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Moves to sell West Container Terminal draws flak Moves to sell West Container Terminal draws flak Written by Share: COLOMBO (News1st): The government is trying to sell off the Colombo Port’s West Container Terminal to suppress the opposition against giving away the East Container Terminal, a civic activist has said. “If a government cannot safeguard the national assets of a country, what’s the point?” Ven. Medille Pagngnaloka Thero, the general secretary of the Sinhale Organization told reporters on Tuesday. He insisted that the government must reveal the agreements signed with ...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): General Secretary of the Sinhale Organization Ven. Medille Pagngnaloka Thero said the Government is attempting to give away the West Container Terminal instead of the East Container Terminal owing to the pressure exerted by the trade unions. “What they are suggesting is like, we will give you the Temple of the sacred relic instead of the Atamastanaya,” the Venerable Thero added. The Thero said that when protests are being held against handing over the ECT to India, the Government is planning on giving the West Container Terminal to appease India. “Nalaka Goda...