Phoenix Duty Free Services Awarded Contract Bypassing Tender Procedure Nishantha Wickremesinghe, Chairman SriLankan Airlines admitted that he personally chose a company handling airline in-flight duty free sales to be contracted from April this year to manage and handle duty free in-flight sales on all SriLankan flights. He did so blatantly violating necessary tender procedure given [...]
In a blatant disregard of the laws of this country Chairman of Sri Lankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe admitted to The Sunday Leader that his son Shehan Michael Wickremesinghe violated Sri Lanka Customs regulations when he brought with him foreign exchange to the equivalent of Rs. 3.1 million in April this year and did not declare [...]
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 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 [...]
