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Editor :- Shantha Senarath

SRI LANKA

APO newsOPAOPA Volume No. 13/03 – August 2015ISSN 2448-9417

Registered in the Department of Posts of Sri Lanka Under No. QD/187/News/2015

th28 ANNUAL CONFERENCE of OPAthThe 28 Annual Conference of the Organization of Professional Associations (OPA) on the theme “Innovation and

Technology for Sustainable Development” will be held on 21 – 22 September, 2015 at the Galadari Hotel.stThe Ceremonial inauguration will be held on 21 September under the distinguished patronage of Hon. MaithreepalaSirisena,

President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.ndThe inauguration will be followed by three Technical Sessions on the following day, 22 September.

The Organization of Professional Associations (OPA) is the Apex Body of recognized professions in Sri Lanka with a combined membership of over 50,000 professionals.

The Proceedings of the Annual Conference will be published and made available to the members as well as to the public. The conclusion of the Technical Sessions will be submitted to the Government of Sri Lanka for its consideration.

The conference is organized in association with United Nations Development Programme in Sri Lanka (UNDP).

Proposed CEPA with India

Committee Activities OPA - Member Associations News

ndSub themes of the Technical Sessions on 22 September, 2015

Session-1 – Agriculture Sector

? Innovation & Technology for sustainable agricultural development

? Innovation & Technology for sustainable development in the plantation sector

? Innovation & Technology for sustainable development in the non-plantation agriculture

sector

Session-2 – Industry

? Sri Lanka – Journey towards innovation driven economy

? Light weight Protection materials for body armors

Session-3 – Industry

? Mobile sensor mode for real time monitoring of PH level in domestic water resources

Registration Fee

Members :Rs. 3,500/- ; Non-Members : Rs. 4,000/-stSpecial Discount for early bird registration :Rs. 500/- till 31 August, 2015

Cheques should be drawn in favour of “The Organization of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka”stNote : The Registration Fee will cover the participation at the Inaugural Ceremony and Fellowship on 21

ndand Technical Sessions on 22 September,2015 inclusive of all documents, lunch & refreshments.

Bribery & Corruption

Judgement that triggered Martial Law Riots in 1915 in Ceylon

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Seminar on “FTA and CEPA beyond”

Seminar on “Conserving Lumbini: Some Recent Challenges”

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. – Farrah Gray

The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India has become a serious topic among various circles in the field of Sri Lankan business, which arose simultaneously with the recent visit of the Indian Prime Minister to Sri Lanka. The draft CEPA which was finalized to be signed in 2008 was full of weak areas and loopholes which would have irreversibly damaged the country's economy, if Sri Lanka signed by any chance.

CEPA has some provisions for exchange of natural persons between Sri Lanka and India. The available statistics indicate that there are more than 50 million unemployed persons in India. This results that the Indian unemployed figure is two and half times to that of the entire population of Sri Lanka. If the proposed CEPA was signed, and a fraction of the unemployed Indian persons get into Sri Lanka under various provisions of it, imagine the inevitable youth unrest, up-rise and violence which would result in the country due to lack of employment opportunities for the Sri Lanka youth !

Under the present FTA, Sri Lankan exports to India have not grown, but Sri Lanka's exports to other countries have grown by 79% over the last 10 years in contrast to negligible growth of Sri Lankan exports to India, Indian exports to Sri Lanka have grown by over 280% during the same period. Even the little exports that Sri Lanka does to India mainly comprise petroleum products, animal feed ingredients, extruded copper as cables, electrical appliances, lentils, and cowpea; mostly imported to Sri Lanka and re-exported by Indian investors in Sri Lanka to their own Companies in India.

Bilateral trade between India and Sri Lanka would have grown even in the absence of an FTA as majority of the trade is on items outside the FTA. The classic example is that, there are more than 4000 items in the Sri Lanka positive list under the Indo – Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA). However, of the so much of items, we are exporting only an amount of less than 4% of the items that are in the positive list. One may wonder as to why we are not making use of the opportunities. This may be a serious project title for any interested party to study at length. There should be strong reasons for the Sri Lankan businessmen not to use the opportunities. It may be due to the fact that the items in the positive list may not be the right item for our businessmen.

Another example is that Sri Lanka is the largest manufacturer of Industrial Solid Tyres in the world with

10 reputed Companies manufacturing quality tyres and at present Sri Lanka covers 25% of the world market share. The import duties for solid tyres imposed by countries (other than India) are normally around 5%. In contrast, India, having a long spell of business relations with Sri Lanka, has imposed a duty structure of 29.5% (which includes Landed Tax on CIF value, Cess, Education Tax Etc) for solid tyres from Sri Lanka. What is surprised to note is that the pneumatic tyres from Sri Lanka which has only one manufacturer (CEAT Sri Lanka) are in the positive list under the existing FTA, thereby it lands with 0% duty. It is appears that there are only a limited number of products in the positive list that Sri Lanka can offer under the ISFTA. We believe that placing solid tyres in the positive list being one of the “Number One” products in Sri Lanka and having more than 70% of value addition locally will contribute to serve the purpose of ISFTA by minimizing the trade deficit, which is another significant problem of the existing ISFTA.

In the recent media reports it was often highlighted the mutual recognition of standards and certain Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) as bottle necks, which have to be cleared for smooth functioning of the FTA. There are complaints with regard to the undue delays to be experienced on testing formalities, Inability of access to information related to trade, frequent revision of rules, and unavailability of a sound mechanism to effectively address any complaints/grievances etc. Moreover, the political prevalence in the southern part of India, especially in Thamilnadu also has not been conducive to the Sri Lankan products. They also amount to the NTBs. To clear all such physical and emotional obstacles leading to the NTBs are not an easy task that could be done away with overnight. What seems to be more accurate is to negotiate and endeavour to do away with the barriers in the existing FTA and to ensure its implementation in a manner that there is not much trade imbalance.

