Voice: People, Businessman, Person from Consumer Service Authority

2. Story – Up going Electricity bills
Electricity is one of main need of people. Electricity power mostly invention for diesel in the present. Government saying they have to increase electricity bill because of this situation. People saying this is big problem for them.

Voice: People, Business community

3. Village Profile – Gangodagama
Gangodagama village is originating from King Detutissa’s control period. People in that village said few villages join as a one village and it’s called Gangodagama. About 1200 families live in this village. Their main livelihood is agriculture.

Voice: Farmers in the village, Women’s, Youth, Ven. in Gangodagama temple

4. News
I. Start a garbage project in Matara Kekanadura.
II. Develop the war ground as a sports ground in Balapitiya.
III. Successfully finished civil security set up in Matara District.
IV. People in Kamburupitiya Hakmana area fecing difficulties, because no buses running in the night time.
V. Program started to donate blood for soldiers.

4. Fix-it (Didn’t pay compensations to shops which was destroyed by the fire)
Lot of shops in Kamburupitiya completely destroyed by a sudden fire happen near the petrol shed in Kamburupitiya on 08th December 2007. Government minister’s promise to give compensations for shop owners, but it didn’t happen yet. They request from ministers to pay their compensation quickly.

Voice: Shop owners, Business people, Mr. Mahesh Karunanayaka – Divisional Secretary, Kamburupitiya

5. Story – Sinhala village in Vavuniya which was stress by the war
Madukanda, Mawaduwa, Nelumkulama villages situated from 8 KMs far from Vavuniya town. Sinhala people live in these villages. This Sinhala people live very closely with other Tamil people before. But today we can’t see that co-operation between them, because of the war.

EMH Program
This week EMH program is about Environment.

Voice: Farmers, Businessman, Paddy mills owners, Mr. S. M. L. Gunathilaka – Agriculture Developing Additional Secretary, Agriculture Ministry

2. Story – Up going rice price and customers
Rice is the main food of Sri Lankan’s. But today customers cannot tenure rice price. They are saying they can’t eat rice if income is not good.

Voice: Mr. Mohidin Bawa – Executive Director, Customer Service Authority, Mr. Sam Edirisuriya – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Businessman, People

3. News
I. Agrarain harm in paddy fields in Matara District.
II. Businessman faces difficulties in Matara Kotuwegoda because weekly market is having near the public market.
III. Regional events start in National Youth Sports Festival.
IV.Business people blame to government, because they promise to give compensation to businessman who face trouble by the fire in Kamburupitiya.
V. Workers working in Weligama Tire Industry face difficulty because of the sprung fire happen in their industry and no fire extinguisher vehicle.

4. Fix-it (Didn’t reconstruct the water canal in Kamburupitiya)
Farmers in Kamburupitiya face difficulties because the water canal across the Kamburupitiya Sapugoda Karagahaamuna didn’t reconstruct for long time. This water canal connect to the Nilwala river. Farmers request from the government to reconstruct this dam quickly.

Voice: Kamburupitiya farmers, Mr. Jayatissa Kandambi – Former Secretary, Sapugoda Farmers Association, Mr. Chandana Siribaddana – Chairman, Kamburupitiya Pradesheeya Sabhawa, Mr. A. N. Wickramanayaka – Engineer, Irrigation Department, Matara

5. Lifeline – Discussion with monk in Batticaloa
People have so many thoughts and comments for the conflict in North and East. Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero of Batticaloa Mangalaramaya, he is doing so many things for the peace. This discussion is about how can we make a lasting peace.

EMH Program
This week EMH program is about Government Service.

Voice: Farmers, Businessman, Paddy mills owners, Mr. S. M. L. Gunathilaka – Agriculture Developing Additional Secretary, Agriculture Ministry

2. Story – Up going rice price and customers
Rice is the main food of Sri Lankan’s. But today customers cannot tenure rice price. They are saying they can’t eat rice if income is not good.

