The Sri Lankan armed forces won the LTTE strong hold of Thoppigala.There was abig celebration at the Independance Square in Colombo.Everybody felt that the victory was overstated and played tot the governments tune.It is true that everybody is tired of this war but there is no reason to rush things.If that wasnt enough there was another parade in front of the shravasti the STF headquarter honoring the parents of the soldiers
Inspite of all this publicity the soldiers seem no nearer winning the war we only hear of so many killed from either side .So it continues .While the parents mourn the stubborn encounter between the LTTe and the soldiers continues

Housemaids

There are number of girls going to the middle east as housemaids to earn income from Saudi Arabian household.due to several unpleasant happenings the Foreign Employment Bureau wants all house holders to be qualified before they go but inspite of this there are a number of Sri Lankans who are under aged who slip through the fingers of the authorities with fake documents.

One such instance was Rizana Nazik 17 uyear old girl from the eastern province who had gone to middleast to the betterment of their status.She had been bottlefeeding the infant in question when he choked and died .The family she worked for took the blame on the girl and now she is sentenced to be hanged after being charged with murder of the first degree .She had been made to take a confession during which she had confessed to the crime under duress, after a translator had been provided to her she told the whole story according to her which is true.She had lied about her age to get to Saudi which gives her a credibility of zero.

Prices of Goods

There was an unprecedented rise in the prices of fuel corresponding to the rise in global market prices.But the irony is when the global market prices fall the oil prices in Sri Lanka correspondinly fall.This is so unfair.Since the consumers have to bear the brunt of the burden.With the rise in the prices of oil and related products the dependant produce also rises their prices accordingly since they have to bear the burden of the price rise they pass it all to the customer. The rich people are not affected by the rise however the people who are living from paycheck to paycheck are finding it extremely difficult to make ends meet.

Those who are not properly schooled or not morally strong tend to satisfy their wants by resorting to illegal means and perform crimes against people which can be avoided if everybody had plenty to live with.Inspite of the 7 percent growth said to have been moving the economy the general public has not got any advantages than before

Hope something turns to the better in the second half of the year.