President leaves for UK; his maiden overseas visit as head of state

Labby Saturday, 17 September 2022 12:18 PM

And what is he going to do in England for the three days prior to the funeral? Go out for dinners with friends? Nothing wrong with that; just asking..

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Raj Saturday, 17 September 2022 12:36 PM

From South Asia he is the only leader going to England to honour the last empress of the CRIMINAL BRITISH EMPIRE. Putin is being called a war criminal for attempting to invade just ONE Ukraine but Britain invaded not just one but nearly 20 “Ukraine”s and kept them and the population as their “playthings” they can do anything with for 150 years.

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johan Saturday, 17 September 2022 12:53 PM

Did he take any empty vessels with him

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Aragalaya Saturday, 17 September 2022 12:55 PM

Ranil might get a grand reception throughout his stay in the UK !

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Lalu Saturday, 17 September 2022 01:06 PM

WHY HE IS FLYING BY EMIRATES AIRLINES WHAT ABOUT OUR SRILANKA AIRLINE. DOLLARS AND COMMISSION FOR THE TICKETS,, HA HA HA.

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Mihin Saturday, 17 September 2022 01:18 PM

A nice jaunt for the eight member party, at least why not in Sri Lankan airlines? Ranil should get same end result Gota got.

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Gamini Peris Saturday, 17 September 2022 03:05 PM

Wasting our meagre resources with this difficult time and a criminal

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Ram Saturday, 17 September 2022 03:06 PM

Some complain that British invaded us. They left a good forex balance in addition to developing the Railway. They developed the Tea Rubber estates etc. Since the time they left we went down. The Mahaweli and the apparel factories brought us forex. The development undertaken by MR

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Nihal S Saturday, 17 September 2022 03:33 PM

It should have been a lesser number during this difficult forex time for the country. Who are those eight member? Public who is paying for the trip should know.

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Sunil Saturday, 17 September 2022 03:38 PM

Well he must attend the funeral as we are a commonwealth country and with a lot of british influence even today. But 8 members is too much and I think 4 would have been enough. Anyway Nothing to worry as Citizen Silva will pay for it through higher VAT. Thanks to IMF.

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Queen B positive. Saturday, 17 September 2022 03:44 PM

UK Japan USA seems a good round trip to achieve more for a troubled country. A country with citizens who vote stupidly and then blame the leaders deserve to have a loser like RW as their president. 6.9million brain transplants needed before we blame the few men who are working hard to revive the country.

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Daily Mirror Humbug useless to give name Saturday, 17 September 2022 03:46 PM

All comments are from set of critics who are pundits, that never ever says how we could get foreign liquid assets like US dollars in a period we don't have foreign exchange reserves and are beggars looking for same Apparently their liking is to make , people to be in queues for fuel, gas , medicine and power cuts.They are unhappy that from 9th July afterwards, by mid September no longer people have to suffer from unavailablity on these essentials. Further US dollars through financial network in loans/ aid etc are coming to country. These comments are from regular guys that this Media paper gives patronage for by crook or hook write ups . If these guys are so concerned , please give solutions of yours how to get dollars to our country for benefit for people and us . Such fools don't understand when meeting heads of states personally the benefit you can get. Otherwise the write up are from scammers having brains on their back or from reputable TV station that is anti RW

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Riza Samsudeen Saturday, 17 September 2022 04:11 PM

Ranil knows the end result that is why he wanted to go to UK. He knows a free trip before his departure from the forcible President hot seat.

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sam Saturday, 17 September 2022 04:17 PM

His name was not included in the invitees list and why he is using dollars we dont have for essentials

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TAX PAYING VICTIM OF 'INDEPENDENT. REPUBLIC. Saturday, 17 September 2022 04:17 PM

Do not play the Fool= Let's wait and see; We may get more grants like for Mahaweli if we could fool the Britishers a second time!

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Lumbini Saturday, 17 September 2022 04:18 PM

He represents 134 people of Sri Lanka.

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Colin Saturday, 17 September 2022 04:48 PM

Let us hope he will come back with some goodies from our old Colonial masters as we need them desperately

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Punchi Saturday, 17 September 2022 04:56 PM

Just like modern India is a creation of the British empire, present Ceylon also was is a creation of British Empire by bringing together seperate kingdoms and peoples. Same applies to bringing seperate sultanates into a unified Malaysia

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Sell off money loser SLA Saturday, 17 September 2022 06:15 PM

Good about point out that when it counts our government owned airline is in adequate for the task... Probably government save more money with Emirates flight. Sell off Sri Lankan Airlines to whomever buyer to stop it putting on further losses on all of us.

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rew Saturday, 17 September 2022 07:58 PM

He would not have been missed if he did not go, and he will not be considered as important amongst those attending. A Nobody.

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Ishi Saturday, 17 September 2022 08:33 PM

Sri Lankan airlines has daily direct flights to London. Why is he flying Emirates?

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T.C. Kumara Saturday, 17 September 2022 08:40 PM

If people are wondering what Ranil might be doing with 8 people in a luxury hotel in London, maybe he will go shoplifting due to lack of pound to replenish the sari wardrobe lost in the house fire. Kumara

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Demuni Uduwara Sunday, 18 September 2022 12:50 AM

Ranil Wickramasinghe, you don't have ethical rights to represent Sri Lanka as you are not a people-voted President. Any traveling and subsistence incurred in this connection should be reimbursed by you.

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Nandasena R Sunday, 18 September 2022 03:49 AM

As a head of state he has to be at this funeral for his own pleasures. Obviously most world leaders will keep away from him like a leaper coming to beg at this funeral.

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Demuni Uduwara Sunday, 18 September 2022 09:19 AM

Ranil has no ethical rights to represent Sri Lanka towards any country as he is not a people-voted President. Hence any cost incurred in traveling and subsistence should be reimbursed to the state.

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VJ Sunday, 18 September 2022 10:43 AM

Don’t tell me he is traveling to the UK for the funeral without Sagala. I mean he needs an advisor.

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TONI Sunday, 18 September 2022 11:59 AM

RANIL, WHEN YOU COME BACK, YOUR SEAT WILL BE GRABBED

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Citizen Sunday, 18 September 2022 12:39 PM

People must be told the total amount of DOLLARS taken out(besides the return ticket costs) by every member in the entourage.

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Jef Sunday, 18 September 2022 04:13 PM

If not for British we would have been living in jungles our people have sabotage the country if British would have been stil here we would have been likes of Hong Kong Singapore London Paris but instead far behind Bangladesh British thought us how to live with style fashions manners communication

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tilak Monday, 19 September 2022 09:38 AM

What only 8?? If it were the Rajapaksha's the delegation would have been a minimum of 40 plus

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Damian Monday, 19 September 2022 10:04 AM

Living his dream at the expense of the people. Most probably planning another scandal with his crooked friends circle

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