Voice: Mr. Mohidin Bawa – Executive Director, Customer Service Authority, Mr. Sam Edirisuriya – Additional Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Businessman, People

3. News
I. Agrarain harm in paddy fields in Matara District.
II. Businessman faces difficulties in Matara Kotuwegoda because weekly market is having near the public market.
III. Regional events start in National Youth Sports Festival.
IV. Business people blame to government, because they promise to give compensation to businessman who face trouble by the fire in Kamburupitiya.
V. Workers working in Weligama Tire Industry face difficulty because of the sprung fire happen in their industry and no fire extinguisher vehicle.

4. Fix-it (Didn’t reconstruct the water canal in Kamburupitiya)
Farmers in Kamburupitiya face difficulties because the water canal across the Kamburupitiya Sapugoda Karagahaamuna didn’t reconstruct for long time. This water canal connect to the Nilwala river. Farmers request from the government to reconstruct this dam quickly.

Voice: Kamburupitiya farmers, Mr. Jayatissa Kandambi – Former Secretary, Sapugoda Farmers Association, Mr. Chandana Siribaddana – Chairman, Kamburupitiya Pradesheeya Sabhawa, Mr. A. N. Wickramanayaka – Engineer, Irrigation Department, Matara

5. Lifeline – Discussion with monk in Batticaloa
People have so many thoughts and comments for the conflict in North and East. Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero of Batticaloa Mangalaramaya, he is doing so many things for the peace. This discussion is about how can we make a lasting peace.

EMH Program
This week EMH program is about Government Service.

Voice: Women’s who are doing prostitution, Small business women’s, Displaced women’s, Mrs. Chandrakanthi Weerasinghe – Co-coordinating Officer, Kantha Pihita Institute

2. Story – Do we can win the job world through the technical colleges and vocational training centers
Young generation have to lot of troubles and difficulties in the present. If they got good education it’s difficult to find a good job for them. So in that case again they go to vocational trainings. Government established several vocational training centers and technical colleges in several places for youth. Do our younger generation can or not win the job world through this vocational training centers and technical colleges?

Voice: Young boys and girls who are getting training from vocational training centers and technical colleges, Mr. C. Gajadeera – Principal, Technical College, Matara, Mr. S. D. Abeywickrama – Vocational TYraining Consultant, National Youth and Training Authority

3. News
I. Protest organize by unemployed graduates in Matara.
II. Dancing festival in Anura College Matara.
III. Free treatment service by Amitha medical center in Kahawelgoda temple.
IV. Taking new students for Weherahena Rewatha technical college.

4. Story – Problems of Corpse embalms
Youth main challenge is they cannot find a good job according to their knowledge. So they attract to other informal jobs like labors, drug dealers and etc. Some young boys are going to floweriest to as a Corpse embalms. Young people who are doing this job they don’t have good social accept and their health also not good.

Voice: Corpse embalms

5. Profile
Our youth community who doesn’t have a suitable job according to their education in the present, they trying to do self employment. Lal Keerthi is also a brainy person who won his life through self employment.

6. Discussion
Discussion about present job opportunities and vocational training.
Discussed With: Mr. H. G. Jayaweera – Coordinating Officer, Canada World University Service

EMH Program
This week EMH program is about irrigation.

Voice: Lovers, People, Mr. Channa Perera – Actor, Mr. Kelum Srimal – Artist

2. Story – Destroying Corel reef near coastal areas
Hikkaduwa is very famous for corel reef and also famous for tourist industry. We can see curious corallums and different kind of fishes in this area. But now these corallums begin to destroy because of people’s Carelessness.

Voice: Foreigners, People, Mr. Harischandra De Silva – Chairman, Small Hotel Owners Association, Hikkaduwa, Mr. Somadasa De Silva – National Convenor, Corel Reef Protection

3. Story – Successful and unsuccessful of using polythene ban
Using polythene is a big problem in South. To minimize this problem a new ecological law establish on 01st January 2007. Where by gave order not to use below 20 micron value polythene. Do this law continuing successfully? People saying it’s not continuing properly.

