By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The government has so far spent over Rs. 1.6 billion on the Api Wavamu Rata Nagamu programme aimed at uplifting the agriculture sector and building a self-sufficient country. Nevertheless, the government continues to import food items to meet the local demand. The Api Wavamu Rata Nagamu programme was launched in 2008 for [...]
Show us the money By Frederica Jansz A9 Road and Hu Jintao On June 21 this year, Mahinda Rajapaksa as Minister for Ports and Highways signed a Cabinet Memorandum stating that the Government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Development Bank Co Ltd., (CDB) to the tune of 15 billion rupees. Accordingly [...]
By Frederica Jansz In an astounding fall from grace, Sri Lanka Cricket has seesawed from controversy to scandal and thence to a full blown crisis when details of its shoddy state of affairs was bared before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on July 6, in a report prepared by the Auditor General’s department. Hot [...]
Highway Robbery in Land Sale to Shangri-la and CATIC By Frederica Jansz Twenty acres of prime crown land used by the Sri Lanka Army Headquarters since the 19th Century and fronting the Galle Road at Colombo 1, has been sold by the Government to Shangri- La Hotels and Resorts and a Chinese Aero manufacturing firm, China [...]
By Frederica Jansz Sri Lanka Cricket also known formerly as the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka is in a financial melt down due to political interference, large scale corruption and short-sighted management policies. Cricket has become a passion for almost every Sri Lankan. Sadly the gentlemen’s game has been swamped by high finance, leading to persons without the [...]
By Faraz Shauketaly Growing unease that the latest purchase contract for Gas Oil by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has gone against the grain of the approval granted by the Cabinet of Ministers, has prompted Petroleum Minister Susil Premajayantha to seek clarification from CPC officials – after The Sunday Leader pointed out some glaring deficiencies and [...]
G.M. Badra Jayaweera on ‘leave’ not dismissed Rs. 620 Million ‘fraud’ alleged at LECO By Faraz Shauketaly The Ceylon Electricity Board’s continued imbroglio displays little sign of being resolved anytime in the near future with the Chairman Vidya Amarapala engaged in a number of controversies. Principal amongst these is the huge cost of power generation, [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara The Kennel Association of Sri Lanka (KASL) is in turmoil after the discovery of monetary fraud from within the organisation. Members of the KASL raised concerns that Association money amounting to Rs.1.8 million was illegally withdrawn on as many as 16 occasions over the past three months without the office-bearers’ knowledge. A [...]
Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Aravinda de Silva The 2011 Cricket World Cup is over and India has lifted the trophy. For Sri Lanka the disappointment of losing the cup has been compounded by the resignations of the captain, vice-captain and the board of selectors. As the dust began to settle on these resignations Trevor [...]
World Cup Final Match Tickets Sold At 12 Times The Original Price By Dinouk Colombage George Steuarts Travels, the official travel agency for Sri Lanka Cricket, had sold tickets for the World Cup final, originally priced at Indian Rs.5,000, for a staggering Rs. 198,000 (US$1,800). Sixty tickets were sold to fans determined on seeing their [...]
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