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Protest against Micro-Finance Bill...

17 January 2024 01:37 pm - 12 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

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A group staged a protest outside the Fort railway station against the proposed Sri Lanka Micro-Finance and Loan Regulation Authority Bill. They called on the government to withdraw the proposed Bill. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

Comments - 12

Dee Thursday, 18 January 2024 06:16 AM

They seem to be clueless as to what micro finance is!

Annamalai Devaraja Thursday, 18 January 2024 08:07 AM

Regularly protesting is an addiction same as drug addiction. These addicts should be sent to Kanthakkadu for rehabilitation.

Mohan Thursday, 18 January 2024 08:12 AM

Just a lot of photographs without some explanation of yhrir reasons for requesting the withdrawal is of little value to readers

Sandy Thursday, 18 January 2024 10:00 AM

The easiest thing is to protest without telling others the alternative options.

C Fernando Thursday, 18 January 2024 11:10 AM

Actually the Microfinance Act is being introduced to protect the borrowers , who are usually loe income people, from exploitation by unscrupulous microfinance lenders who charge crippling interest rates and resort to unethical recovery practices. These ignorant people have no idea what they are protesting about!

Gamini Ponseka Thursday, 18 January 2024 01:04 PM

What for the talking No ? Micro, Macro, Micko ? Another “buth packet” crowd. And then we ask ourselves, how did some of the criminals in parliament get elected.

Jayantha Thursday, 18 January 2024 11:49 AM

Banks,leasing firms and micro finance firms are owned and run by various types of crooks with most with political power. Even the parate law which was overturn again by a 7 bench gives more evidence how the system is run by corrupt individuals. No case in history has got oveturned at the highest level of legal system except this parate matter.

Senior Citizen Thursday, 18 January 2024 11:58 AM

NEXT IN LINE : WILL BE THE SENIOR CITIZENS DEMANDING A HIGHER RATE OF INTEREST FOR THEIR HARD EARNED SAVINGS WHICH THE BANK PAYS JUST A MEAGRE SUM OF 9% .. HOW DO WE LIVE ?

Be Fair Thursday, 18 January 2024 02:10 PM

Crazy dont you think? Why do they take Micro Finance, if you understand it dont touch it. You cant protest after signing up for it. Shows how illiterate we are, though some say we are 78% literate

Mohamed Burhan Thursday, 18 January 2024 10:16 PM

I agree with Dee on his comment. Even I dont know.Shouting for the sake of shouting! Surely they need lunch and tea in this hot weather

Ronnie Friday, 19 January 2024 08:19 AM

This people have got no substance anyone easly take this fellows for a Ride with a little gift sadly disturbing others inconvinece creating public nuisance if yiur experiencing somthing not Wright address accordingly so others surport you fellows......don't simply waste time and energy go do some real work......

Even poonac is OK, if it is free at election time Friday, 19 January 2024 08:47 AM

We are a nation used to take anything free, even if it is poonac when we don't have cattle. There are bankrupt parties who write slogans to justify our greed. These slogan writing parties are not angels of mercy, but blood suckers. They want to use us as stepping stone for them to go higher!

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