Voice: Business Community, Mr. Bandu Ranga Kariyawasam – Coordinator, Sri Lanka Green Moment, Mr. Jagath Gunawardena – Environment attorney-at-law, Mr. E. S. Deepal – Member of Akuressa Pradesheeya Sabhawa, Ms. Nilani Fernando – Matara District Environment Leader

4. Profile – Environment preservative project in Koggala Thalathuduwa
Koggala Thalathuduwa sylvan hermitage situated in bird island. At present complexity bio begin to destroy because of human activities and natural disasters. But now government take steps to make this as before.

Voice: Ven. Elle Indusoma Thero

5. News
I. Manure co-corporation taken steps to produce carbon manure generator.
II. Traditional industry craftsman’s organize a protest in Matara requesting to protect their traditional industry.
III. More than three lakh coconut trees pabulum to a fungal ailment.
IV. On going program in Southern province to protect rainy water.
V. Steps taken to start community based police units.

5. Discussion
Discussion about what are the environment problems and what are the solutions for that.

Discussed With: Mr. Samantha Malavipathirana – Regional Director, Environmental Authority, Regional Office, Galle

EMH Program
This week EMH program is about paddy.

Voice: Tamil people in Diyaduwa village, Elder community in estate sectors

2. Story – Problems for elders when they going to take government service
When elders going to take government service, some government officers didn’t care about elders problems. Don’t they have a proper system for this?

Voice: Mr. K. A. G. Jayasinghe – Senior Lecturer, Social Science Department, Ruhunu University, Mr. Sirisena – Old man, Ms. Saunhami – Old Women

3. Story – Difficulties of elders who are in elders home
Elder community have to face lot of problems when they going to elders home. Legitimacy is also a problem to continue the elders home.

Voice: Elder people, Mrs. Piyaseeli Rathnaweera – old women, Mr. P. M. Abeysinghe – Controller, Elders home

4. Profile – Experience of a mother

5. News
I. Road accidents take less amount in last year.
II. Aids conjuration for Malimbada Ogaspe disabled rehabilitation center.
III. Program started to build low expense houses in Galle district.
IV. Doctrinaire water project in Habaraduwa Olaganduwa.
V. Sri Lanka electricity board raid people who are taking electricity in unsuitable way.

5. Discussion
Discussion about what are the steps taken to minimise problems facing elder community?

Discussed With: Ms. Kalyani De Silva – Head Social Service Officer, Southern Province Social Service Department.

EMH Program
This week EMH program is about “Api Wawamu Rata Nagamu” concept.

Voice: Ms. Antonee – Diyadawa, Anton Ananthaiya – Deniyaya, Mr. Dharshana Liyanage – Lecturer, Sinhala Department, Ruhunu University, People

2. Story – Do we partake real freedom today?
Actually do we partake the real freedom? What are the people’s ideas? How the scholars see this through the social scientific? What should we do to get real freedom?

Voice: Mr. Victor Ivon – Editor, Ravaya News Paper, Mr. Jakson Anthony – Actor, People

3. Story – Experience of a Japan thero
A Japan thero explaining his experience of war, memories of Aranthala assassination when he spent time in Sri Lanka.

4. Story – People view after nullified the cease fire agreement
Cease fire agreement nullified on 16th January 2008. What will happen next?

Voice: Mr. Ranjith Yasarathna – Sub Mayor, Matara Municipal Council, People, A Teacher, A Businessman, A Journalist

5. News
I. Southern province 60th Independence festival.
II. New environment project start in Koggala Thalathuoya sylvan hermitage.
III. Protest against to increase the good prices.
IV. People’s blame to the government because they haven’t repair Matara Kumarathunga road for long time.
V. Held interviews to recruiting voluntary teachers for southern province before one year. But appointments were not given yet

5. Discussion
Discussion about political, cultural and social freedom.
Discussed With: Mr. H. G. Gunasoma – Deputy General Manager, People’s Bank, Matara

EMH Program
This week EMH program is about water protection.

