Governors resign on President’s request

Nirupama among those mentioned in Pandora papers

By Easwaran Rutnam (@easwaranrutnam) Pandora papers, considered the biggest trove of leaked offshore data in history, has mentioned former Deputy Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband, accusing them of setting up shell companies and trusts in secrecy jurisdictions. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in Washington alleged that Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan used the companies and trusts in secrecy jurisdictions to obtain lucrative consu

03 Oct, 2021

Yohani to be recognised with State award

By Easwaran Rutnam (@easwaranrutnam) Sri Lankan singer Yohani De Silva is to be recognised for her recent achievement with a State award, Parliament was informed today. State Minister of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Arts Promotion Vidura Wickramanayaka told Parliament today that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has taken steps to recognise Yohani with the State award. Responding to a question raised in Parliament today, Vidura Wickramanayaka said that steps will be taken to re

04 Oct, 2021

SJB accuses media “prostitutes” of spreading fake news

The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today accused media “prostitutes” of spreading fake news about the alliance. SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said that there was an attempt being made by some media to mislead the public by saying the SJB had split. He said that one such news item published today claiming the SJB had split into five was false. Bandara insisted that there was no split in the SJB and that the alliance under the leadership of Opposition Leader Sajith

04 Oct, 2021