Increased inflow of Indian products into the Sri Lankan market obviously gives rise to a number of issues in addition to its direct hit to the local manufacturers, 90% of whom are SMEs, who contribute to the employment of an average of 26%, will be wiped out from the market. CEPA has been a cause for concern among various fractions in civil society including business entrepreneurs, industrialists and economists, regarding the implications involved, advantages and disadvantages

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Proposed CEPA with IndiaIndustrialists & Professionals do not perceive any “good” to Sri Lanka

By Gamini Gunasekera*

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I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,

but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou

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Restaurant, Bar, Social Events and Young Professionals CommitteeChairperson –Ms. Renuka Jayamanne

v‘Members’ Nite’ was held at the OPA restaurant on 26th June,2015 followed after the General Forum meeting. Dinner was served at a special subsidized price of Rs.300.00.

vA young Professional Forum to be held in July 2015.

vThe Annual Soft Ball Cricket Tournament will be held in September 2015.

vPlans are under way to renovate the kitchen.

Re-engineering of the OPA Building CommitteeChairman –Prof. Rohana U. Kuruppu

v A separate sub-committee has been appointed to study the proposal of L.B.Finance PLC, which has made a request to extend the Lease Agreement by another 15yrs.

v Since the UDA has restricted high rise buildings within Independence Square, the committee is planning to build an Auditorium, which has a seating capacity over 200.

Publication CommitteeChairman- Eng. Shantha Senarath

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OPA News Letter is now registered as a News Paper under the Department of Posts for the year 2015. As a result reduced postage will apply to the News Letter with effect from the current publication. It is estimated that this would make a saving of approximately 70% to the postage of the News Letter, resulting a huge saving in the OPA annual expenses.

This is yet another facility obtained by the Publication Committee similar to obtaining the ISSN status for the OPA News Letter and the OPA Journal for the year 2015 from the National Library & Documentation Services Board.

OPA Journal-2015 will be ceremonially released at the OPA Annual Conference on 18th August, 2015.

National Issues & Constitutional Reforms Committee

Chairman - Mr. Raja Korale

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Following issues are under discussion under National Issues:

Enactment of the ‘Right to Information Law’

Re-introduction of District Level Voting System instead of Preferential Voting System as at present.

To write to the Government / All political parties to nominate a member of the OPA to the Constituent Council.

Viability of the Port City development project.

Think Tank

Chairman - Mr. Athauda Jayawardana

19 Scientists who had carried out extensive research on “Chronic Kidney Decease of Unknown Aetiology” th(CKDU), presented papers at the workshop held on Saturday the 28 March, 2015, which was the first pace

of the program. Based on the presentations, recommendations have been finalized and Dr.Amarasiri,

former Director General of Agriculture, is doing the final touches. It will be forwardedto the President, Prime

Minister, Minister of Health and other relevant officialsshortly for consideration and implementation.

Membership Committee Chairman - Mr.Lalith Wijetunge

Applicants admitted as Centre Members of the OPA :

Mr.P.M.Wickramasinghe – EGSL

Dr.T.Munasinghe – IMPA

Mr.P.L.de Silva - IPM

Ms. I.A.Abeysuriya – IPM

Mr. J.D.R.Nanayakkara – SLIT

Dr. M.Vidanapathirana – SLMA

Mr. S.Ratwatta – BASL

Mr. W.T.N.U.K.Perera – BASL

Eng. O.M.R.Liyanage – IESL

L.Archt. D.S.T.Amendra – SL Institute of

Landscape Architects

Mr. R.Ranatunga – Ass. Of Professional

Bankers

Dr.S.Wijegoonawardana - GMOAz

and above all any possible adverse impact that could have affected to the economy, business and industries in Sri Lanka.

However, what is advisable to the Government is to publish the draft of the proposed CEPA to the public for the readers, analyzers, critics and all interested parties to peruse, analyze and criticize it. This may give a good feedback for the responsible organizations and finally the Government to get a fair decision for the people in the country. After signing a bilateral agreement there is no way to exit without heavy penalties and compensation.

*MBA(Sri J), LL.M(Col), Attoney-at-Law, LL.B, FIIE(SL) , FMS(UK) Managing Director - Union Chemicals Lanka PLC Chairman – The Ceylon National Chamber of Industries Chairman – National Cleaner Production Centre Representative Member for Science Profession - OPA

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Annual Conference Committee Chairman – Prof. Rohana Kuruppuv

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The Annual Conference will be held on the theme “ Innovation& Technology for Sustainable Development” on 18th& 19th August, 2015 at the Galadari Hotel, Colombo.here will be three sub themes for the first three sessions whilst the last session will be dedicated to the panel

discussion.The first flyer was issued in the month of July 2015.Members and Office Bearers are requested to provide articles and advertisements for the News Paper Supplement that will be issued on 17th August, 2015 along with the “Daily News”.All Vice Presidents have agreed to provide a sponsorship or advertisement to the value of Rs.25,000/= towards the Annual Conference.

Seminars, Workshops and Outreach Program CommitteeChairperson – Ms. Sriyani Ranatunge

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Seminars organized:

Seminar on “Deforestation of Wilpattu

National Park” on 8th July, 2015

Seminar on “Conserving Lumbini – Some

Recent Challenges” on 13th July, 2015 with

the presence of Hon. KaruJayasuriya as the

Chief Guest.

Joint Seminar with EGSL on “Use of Electric

Cars” on 15th July, 2015.

Joint Seminar with ICC on “Malnutrition &

Protein” on 3rd August, 2015.

