Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Pieris has ordered MP Namal Rajapaksa and five others be immediately arrested and produced before court.
The order was made on a submission by the Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID) of the Police in court this morning, that the transaction of rupees ten lakhs one hundred and twenty five thousand between the Rajapaksa owned 'Gower Corporation' and 'Hello Corp' to be suspicious in nature.
MP Rajapaksa is currently engaged in a protest march - 'Jana Satana Pada Yatra', against the government together with his father the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and members of the Joint Opposition.
PALLEKELE: Sri Lanka’s new bowling ‘find’ Lakshan Sandakan said that it was hard to explain how he felt when he was told that he was playing in his first Test against Australia at the Pallekele Stadium.
“Australia are the world number one team and everyone wants to do well in Test cricket against them. I got an opportunity and I wanted to do well. Hard to explain how I feel,” said Sandakan after taking four wickets for 58 to dismiss Australia for 203 on the second day.
“Rangana (Herath) was a huge support. He told me how he did it when he played his first Test and what to expect. I thought I had a good day.”
Sandakan did not have to wait too long for his maiden Test wicket which was Mitchell Marsh whom he dismissed with a peach of a delivery in his sixth over. The batsman failed to pick up his wrong ’un and was bowled off stump.
“Mitchell Marsh is a guy who can play the anchor role. It’s a big wicket. Dismissing him was special,” said Sandakan. “I bowled a googly to the other batsman (Adam) Voges. He got beaten and I thought that I can take a wicket by mixing it up and I was able to fox Marsh and get his wicket.”
“I wanted to be the first chinaman bowler to play for Sri Lanka. That dream became a reality yesterday. Rangana was giving me a lot of tips. He wanted me not to get over excited and told me to stick to the basics. There was lot of support from the seniors and the captain too,” said the 25-year-old spinner who has played three years of first-class cricket for CCC and was the leading wicket-taker in the domestic cricket for the past two years.
He took 54 wickets in his first season, 45 in his second and after working a lot on his fitness with Chandrishan Perera at CCC and national spin coach Piyal Wijetunge and other coaches he won the Best Bowler’s Award last year with 52 wickets.
Educated at Karunaratne Vidyalaya, Mattumagala and coming under coaches Buddhi Prasanna and Madawa Mihran he was spotted by provincial coach Keerthi Gunaratne who took him Sanjeewa Mendis who helped him to get to De Mazenod and play first eleven cricket.
Sandakan is of the opinion that Sri Lanka will need to get something like 250 to 300 runs to be in with a chance of winning the Test. “The wicket I am sure will get drier and we have a good chance to win if we get more than 300.” – ST
Britain's biggest family have welcomed their 19th baby into the world.Sue and Noel Radford became proud parents to Phoebe Willow earlier this month.
The 7lb 15oz girl, who was delivered after just a 40-minute labour, joins her nine brothers and nine sisters in the busy family home in Lancashire.The couple, who run a successful bakery in Morecambe, vowed that they wouldn't have anymore children after the birth of Hallie Alphia Beau 13 months ago
But in January they confirmed that another was on the way .Following the birth, Sue, 41, told The Sun: "Our friends and family keep saying I should have one to get an even number – so round it off to an even 20.
"I can’t rule it out. At the moment I am happy to have Phoebe with us, she is healthy and a little stunner."
Along with Chris, they are also parents to Sophie, 22, Chloe, 21, Jack, 19, Daniel, 17, Luke, 15, Millie, 14, Katie, 13, James, 12, Ellie, 11, Aimee, 10, Josh, nine, Max, seven, Tilly, six, Oscar, four, Casper, three and 13-month-old Hallie.
Mrs Radford lost baby Alfie at 21 weeks in July 2014.
Writing shortly after, Mrs Radford, said: "I think losing a child changes you as a person, I'm not the same person I was before I lost Alfie.
"I will never be that person again but I'm learning to live life as an angel mummy and put a smile on my face when there's times I really don't feel like smiling."
The couple also have three grandchildren and were featured on the Channel 4 show, 16 Kids and Counting.
