Japanese Millionaire alleges Dilantha owes USD 320,000 for Lamborghini Dilantha Malagamuwa must Surrender to Court on return from Malaysia “String of Legal Battles” blocks Dilantha from ‘Driving Off’ By Faraz Shauketaly Sri Lanka’s lone motor car racing star Dilantha Malagamuwa was refused anticipatory bail by a Colombo Court and asked to surrender to Court on [...]
By Ranee Mohamed We reported the raid by the National Child Protection Authority last Wednesday on Prem Niwasa in Rawatawatte. As the NCPA and the Criminal Investigations Department continue their investigations, mystery surrounds the identity of the local counterpart of the foreign adoption agency to whom a part of the payment of U.S. dollars ten [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara Speculation is rife as to who has cut down a sandalwood tree at the Bandaranayake Ayurveda Research Centre (BARC), Navinna. A sandalwood tree which was said to be over 50 years old and nearly 30 feet in height with three feet circumference has been cut and removed by an unidentified group from [...]
Strange bedfellows: Fonseka, Sarath Silva and Daya Gamage “Gamage Effectively got it for free” 5-Member TEC had 3 Political Appointees By Faraz Shauketaly A perfectly profitable state owned and managed enterprise was handed over on a platter breaking established norms and robbing the people – was the claim made by government Minister and MP for [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The allegation leveled against UNP Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe that his homosexual tendencies have affected the party’s progress is a much talked of topic in political circles. The 16th charge in the list of charges level against Wickremasinghe by UNP Southern Provincial Councilor and Attorney Maithri Gunaratne states fear has been instilled [...]
An attempt to monopolize the liquor industry using the nationalization movement By Ashwin Hemmathagama Although it is intended to look like political victimization, the controversial Bill – Revival of Underperforming Enterprises and Underutilised Assets, which will be presented to Parliament this week will pave the way for some relatives of the Rajapaksa family and their [...]
The window of opportunity for challenging a Bill in the Supreme Court is critical to the Rule of Law By Shibly Aziz President’s Counsel and President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka A draft (Bill) of a law proposed to be passed by Parliament titled, The Revival of Underperforming Enterprises and Underutilized Assets Act [...]
By S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole As I enjoy a well-deserved rest in London, having fled there because of harassment and threat of arrest, TamilNet has issued a description of my travails with inaccuracies and the claim that I have fallen out with the President. This is not surprising that when I was a candidate for [...]
By Rengan Devarajan Attorney-at-Law, Jaffna This is in response to Professor Hoole’s statement that you wanted the readers to pay particular attention to last Sunday. In his statement under the heading “Jeevan Hoole, Douglas Devananda and the Police”, Dr Hoole has brought the investigation for his criminal behaviour to the press in total disregard for [...]
By Ranee Mohamed – Photo by Lalith Perera The Madam would make her fists into balls and hit out at my eyes every time she considered my work to be slow. The pain was unbearable,” said Nadarajah Rajeshawary (27). Rajeshwary, a resident of Lewalawatte, Wanduraba, is now receiving treatment at Ward No. 10 of the [...]
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