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Articles for the OPA Journal September 2015

Members are kindly requested to contribute articles to the next issue of the OPA Journal due in September 2015. Please forward your articles to the Editor before 31st August, 2015, The articles should be…..

(a) Original and of topical interest

(b) Not more than 3000 words (appx. 4 - A4 pages)

(c) Submitted to the OPA in soft form (MS Word format) by email or through a storage medium together with a hard copy.

(d) Of font size 11 and lettering Calibri

(e) Free from any derogatory remarks to individuals or organizations

(f) With a synopsis of approximately 250 words

Regarding the acceptance of the article for publication the decision of the Editor in consultation with the Editorial Board will be final. Please forward articles to [email protected]

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. – Mark Twain There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. – Aristotle

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BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION – PUBLIC AGITATION*By Frank de Silva

Public agitations against Bribery and Corruption are centred only at the office of the Bribery Commission, at

Longdon Place, not elsewhere. This is because the matter of bribery is dealt with only at this office at Longdon

Place. The focus of the bribery law is to the exclusion and irrelevance of the Public Service Establishment Code. This

relieves the far flung spread of the public service offices and the Heads of these institutions of the responsibility for

control of briberyeven though the offence is committed at the hands of their own subordinates in their own office.

The law makes for this. The significance then of public agitation witnessed only in Colombo at Longdon Place, not

in the Provinces, is symbolical in terms of law and geography.

This country is witnessing a surge of public agitation against bribery and corruption. The protests all converge on Bribery Commission. The drama is only at Longdon Place. This is of deep significance. Only the Bribery commission and its officials are shaken up.

All this while, the Public Service is asleep. Primarily, bribery and corruption is misdemeanour of public servants. This administrative and disciplinary misconduct is committed by public servants, abusing their public position, the public process and the very public resources given to them. Bribery proceeds in this manner and apace under the very nose of their superiors. And yet all these higher officers are governed by the Establishment Codeto deal with bribery and corruption, apart from else, at the hands of their subordinates. But, as it stands today, Secretaries to the Ministries, Government Agents and Heads of Departments, their intermediate Directing and Supervising staff, all of whom are in administrative control over their subordinates,subordinates against whom allegations of bribery and corruption are made, do not figure through in this problem. None of them have to answer or take responsibility for acts of officers in breach of the Establishment Code, in violation of the particular Chapter dealing with Discipline and Conduct.

Bribery and corruption, whether misconduct or offence, is, in fact, left by the public service to the law.Bribery and corruption by public servants however are acts equally in breach of the EC administrative and disciplinary regulations. Bribery is thus at once an offence under the law and a breach of discipline under the EC. The bribery law takes its own course. The Public Service has left bribery to be dealt with by the courts. The public service has abdicated its responsibilities under the EC thereby and left it to the courts. The Bribery law, the Bribery Commission and the Bribery courts takes it all at

their own pace. Apparently the public service turns its eyes away because that, it is said, is the law. Bribery and corruption thus falls between the two stools, the law courts and the public service.The result is well known. Demonstrations are only at Longdon Place, not at Kachcheries and Government Departments.

The purpose of this letter is to draw attention of the Government and the Minister Public Administration to the UN Convention against Corruption. Article 13 on ‘Participation of Society’, section 2 specifies that each State Party shall take appropriate measures….for the ‘reporting, including anonymously, of any incidents that may be considered to constitute an offence….’ The local law and the public service have not taken cognizance of the UN Convention, which this Government has signed to and ratified.

Action can be taken TODAY. There is no need to wait for 100 days. The Government and the Minister Public Administration can act now, immediately, through the very public service which proved its mettle at the instance of the Election Commissioner, even as they responded at the recent elections. Retired CCS and SLAS Officers can also be usefully consulted.

The problem of bribery has assumed such large a proportion, today, only because the administrative and legal machinery have been dislodged, out of place, for so long.

*Retired Inspector General of Police

Sri Lanka-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)A Sugar Coated Pill?

EDITORIAL

CEPA is back again under discussion in diplomatic circles between India & Sri Lanka. Every time a new government comes in to power in Sri Lanka, India brings this matter up and pressurizes Sri Lanka to accept it. During the period of the MR government we can remember how much pressure was applied by Indian government to MR government to sign the CEPA agreement but, due to the protests made by the Sri Lankan business community this move was averted not just once but many times.

Even a layman would agree that nothing can be forced down his throat without his consent. This undue pressure of India raises suspicions in the minds of Sri Lankan citizens, which is quite reasonable. When explored, the extent of the validity of this suspicion, is quite evident.

According to a report released by Asia Wealth Management Research, Sri Lanka’s economy will be adversely affected by entering into the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India, The agreement since its inception in 2005 has been a cause for concern amongst various factions in civil society including trade unionists, entrepreneurs and economists, particularly in Sri Lanka.

To quell these issues a large Indian delegation led by the Indian minister of commerce has reiterated their commitment in a statement that clarifies their stance of ‘Special preferential treatment to Sri Lanka without India seeking any reciprocity’. Reciprocity which is a cornerstone of WTO trade agreement and India’s stance is a signal of their faith in the merits of a liberalized trade environment.

However, opponents of the CEPA remain skeptical of the terms of the agreement which due to a lack of transparency has led to the development of a wide variety of myths concerning the agreement. One of the most controversial issues in the agreement as highlighted in the main stream media centres around the issue of the liberalization of the service sector, particularly the removal of restrictions on the physical movement of natural persons.

Sri Lanka’s first contact with bilateral free trade agreements came in the form of the Indo-Lanka free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA) which was signed in 1998 and came into effect in 2000. The agreement involved the

elimination or reduction of general tariffs on a select number of export goods. Since then total trade with India had grown by almost four fold over the decade, which saw India becoming the number one import destination for Sri Lanka. In contrast India is now the third largest destination for Sri Lankan exports after the USA and UK.

