7 December 2016 06:01 pm
The ongoing construction of the world’s tallest artificial Christmas Tree at the Galle Face Green had been halted today. The Cardinal said yesterday the construction of a Christmas Tree on Galle Face was a sheer waste of money, and those responsible for this work should be asked to use the funds to construct houses for poor people or provide scholarships to poor children. Pix by Lahiru Harshana