The IGP ordered the CID to investigate the death of two university students at Imbulgoda Junction on September 27, 2012.
The two students, Janaka Bandara Ekanayake from Matale and Sisitha Priyankara from Colombo 15, died during a march from Kandy to Colombo by university students, demanding 6 percent of GDP for education.
At the time, the deaths were said to be a result of an accident.
Ekanayake was a student of University of Kelaniya and Priyankara was a student of the University of Ruhuna.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in lawyer’s cloak leaving Colombo High Court after the conclusion of yesterday’s hearing into his second son, Yoshitha’s case.Rajapaksa took oaths as an Attorney-at-Law in the 1970s. He practiced as a lawyer till 1994 and thereafter for a brief period from 2001.
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) seeks Interest and Business Proposals from interested parties for the development process of Colombo Port's East Container terminal (ECT). The decision has also obtained the Minister's approval at a Cabinet meeting held last week. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has also been appointed as transaction adviser to the Colombo Port's East terminal project by the Cabinet decision.
The constructions of Colombo Port's East Terminal (ECT) have already completed in 400 meters out of 12,000 proposed. However currently the SLPA is handling bulk cargo vessels operations in constructed area and is being received extra income. The terminal helps to reduce the container traffic in other terminals at the Colombo port.
The second deep-water terminal in the Colombo Port Expansion Project is the East Container terminal. It has been planned to commence terminal operations as joint venture arrangement with a shipping line or a private terminal operator with 51% of Equity owned by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
In the year 1999, then-president Chandrika Bandaranaike hand-picked retired Judge Sarath N. Silva to the post of Chief Justice. The appointment came under scrutiny from the international and local fora, as two petitions were being examined in the Supreme Court against him.
Over the years, he aligned himself with a number of leaders. Most recently during the 2015 general election, he pledged his support to Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Speaking on the retired Chief Justice, Attorney-at-Law Karunaratne Herath stated that Sarath N. Silva pledged his support to Mahinda Rajapaksa after it became clear that he would not receive the post of Prime Minister under the current government. He added that Sarath N. Silva joined Mahinda Rajapaksa with the hope that he will be made Chairman of the new party.
Retired Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva participated in a meeting of local government representatives convened by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday February 14.
Today, February 15, the Leader of the Democratic Left Front Vasudeva Nanayakkara was questioned by journalists on Sarath N. Silva’s support for the joint opposition, given that he had opposed the former president in the past.
Responding to the question, Vasudeva Nanayakkara noted that the decision must be made by the former president himself. He stated that Silva, who has joined Mahinda Rajapaksa now, had opposed him in the past and rejoined on several occasions.
The Leader of the Democratic Left Front also noted that the retired chief justice has on earlier occasions aligned himself with former president Chandrika Bandaranaike and also Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka as well.
Veteran journalist and political analyst Victor Ivan gave a more direct view on the retired chief Justice, highlighting Silva’s time when he was subject to inspection by police for being with a woman in a car parked near the Diyawanna Oya. The veteran journalist noted that in truth, at that time, the country’s chief justice did not have his pants on.
Ududumbara Police, on a tip off given by residents yesterday arrested a daughter who kept her 87- year- old mother in a kennel adjoining her palacious house.
Police inspected the cage where the mother was kept and found that she was suffering from skin infection due to the unhygienic environment.
Later, she was admitted to the Medamahanuwara Hospital. Police said that her daughter has neglected her for years while she was staying in the second floor of the house with her child.
The 87- year - old woman has not received food regularly. The daughter who was arrested by the Police is reportedly running a canteen at a local hospital. Investigations into this incident are being conducted under the directive of Teldeniya SP C.W. Rajapaksa.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa gave up the SLFP chairmanship over personal issues, or not because he loved this country nor the party, Minister S. B. Dissanayake says.
The observation was made at a press conference held in Colombo this afternoon (15).
The Minister claimed the former President had to give up party chairmanship amid corruption and fraud investigations initiated aiming his (Mahinda Rajapaksa’s) family members.
“It’s a big lie if Rajapaksa says that he gave up the chairmanship because he loves this country and the party,” he added.
However, the former President yesterday stressed he gave up the chairmanship of the SLFP since he had no intention to see the party split. “He (President) got the chairmanship from me using executive powers,” Rajapaksa said.
Bail Applications were filed at Colombo High Court on behalf of five individuals including Yoshitha Rajapaksa, arrested for alleged involvement in money laundering at Carlton Sports Network.
Through the bail applications, the lawyers of the five suspects have challenged the decision by the Kaduwela Magistrate to deny bail to them. The applications will be taken up for support on February 17.
Yoshitha Rajapaksa and the others were arrested on January 30
Four Navy Sports Club players have been suspended by the Sri Lanka Navy for wearing wrist bands that said "YOO7" during a match with Army at the Dialog Rugby league encounter yesterday (14).
The wrist bands have been worn by the players in order to express their solidarity with son of former President Mahinda Rakapaksa and former Navy SC captain Yoshitha Rajapaksa who has been remanded over allegations of fraud.
The four players have been suspended from the Navy squad until investigations are being carried out into the incident, stated Navy Spokesman Akram Alavi.
