A Sudden Death in custody or another extra judicial killing? By Nirmala Kannangara in Nuwara Eliya Pictures by Asoka Fernando The sudden demise of 40 year old Pitchai Jesudasan, the main suspect in The Sunday Leader Editor-in-Chief Lasantha Wickrematunge murder case has raised many questions. Jesudasan was arrested by the Terrorist Investigation Department (TID) on [...]
By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya It was Margaret Thatcher’s son, Mark Thatcher who said how business was done in Sri Lanka with his local front man, an arms dealer Ravi Wettesinghe in the late 1980s. His business dealings at the time his mother was the Prime Minister, was the subject of much press attention. Both Ravi Wettesinghe [...]
By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya A leaked US diplomatic cable says both the ICRC and the Indian High Commissioner had reported that their medical teams treating wounded have come across no evidence of chemical weapons or phosphorous use in Sri Lanka. The cable had originated from the US Ambassador Robert O. Blake on April 10, 2011. This [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema A tender notice published by the state owned Lanka Mineral Sands Limited has raised doubts among local entrepreneurs as to whether the tender was aimed at really finding a bidder or to discourage interested parties. Lanka Mineral Sands Limited announced the sale of several thousands of metric tons of llmenite, Rutile and Hi [...]
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 [...]
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