The couple spend an estimated £30,000 a year of their own money bringing up their children - including birthdays with a budget of £100 per child and Christmas at £100 to £250 per child.
They also have a holiday abroad each year.
For breakfast, the family go through an impressive two boxes of cereal and 18 pints of milk.
Noel, 46, and Sue say the original plan was to have three children, but they loved the experience so much that they simply kept going. - mirror uk
The horrific moment a man set a hospital ward ablaze in an attack on another patient, killing three including himself, has been caught on CCTV.
The shocking incident involved an apparently furious dialysis patient at a private hospital in Albania. The video shows him walking calmly into the ward, where four people are receiving treatment, before dousing a male patient with gasoline.
A scuffle ensues before the perpetrator ignites the fluid, causing an explosion and engulfing the room in flames.
Three people died in the inferno that was intentionally started at the American Hospital in Tirana, Monday.
Two female patients, Sanije Sulaj, and Hani Mal, both aged 55, died from asphyxiation, according to Albanian news site Albeu.
The target of the attack, Dashamir Saraci, was seriously injured while the arsonist, identified as Lefter Canaj, died Tuesday, according to Albanian Daily News. He had been arrested by police a few hours earlier.
It’s believed Canaj carried out the attack after he had an argument earlier that day with Saraci while waiting to use the kidney dialysis machine.
The hospital issued a statement on Facebook commending the actions of the nurses, who helped extinguish the fire before police and firefighters attended the scene.
During an identification parade, the driver of assassinated journalist Lasantha Wickramatunge has identified the Warrant Officer (WO) who was arrested in connection with the murder.
The identification parade was held in the presence of Mt. Lavinia Magistrate W. Lochana this afternoon (27).
The WO will be produced for another identification parade before an eye witness in the murder, it was reported.
Police said that the army officer was arrested over the abduction, unlawful detention and questioning of the individual, who was the driver of Wickramatunge’s vehicle prior to the assassination.
The CID was granted permission to detain and interrogate the suspect for 48 hours after he was produced before court earlier on Saturday. Wickrematunge, founding editor of privately-run newspaper Sunday Leader, was shot dead while he drove to work in January 2009. Wickrematunga was a staunch critic of the administration of then-president Mahinda Rajapaksa, which has insisted it had no role in the editor’s killing.
Sri Lanka’s new government had reopened investigations into the murder after coming to power in January last year. In February, the police released sketches of two persons who are suspected to be involved in the assassination. The Army Commander had recently appointed two Court of Inquiries to investigate the misplaced documents in the cases pertaining to the murder of Wickramatunge and the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda.
The Kandy Magistrate Court issued an injunction order against the protest march of the 'Joit Opposition' from being launched from the city limits.
This order was given at the request of the police, who informed the courts that there could be public disturbance since a UNP membership drive program was also scheduled to be held in Kandy tomorrow.
The Joint Opposition had planned to launch the march after religious observances at the Dalada Maligawa.
The Magistrate said that there will be no objection on the 'Joint Opposition' conducting religious observances at the Maligawa.
However, the Joint Opposition will now be forced to launch the march outside the city limits.
Meanwhile, the UNP was also ordered to conduct their program after 2.00 p.m.
Furthermore, the Mawanella Magistrate's Court also issued an injunction order barring the march from entering the town.
Record-breaking off-spinner Muralidaran will become the first Sri Lankan player to be inducted in ICC Hall of Fame.
The International Cricket Council today announced that Muttiah Muralidaran, Karen Rolton, Arthur Morris and George Lohmann will be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame later this year.
Along with Muralidaran, twice ICC Women’s World Cup winner and former Australia women’s captain Karen Rolton, her compatriot Arthur Morris, a member of Don Bradman’s ‘invincibles’ and England’s George Lohmann, the 19th century fast bowler who took 100 wickets in just 16 Tests, will be inducted.
The four iconic cricketers were voted by the ICC Cricket Hall of Famers as well as members of the media. They will be presented with commemorative caps honouring their contribution to the game to mark their induction. Family members will represent Lohmann and Morris at the presentations. (ICC)
