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A protest was staged today outside the US Embassy Colombo by a group of religious leaders and civil rights activists. They also handed over an epistle to the Embassy requesting no to proceed with signing of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement. Pix by Damith Wickramasinghe    

 


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  • Rob Wednesday, 06 November 2019 12:52 PM

    This is a great effort by these people and the ven. Thero who protested. This is a trap layed by the strategic thinking of the US government. As they say there are no free lunches.

    Anmanpan Wednesday, 06 November 2019 01:40 PM

    There where free lunches and it was called "Colombo Plan" aid. The class M2 locomotives from Canada was free lunch. In Sri Lanka, jokers want everything free from the government and protest when we get free lunch from overseas.

    Anmanpan Wednesday, 06 November 2019 01:12 PM

    The fellow in Yellow fancy dress tells it all. Has any one on them read the document pertaining to this agreement.


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