Calls between Dayasiri and Jayasekera start on July 10,..., Campaign donation from Perpetual Treasuries associate tie..., Mangala slams Dayasiri for ‘running with the hare and...
Political opponents slammed former Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera after he acknowledged taking a campaign contribution of Rs. 1 million from Walt Row and Associates, a company linked to Perpetual Treasuries, ahead of the August 2015 parliamentary election, even as his party ran on the ‘bandumkare’ or Treasury Bond scandal slogan at the same poll.“It was a case of running with the hare and hunting with...
In spite of being favourable to the draft of 20th Amendment to the Constitution, presented by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) last week, Member of Parliament and Constitutional expert Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne says the United Left Front (ULF) and the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) majority group which he represents is still supportive of formulating a new Constitution for the country.“I believe it...
Commenting on the legal battle against JO Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila, wife of foreign investor Brian Shaddick, Janet Elizabeth Shaddick said the couple was disheartened by the practical difficulties they faced in continuing the case which was being prolonged due to inherent issues in the legal system.Speaking at a press conference in Colombo yesterday, Shaddick said they had not pursued legal action...
National Insurance Trust Fund provides Rs 40m for flood...
The National Insurance Trust Fund Board (NITF) has released Rs. 40 million to provide immediate emergency relief to the flood affected and displaced people, NITF Chairman Manjula de Silva said.He said the NITF provides the funds while the relief measures are being carried out through the Ministry of Disaster Management (DMC) and the Ministry of Home Affairs.“There is no specific allocation as such but all...
When the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena threatened her in open court in January 2016, a new battle-front opened for Sandhya Ekneligoda, wife of missing journalist Prageeth. Braving threats and intimidation, even as she battled separately to find Prageeth, Sandhya saw the criminal intimidation case against Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera to its finish last week. After years of running amok and...
The 2009 Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year main award winner Dinesh Chandimal will lead Sri Lanka at the forthcoming away-series against the West Indies. The team left for the Caribbean Islands last Friday.Besides Chandimal, two other Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year main award winners are included in the tour party. They are Niroshan Dickwella and Kusal Mendis who had won...