Despite the fact that overall trade between the two parties has witnessed a noteworthy increase the more pertinent question is whether this situation is mutually beneficial to all stakeholders. In this regard most research and mass media has been fixated on the growing trade balance between the two countries in favour of India.

Such issues have further been compounded by the lack of transparency and unilateral action on the part of India on issues such as the Vanaspathi debacle. Vanaspathi, a substitute for margarine, made from Palm oil manufactured in Sri Lanka witnessed an exponential export growth between 2005 -2007 on account of a discrepancy in tariff rate structures. This flooded the Indian market and prompted the Indian authorities to unilaterally impose a quota on the importation of the product.

Such incidences have fuelled concerns that the ISLFTA is biased in favour of India who is believed to be playing the role of hegemon, which even goes beyond the economic dimension. It is in this backdrop that the CEPA agreement has been proposed by India with the intention of deepening the existing FTA on goods by eliminating general tariffs for a wider portfolio of tradable goods and extending it towards the trade in services.

The fact that the CEPA explicitly deals with liberalizing the services sector further compounds these misgivings.

Professionals and businesses say Sri Lanka’s monitoring and regulatory capabilities are not adequate to implement a CEPA agreement with India.

The fact that the services sector in Sri Lanka contributes about 60% to the GDP the business circles in Sri Lanka believe that CEPA wouldbe a great danger to economy of Sri Lanka especially when the large unemployed & underemployed population in India is considered, which would have a mass exodus from India similar to opening a flood gate towards Sri Lanka once CEPA is signed. Further,

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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. – Henry David ThoreauFew things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.

– Booker T. Washington


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the large business conglomerates when establish their businesses in Sri Lanka all Sri Lankan businesses will be forced to close down in a matter of a short period.

Many professional bodies in Sri Lanka are still not convinced about benefits from a CEPA. They believe that a bilateral agreement between a small country and a large country, is detrimental to the small countryalways and is more favorable to the large country.

The transparency and inclusiveness of the CEPA process raises concerns in the minds of all professionals. Prior to entering into any agreement with India on CEPA it is the responsibility of the Sri Lankan government to obtain the opinion of all forums including the professionals and business entrepreneurs and avoid repeating the same mistake done by signing the FTA with India.

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Interview for an Accountant

A businessman was interviewing applicants for the position of divisional manager. He devised a simple test to select the most suitable person for the job. He asked each applicant the question, "What is two and two?" The first appl icant was a j o u r n a l i s t . H i s answer was "twenty-two." The second applicant was an engineer. He pulled out a calculator and showed the answer to be between 3.999 and 4.001. The next person was a lawyer. He stated that in the case of Jenkins v. Commr of Stamp Duties (Qld), two and two was proven to be four. The last applicant was an accountant. The business man asked him, "How much is two and two?" The accountant got up from his chair, went over to the door, closed it then came back and sat down. He leaned across the desk and said in a low voice, "How much do you want it to be?" He got the job.

Professional Jokes The Guillotine

During the French Revolution a priest, a lawyer and a technician were lined up at the guillotine to be beheaded. They were given the choice to look up or to look facing down in the guillotine.

The priest said, "Well Heaven is up, so I'll look up, so I can see where I'm going." They placed the Priest in the guillotine facing up and released the blade. The blade stopped just inches from the priest, so they let him go, thinking it was a miracle.

The lawyer thought, "Well if it worked for the priest, it might work for me," so they placed him in the guillotine looking up. They released the blade, and it stopped just inches from the lawyer, who claimed he can't be executed twice for the same crime, so they let him go.

The technician thought, "Well why not?" So they put him in the guillotine looking up, and the technician said, "Wait a minute! If you swap the red and the blue wires over, you might make this thing work."

The pill

Tom had this problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work. His boss was mad at him and threatened to fire him if he didn't do something about it. So Tom went to his doctor who gave him a pill and told him to take it before he went to bed. Tom slept well and in fact beat the alarm in the morning by almost two hours. He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.

"Boss", he said, " The pill actually worked!"

"That's all fine" said the boss, " But where were you yesterday?"

OPA Member Associations NewsSRI LANKA SOCIETY FOR QUALITY CONTROL – ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of the above society was held at the OPA on 22 May 2015 with widened membership to launch an ambitious programme of work under the Institute for Quality and Productivity Management constituted with all the members of the Society being enrolled.

This programme of work will be implemented with the objective of motivating and assisting the industry to enhance productivity and ensure quality through effective management. Particular focus will be on the following areas of activity- Improving the quality of life, Application of statistics in the industry for continual improvement of quality, Effective use of ISO management systems to enhance productivity, Effective quality management in social and educational services. It was decided to establish a web site to publicize the activities of the institute for the benefit of students and other members interested in continual professional development in the spheres of

Members elected to the Executive Committee for the Year 2015-16 at the Annual General Meeting of the Association were as follows: President- Mr W B A Jayasekera, Vice Presidents- Mr RanjithHerath, Mr Upali Gamakumara, and Mr Samantha Rathnayake; Treasurer- Mr Jayananda Matararachchi, Assistant Treasurer- Mr IndikaPerera, Convener- Mr Trevor S Wanniachy, Secretary- Mr N B Ranatunge, Assistant Secretary- Mrs S Amarasekara, Committee Members- Mr H C Jayatissa Perera, Dr A C A Shuaib, Mr J P Wijerathna, Mr Wasantha Meewaddena, Dr M B Ekanayake and Mr Aruna S Weeraman

quality and productivity and to launch an intensive membership drive.

