Poya Days and divide it by 365 days!!!!!

Geronimo Thursday, 28 October 2010 02:52 PM

Oh, the Sri Lankans are only holiday everyday!!

Faqi Thursday, 28 October 2010 06:06 PM

What another holiday? Very soon our calendars would show us the working days as every other day seems a holiday in our country.

Wasantha Friday, 29 October 2010 03:57 AM

Good, at least one day out of 365 unsafe days. Why not take 18th November the birthday of MR and decalre it as a National Holiday. Nonsence.

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