CBSL board to take action on accused in EPF scam

Malaysia asked where money for Lanka went

Malaysia?s Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy has been asked to clarify where the money collected under the Sri Lanka Tamil War Victims Relief Fund in 2009 has gone, the Malaysian media reported today. G Asoghan, chairman of the Jalan Bagan Luar branch, said Ramasamy must explain what happened to the estimated RM73,000 collected from mainly Malaysian Indians for the fund. He said his branch was indirectly involved in the issue as it organised the first meeting of the relief fund commit

18 Jul, 2012

Cricketers put conditions to sign SLPL contracts

National cricketers selected to play in the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) next month will sign the contracts only after the issue over the contracts given by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to the national team is sorted. Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena told reporters this evening at the official launch of the SLPL that the contract issue is being discussed with the cricket board. He said that they hope the issue will be resolved within the next few days and will sign the SLPL contracts only af

16 Jul, 2012

No rift with UPFA says Hakeem

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauf Hakeem says there is no rift between his party and the ruling UPFA following the decision by the SLMC to contest the local council polls in the east on its own. Hakeem says the decision by the SLMC to contest the election under the tree symbol in the eastern province was taken following a mutual understanding reached with the UPFA. He said that the SLMC will now finalize its nominations and file them in all three provinces tomorrow. The SLMC will c

18 Jul, 2012