The training programmes on quality management initiated last year by the SLSQC for the benefit of those who wish to advance their career in the field of quality management will be continued. Tailor made courses will be offered to other professional organizations to supplement their CPD programmes since quality and productivity are important areas in any professional development activity. The Institute also wishes to be of assistance to any corporate agency to improve and make effective use of their quality management systems.

The 34th Annual General Meeting of Engineers’ Guild of Sri Lanka was held on 15th July 2015 at the OPA and the following office bearers were elected to the Council of Management for the session 2015-2016.

Dr. T.A.G. Gunasekara PresidentEng. Benedict Ulluwishewa Vice PresidentEng. K. Ariyawansa SecretaryEng. SusanthaPerera TreasurerEng. UpaliGunawardena Council MemberEng. J.K.Lankatilake Council MemberEng. Ravi Rupasinghe Council MemberEng. GaminiGunasekara Council MemberEng. Sunil Kulasekara Council MemberEng. BandulaWimalasundara Council MemberEng. Lional de Silva Council MemberAVM Kingsley Samaratunga Council Member

The AGM was followed by a Technical Program jointly organized by EGSL & OPA with following presentations.

Presentation 1- “Introduction of Electric Cars and Installation of Charging Stations in Sri Lanka”

Presentation 2 - “Modification of Bitumen to Enhance Performance in Road Constructions”

Hon. PataliChampikaRanawaka MP, Minister of Power and Energy graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

Engineers Guild of Sri Lanka was formed in the year 1981. The EGSL has produced four Past Presidents of the OPA since it’s joining the OPA in 1981 as the 14thMember Association.

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Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart. – Ancient Indian Proverb We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. –Plato

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v OPA conveys "strong support for 19A to President - Sunday Island 26th April 2015

v OPA Urges President to introduce mixed electoral system prior to next poll - The Island 10th March 2015

OPA Urges nomination of clean candidates - The Island 10th July 2015

Unveiling of the photo of the 32nd PresidentEng. Benedict Ulluwishewa

The photograph of Eng.BenedictUlluwishewa, the 32ndPresdent of the OPA, was unveiled on the 23rd July, 2015 at 7pm during the meeting of the EXCO at the OPA auditorium with the participation of Forum Members and Special Invitees.

Hon. Wijayadasa Rajapaksa, the Minister of Justice, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

The Key Note Speaker was Dr.T.A.G.Gunasekara

The dinner for all the participants was hosted by Eng. Benedict Ulluwishewa.

OBITUARIES

Eng. ThilakWijesinghe a Founder Member and a former EXCO member of the OPA passed away on 3rd July, 2015. The cremation took place at the general cemetery on 05th July after keeping the remains at his residence at 168, Castle Street, Colombo 8.

JUDGEMENT THAT TRIGGERED MARTIAL LAW RIOTS IN 1915 IN CEYLON

(Britain’s Divide and Rule policy)

Martial Law was declared in 1915 in Ceylon by Sir Robert Chalmers the then Governor. The British Government Agent of Kandy was directly responsible for the riots.

The rioting was in consequence of the denial by the GA of the Central Province to the Buddhists of Gampola, permission to conduct their procession as of old, from their temple, with music rights, through Ambegamuwa Street, to a part of the Mahaweli Ganga. An application was made to the GA by the Trustee/Nilame of the Devale, on 27th August 1912. But the British GA refused to grant his permission, on the ground that the Hambaya Mohameddans (not the Ceylon Moors), who had recently built a mosque in Ambegamuwa Street, objected to the Buddhist procession passing their mosque, with music. The Trustee of the Devale let the preparations for the procession temporarily slide, and instituted an Action in the District Court of Kandy in September 1913, complaining that the GA wrongfully and in breach of the Kandyan Convention (signed in 1815 by the British Govt and the Kandyan Chieftains), refused the Plaintiff permission to conduct the procession through that portion of the Ambegamuwa Street, within one hundred yards of the Hambaya Mohameddans’ mosque, with the accompaniment of music, as was done for hundreds of years.

With the coming of British Rule, a disturbing element crept in. The Coastal Moors from South India/ identified as the Hambaya Mohameddans (some of the most fanatical and intolerant among the muslims of India) came to Ceylon in large numbers for purposes of trade, and were allowed to establish themselves in various towns. The Ceylon Muslims somewhat looked down upon these coastal moors. They therefore erected their own mosques for their worship. They then insisted on the stoppage of all music whenever a procession passed one of their mosques. This was a preposterous and unprecedented demand, which the British GA gladly gave into, in a predominantly Buddhist country of nearly 82% Buddhists, and not even half percent Coastal Moors! Processions like Peraheras, play an important part in the religious and national life of the people. The stoppage of

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this particular procession was bound to lead to trouble. It was the obtuse intransigence of the Coastal Moors (the Hambayas) that was the direct cause of the Riots of 1915. The GA and the British authorities foolishly and short- sightedly backed the demands of the Coastal Moors. In any event the British adopted the policy of Divide and Rule, in all the countries they colonized.

In this instance it boomeranged on the British.

For the “Diyakapana”ceremony, the procession from time immemorial had gone from the Devale along Ambegamuwa Street to Porutota, to the Mahaweli Ganga, with the accompaniment of music. It had to pass some Christian churches, Hindu temples and even some mosques of the Ceylon Moors. No one objected to this perahera with music, passing these places of worship. These Coastal Moors threatened to riot if the perahera passed with music, within 100 yards of their mosque.

On the refusal of the British GA to grant him a license, the Basnayake Nilame Tikiri Banda Elikewela on 30th Sept 1913, filed an Action against the British Attorney General of Ceylon. The Plaint was settled by the well known Kandy lawyer C.A.La Brooy. To this Plaint, the AG filed answer through F.C.Liefching, settled by Sir Thomas Garvin – Solicitor General. Sir Thomas was later elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. He was assisted by Crown Counsel V.M.Fernando (later Justice Fernando).

