UNP Member of Parliament and President’s Counsel Mr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, who made allegations of corruption against a certain government minister during Tuesday (17) parliamentary session, refused to disclose names, places and other details when contacted by the Sunday Leader. He claimed that the minister in question demanded a commission against a Japanese entity that offered to [...]
Approximately 20 mediators who were to be appointed as JP’s were suspended under allegations of corruption, the Ministry of Justice said. JP’s are somewhat notorious for charging fees to carry out services that they are supposed to do for free. ‘These people are appointed without proper screening and are mostly political appointees’ said Mr. Suhada [...]
The City of Delhi, India has one of the worst traffic violation rates in the world. Unable to cope up with the sheer numbers of violations occurring on a daily basis, the Delhi Police opened up a Facebook page and encouraged people to contribute ‘evidence’ of traffic violations in order to track down more wrong [...]
By Cassandra Mascarenhas In August 2009, the Director of Environmental Management of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) attempted to illegally obtain environmental approval for the construction of an industrial park in Mirigama from the Central Environmental Authority. The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka commenced an environmental examination of the Mahayaya Estate [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara Disregarding the Election Commissioner’s directives, the Urban Development Authority (UDA) has released several vehicles from its fleet for election campaign work in Matale, Deniyaya and Colombo, The Sunday Leader learns. Seven UDA double cabs bearing registration numbers 59-214, 57-4068, 54-7027, 54-7502, 57-4065, 58-7245 and 56-3242, as well as a motor car, registration [...]
By Prof. Charles Ponnuthurai Sarvan Robert Burns claimed that, despite poverty, “A man’s a man for all that.” Those who know the circumstances of his early years will understand the defiant assertion of the song, but poverty means meagre food, if not starvation; inadequate protection from the weather, and shabby, tattered, clothes. It means a [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema An initiative of Transparency International of Sri Lanka (TISL), the Programme for Protection of Public Resources (PPPR), notes that the governing party in its presidential election campaign has during December misused state resources amounting to millions of rupees. The PPPR has also stated that the Tharunyata Hetak youth organisation headed by [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminal (CPSTL) employees are up in arms against its Chairman (Rtd) Maj. Gen. M. R. W. De Soyza’s wasteful expenses, CPSTL sources told The Sunday Leader. Since assuming duties four months ago De Soyza has spent Rs. 7 million to refurbish his office, while another Rs. 17.4 million has [...]
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