Voice: Mr. Jinadasa Arambage – Principle, Meepavita School, Parents

2. Story – Difficulties for grade one applicants
Parents have to face so many challenges to attend their child to a school. Not only that children also getting trouble because of this. Some children don’t have a school yet.

Voice: Little Child, Mr. Chandana Devasurendra – Deputy Education Director, Matara

3. News
I. Steps taken to celebrate 60 Independence day by District Secretariat Office in Matara.
II. Methodical security system for Okkampitiya Dambayaya Ulugala area.
III. Lot of brigandage in Matara.
IV. Reconstruction of Hakmana Ellewela temple.

4. Story – Students who got high results from the A/L exam
Today we can see there is a good competition in Education field. Southern students got first place in different sectional from the last Advance Level exam.

Voice: Niroshan Chandimal – St. Alocias College, Galle, Mr. Sarath Kumara – Niroshan’s Father, Mr. W. A. Gunasekara – Principle, St. Alocias College

5. Story – Problems of teachers and officers
Teachers are the main group to take children in to the right way. But teachers also have so many problems. Can children get proper knowledge from teachers in the present?

Voice: Teachers and Officers, Mr. R. G. A. Mahanama – Principle, Rohana Maha Vidyalaya, Matara, Mr. K. H. A. Kularathna – Principle, Mirissa Maha Vidyalaya, Mr. Chandana Devasundra – Deputy Director, Zonal Education Office, Matara

5. Discussion
Discussion about problems in the Education field.
Discussed With: Mr. W. R. Weerakoon – Zonal Educational Director, Matara

EMH Program
This week EMH program is about rice crisis.

Voice: Jayantha Kumara – Driver, Kamburupitiya, M. Mohotti – Farmer, Indika Kumara, Urubokka
Rural youth

2. Story – Reasons of regional government officers not doing their work properly
In Sri Lanka there are lots of private and government institutes to provide good service for people. There are some different and equal things in these two sections. But some people say mostly they have to face difficulties when they go to government institutes to get government services. People say they face these problems because no diligent in government institutes.

Voice: Mr. Samanpriya Ariyasena – Assistant Land Scale Models, Hakmana Divisional Secretarial , Ms. Sujee Suriyaarachchi – Human Resource Officer, Mrs. Ruwan Pathirana – Assistant Government Manager, Hakmana Divisional Secretarial, Mr. Nimal Karunaratne – Samurdhi Developing Officer, Mr. Gamini Wanigasekara – Gramasewaka, Matara

3. News
I. People from 25 Samurdhi families in Lunugamwehera refusing cows given by thegovernment.
II. Taken steps to increase salaries of foreign Sri Lankans.
III. People worried in Welipitiya Divisional Secretarial because they haven’t a playground.
IV.Tissa Divisional Secretarial hope to give 10 lakh land blocks, and now they given ousand land blocks.
V.Taken steps to start youth transition program in Meddawatta co-operative on 10th February 2008.

4. Story – Diligent government services
These days’ people talking about how to take the Diligent Government Service program to the village. But, are people telling about government workers everyday like this?

Voice: Mr. P. Somasiri – Divisional Secretary, Hakmana, Mr. Nimal D. Gamage – Media adviser, Government Administration and ministry of native, Mr. Gamini Jayasekara – District Secretary

5. Discussion
Discussion about people problems when they need services from Regional Government Institutes, how to solve these problems, what are the problems of government workers?

Discussed With: Mr. Buddhapriya Nigamuni –Secretary, Ministry of health, indigenous medicine, social welfare, probation and childcare, labor

EMH Program
This week EMH program is about expenses of children’s new school terms.