The Trial in the District Court of Kandy, came up before a Christian judge, Sir Paul E. Peiris (D.Litt/Cantab) Barrister and of the Ceylon Civil Service. He was one of the cleverest judges of his day surpassing the intellect of many a British judge. The Judgement of the District Judge Sir Paul, permitting the perahera to pass along the streets accompanied by music, was delivered in June 1914. He found that instead of binding the Hambaya Mohammedens of the mosque to keep the peace, the British GA directed the Police to plant pipes 50 yards away from each side of the mosque, and to inform the Buddhists

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that they should not sound their music while going over these 100 yards. Incidentally, Sir Paul’s daughter Mrs Miriam de Saram was a great meditator, though a practicing Christian. Two of her sons Rohan and Druvi, are world famous musicians, the former a cellist and the latter a pianist.

At the Trial before Sir Paul, Sir Stewart Schneider with C.A.La Brooy, E.W.Perera, Charles Batuwantudawe and D.R.Wijewardene ( owner of Lake House) appeared for the Plaintiff. After the DJ Sir Paul’ gave judgement in favour of the Plaintiff Basnayake Nilame, the British authorities promptly appealed against this judgement.

. We can see to what extent they would go to appease those whom they are sponsoring. The present generation of British rulers is no better. The leopard can never change its spots. The Appeal came up before Justice W.S.Shaw and Sir Thomas E. de Sampayo KC, and was argued from 18 th to 21 st Jan 1915. Sir Anton Bertram KC Attorney General, with James Van Langenburg KC Solicitor General, and V.M. Fernando Crown Counsel appeared for the Govt. B.W.Bawa KC with E.W.Perera and D.R.Wijewardene of Lake House fame appeared for Plaintiff-Respondent Elikawela. This was during the 2nd World War (1914 to 1918).

In 1915, the riots between the Sinhalese and the Coastal Moors broke out, and spread to Kandy and other neighbouring areas. The British panicked. They thought that this was to oust them from Ceylon. The Governor Sir Robert Chalmers was determined to quell the riots by foul means or fair. He declared Martial Law, with orders to shoot the Sinhalese at sight. Before his arrival in Ceylon he was the financial genius of the British Treasury, who prepared the famous budget of Prime Minister Lloyd George in 1909. As a reward for his services he was sent to Ceylon as Governor. He was no administrator. He lived in an ivory tower, in Queen’s House, Colombo, and Queen’s Cottage in Nuwara Eliya. He was a Pali scholar. Chalmers Granaries in Pettah was named after him. Now it houses the SL Customs.

Herbert Dowbeggin the IGP, enlisted the British planters to quell the riots in the central province. Several Kandyan Chieftains were killed. Edward Henry Pedris (the son of William Pedris) was court martialled, and shot dead in a

gruesome manner, by the British. It is reported that Edward Pedris’ father was prepared to give his son’s weight in gold to the British, to save his life. Issipathanaramaya in Greenland Road, was built by Edward’s father in his memory.

The great patriot, Lawyer E.W.Perera, braved the submarine- infested seas and sailed to England, to make known the situation in Ceylon, to the British authorities in London. It is said that this trip was financed by another patriot, Barrister F.R.Senanayake (brother of D.S.Senanayake). E.W.Perera whilst in England made a nuisance of himself to the Secy of State for the Colonies, by persistently getting some Irish Members of Parliament to put awkward questions about the atrocities taking place in Ceylon by the British, in the suppression of the riots. The Secy of State called upon Governor Chalmers for a report. It is said that E.W.Perera risked his life by smuggling a “Shoot at Sight” Order of the Governor, stitched into his shoe, when he set sail. Had it been detected in Ceylon, he would have surely been shot. Such were the dirty tactics of the British.

The whole country was inflamed by the atrocities committed by the Governor, the IGP and the Commander of the Army. Several leaders such as D.S.Senanayake, F.R.Senanayake, Charles Batuwanthudawe, the Hewavitharanes, Proctor A.A.Wickremasinghe of Kegalle were incarcerated and were to be shot. They committetd no crime but agitated against the British as members of the Temperance Movement. One man who was perfectly unafraid was Proctor Wickremasinghe (father of Lawyer Winston and father –in-law of General Wijekoon) who boiled with indignation when he learnt of the wanton shooting of the poor villagers. When once roused by any injustice, nothing could stop him.

After E.W.Perera’s representations in England, and after being released from jail. D.S, F.R and Wickremasinghe were elected to a committee to collect necessary material, and a Memorial was sent to Bonar Law, the Secy of State for the Colonies. Many commissions were appointed. The British here knew that the Ceylonese were going hell for leather for Independence, if nothing was done to redress the grievances of the Sinhalese.

Tamil Leaders headed by Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan

KC, and Sinhalese Leaders spoke in one voice. Governor Sir Robert Chalmers was recalled, and Sir John Anderson was sent to replace him. Though it appeared that Chalmers made an ignonimous exit he was later made Lord Chalmers. This was no punishment for atrocities committed, but a reward for maintaing their policy of Divide and Rule.

To restore order, Governor Anderson gave peremptory orders that the perahera was not to be interfered with. The Coastal Moors climbed down and cooled their fanaticism. In 1917, Sir John Anderson himself attended the perahera as did the Snhalese Kings of old, and the perehera marched thereafter along Ambegamuwa Street in all its splendour and glory, with the accompaniment of music.

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Biography Sir Isaac Newton

Early Life of Newton

Sir Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, in 1643, to a relatively poor farming family. His father died 3 months before he was born. His mother later remarried, but her second husband did not get on with Isaac; leading to friction between Isaac and his parents. The young Isaac attended school at King’s School, Grantham in Lincolnshire (where his signature is still inscribed in the walls.. Isaac was one of the top students, but before completing his studies his mother withdrew him from school, so Isaac could work as a farmer. It was only through the intervention of the headmaster that Isaac was able to return to finish his studies; he passed his final exams with very good results, and was able to go to Trinity College, Cambridge.

At Cambridge he was able to pursue his interests in mathematics, science and physics. At the time the prevailing education was based

on Aristotle, but Isaac was more interested in modern mathematicians such as ReneDescartes. Isaac Newton had a prodigious capacity to consider mathematical problems, and then focus on them until he had solved the mystery behind them. His one pointed nature led him to, at times, be detached from the world. For example, he had little time for women. An early teenage romance came to nothing, and he remained single throughout his life.

Sir Isaac Newton, has been referred to as one of the greatest genius’ of history. His mathematical and scientific achievements give credence to such a view. Amongst his many accomplishments in the field of science include:

Developing a theory of Calculus. Unfortunately, at the same time as Newton, calculus was being developed by Leibinz. When Leibinz published his results, there was a bitter feud between the two men, with Newton claiming plagiarism. This bitter feud lasted until Leibinz death in 1713, it also extended between British mathematicians and the continent.

Mathematical Achievements of Newton

• Generalized binomial theorem

• Newton’s identities,

• Newton’s method,

• classified cubic plane curves (polynomials of degree three in two variables),

Newton at Cambridge

We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. – Marie Curie I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough;

we must do. – Leonardo da Vinci


that they should not sound their music while going over these 100 yards. Incidentally, Sir Paul’s daughter Mrs Miriam de Saram was a great meditator, though a practicing Christian. Two of her sons Rohan and Druvi, are world famous musicians, the former a cellist and the latter a pianist.

At the Trial before Sir Paul, Sir Stewart Schneider with C.A.La Brooy, E.W.Perera, Charles Batuwantudawe and D.R.Wijewardene ( owner of Lake House) appeared for the Plaintiff. After the DJ Sir Paul’ gave judgement in favour of the Plaintiff Basnayake Nilame, the British authorities promptly appealed against this judgement.

. We can see to what extent they would go to appease those whom they are sponsoring. The present generation of British rulers is no better. The leopard can never change its spots. The Appeal came up before Justice W.S.Shaw and Sir Thomas E. de Sampayo KC, and was argued from 18 th to 21 st Jan 1915. Sir Anton Bertram KC Attorney General, with James Van Langenburg KC Solicitor General, and V.M. Fernando Crown Counsel appeared for the Govt. B.W.Bawa KC with E.W.Perera and D.R.Wijewardene of Lake House fame appeared for Plaintiff-Respondent Elikawela. This was during the 2nd World War (1914 to 1918).

In 1915, the riots between the Sinhalese and the Coastal Moors broke out, and spread to Kandy and other neighbouring areas. The British panicked. They thought that this was to oust them from Ceylon. The Governor Sir Robert Chalmers was determined to quell the riots by foul means or fair. He declared Martial Law, with orders to shoot the Sinhalese at sight. Before his arrival in Ceylon he was the financial genius of the British Treasury, who prepared the famous budget of Prime Minister Lloyd George in 1909. As a reward for his services he was sent to Ceylon as Governor. He was no administrator. He lived in an ivory tower, in Queen’s House, Colombo, and Queen’s Cottage in Nuwara Eliya. He was a Pali scholar. Chalmers Granaries in Pettah was named after him. Now it houses the SL Customs.

Herbert Dowbeggin the IGP, enlisted the British planters to quell the riots in the central province. Several Kandyan Chieftains were killed. Edward Henry Pedris (the son of William Pedris) was court martialled, and shot dead in a

gruesome manner, by the British. It is reported that Edward Pedris’ father was prepared to give his son’s weight in gold to the British, to save his life. Issipathanaramaya in Greenland Road, was built by Edward’s father in his memory.

The great patriot, Lawyer E.W.Perera, braved the submarine- infested seas and sailed to England, to make known the situation in Ceylon, to the British authorities in London. It is said that this trip was financed by another patriot, Barrister F.R.Senanayake (brother of D.S.Senanayake). E.W.Perera whilst in England made a nuisance of himself to the Secy of State for the Colonies, by persistently getting some Irish Members of Parliament to put awkward questions about the atrocities taking place in Ceylon by the British, in the suppression of the riots. The Secy of State called upon Governor Chalmers for a report. It is said that E.W.Perera risked his life by smuggling a “Shoot at Sight” Order of the Governor, stitched into his shoe, when he set sail. Had it been detected in Ceylon, he would have surely been shot. Such were the dirty tactics of the British.

The whole country was inflamed by the atrocities committed by the Governor, the IGP and the Commander of the Army. Several leaders such as D.S.Senanayake, F.R.Senanayake, Charles Batuwanthudawe, the Hewavitharanes, Proctor A.A.Wickremasinghe of Kegalle were incarcerated and were to be shot. They committetd no crime but agitated against the British as members of the Temperance Movement. One man who was perfectly unafraid was Proctor Wickremasinghe (father of Lawyer Winston and father –in-law of General Wijekoon) who boiled with indignation when he learnt of the wanton shooting of the poor villagers. When once roused by any injustice, nothing could stop him.

After E.W.Perera’s representations in England, and after being released from jail. D.S, F.R and Wickremasinghe were elected to a committee to collect necessary material, and a Memorial was sent to Bonar Law, the Secy of State for the Colonies. Many commissions were appointed. The British here knew that the Ceylonese were going hell for leather for Independence, if nothing was done to redress the grievances of the Sinhalese.

Tamil Leaders headed by Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan

KC, and Sinhalese Leaders spoke in one voice. Governor Sir Robert Chalmers was recalled, and Sir John Anderson was sent to replace him. Though it appeared that Chalmers made an ignonimous exit he was later made Lord Chalmers. This was no punishment for atrocities committed, but a reward for maintaing their policy of Divide and Rule.

To restore order, Governor Anderson gave peremptory orders that the perahera was not to be interfered with. The Coastal Moors climbed down and cooled their fanaticism. In 1917, Sir John Anderson himself attended the perahera as did the Snhalese Kings of old, and the perehera marched thereafter along Ambegamuwa Street in all its splendour and glory, with the accompaniment of music.

* President’s Counsel

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Biography Sir Isaac Newton

Early Life of Newton

Sir Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, in 1643, to a relatively poor farming family. His father died 3 months before he was born. His mother later remarried, but her second husband did not get on with Isaac; leading to friction between Isaac and his parents. The young Isaac attended school at King’s School, Grantham in Lincolnshire (where his signature is still inscribed in the walls.. Isaac was one of the top students, but before completing his studies his mother withdrew him from school, so Isaac could work as a farmer. It was only through the intervention of the headmaster that Isaac was able to return to finish his studies; he passed his final exams with very good results, and was able to go to Trinity College, Cambridge.

At Cambridge he was able to pursue his interests in mathematics, science and physics. At the time the prevailing education was based

on Aristotle, but Isaac was more interested in modern mathematicians such as ReneDescartes. Isaac Newton had a prodigious capacity to consider mathematical problems, and then focus on them until he had solved the mystery behind them. His one pointed nature led him to, at times, be detached from the world. For example, he had little time for women. An early teenage romance came to nothing, and he remained single throughout his life.

Sir Isaac Newton, has been referred to as one of the greatest genius’ of history. His mathematical and scientific achievements give credence to such a view. Amongst his many accomplishments in the field of science include:

Developing a theory of Calculus. Unfortunately, at the same time as Newton, calculus was being developed by Leibinz. When Leibinz published his results, there was a bitter feud between the two men, with Newton claiming plagiarism. This bitter feud lasted until Leibinz death in 1713, it also extended between British mathematicians and the continent.

Mathematical Achievements of Newton

• Generalized binomial theorem

• Newton’s identities,

• Newton’s method,

• classified cubic plane curves (polynomials of degree three in two variables),

Newton at Cambridge

We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. – Marie Curie I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough;

we must do. – Leonardo da Vinci

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• Substantial contributions to the theory of finite differences,

• Use of fractional indices

• Used geometry to derive solutions to Diophantine equations.

• Used power series with confidence and to revert power series.

• Discovered a new formula for pi.

Scientific Achievements of Newton

• Optics – Newton made great advancements into the study of optics. In particular he developed the spectrum by splitting white light through a prism.

• Telescope – Made significant improvements to the development of the telescope. However, when his ideas were criticised by Hooke, Newton withdrew from the public debate. He developed an antagonistic and hostile attitude to Hooke, throughout his life.

• Mechanics and Gravitation. In his famous book PrincipaMathematica. Newton explained the three laws of motion that laid the framework for modern physics.

This involved explaining planetary movements.

Newton Hit on the Head with an Apple

The most popular anecdote about Sir Isaac Newton is the story of how the theory of gravitation came to him, after being hit on the head with a falling apple. In reality, Newton and his friends may have exaggerated this story. Nevertheless, it is quite likely that seeing apples fall from trees may have influenced his theories of gravity.

Newton’s Religious Belief’s

As well as being a scientist, Newton actually spent more time investigating religious issues. He read the Bible daily, believing it to be the word of God. Nevertheless, he was not satisfied with the Christian interpretations of the Bible. For example, he rejected the philosophy of the Holy Trinity, his beliefs were closer to the Christian beliefs in Arainism (basically there was a difference between Jesus Christ and God)

Newton – Bible Code

Newton was fascinated with the early Church and also the last chapter of the Bible Revelations. He spent many hours poring over the Bible, trying to find the secret Bible Code. He was rumoured to be a Rosicrucian. However, the religious belief’s that Newton held could have caused serious embarrassment at the time. Because of this he kept his views hidden, almost to the point of obsession. This desire for secrecy seemed to be part of his nature. It was only on his death that his papers were opened up. The bishop who first opened Newton’s box, actually found them too shocking for public release, therefore, they were kept closed for many more years.

Newton and Alchemy

Newton was also interested in alchemy. He experimented on many objects, using a lot of Mercury. Very high levels of mercury in his blood stream may have contributed to his early death and irregularities in later life.

Newton was made member of the Royal Society in 1703. He was also given the job of Master of Mint in 1717. He took this job seriously and unofficially was responsible for moving England from the silver standard to the gold standard.

Newton was an extraordinary polymath; the universe simply fascinated him. He sought to discover the hidden and outer mysteries of life. With his sharp intellect and powers of concentration, he was able to contribute to tremendous developments in many areas of science. He was a unique individual. John Maynard Keynes, a twentieth century genius, said of Newton:

“I do not think that any one who has pored over the contents of that box which he packed up when he finally left Cambridge in 1696 and which, though partly dispersed, have come down to us, can see him like that. Newton was not the first of the age of reason. He was the last of the magicians, the last of the Babylonians and Sumerians, the last great mind which looked out on the visible and intellectual world with the same eyes as those who began to build our intellectual inheritance rather less than 10,000 years ago. Isaac Newton, a posthumous child born with no father on Christmas Day, 1642, was the last wonderchild to whom the Magi could do sincere and appropriate homage.”

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