State Intelligence Services head gets transferred within 10 days
2011-06-12
The Defence Secretary has taken steps to transfer Chandana Wickremaratne, who was appointed as the head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), within 10 days of his appointment. He has been transferred as the DIG in-charge of Puttalam.
Intelligence officers to provide security to Fonseka
2011-06-12
Intelligence officers attached to the Prisons Department have been assigned to provide security to Sarath Fonseka and the normal jailors who provide security to other prisoners are no longer assigned to Fonseka, sources from the Prison Department said.
“Boss is fooled by my performance” – Minister Mervyn Silva tells his henchmen
2011-06-12
Minister Mervyn Silva has told several of his close associates that he falls on his knees worships the President to impress him in order to safeguard his positions and that the President has always fallen for his performance.
President asks Champika and Wimal to organize island wide protests against Indian intervention
2011-06-12
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked Ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Champika Ranawaka to organize island wide protest campaigns bringing together all patriotic forces against the pressure placed on the Sri Lankan government by the Indian government to implement the 13th Amendment.
Main culprit in VAT scam to be granted a Presidential pardon
2011-06-12
Former Head of the Inland Revenue Department, Jayathileka, who is the main culprit in the country’s largest fraud - the VAT scam - is to be granted a Presidential pardon on humanitarian grounds, sources from the Presidential Secretariat said.
Special National Security Council meeting to discuss Indian intervention
2011-06-12
A special meeting of the National Security Council is to be called next week to discuss the diplomatic conflict that has arisen between Sri Lanka and India, government sources said.
The conflict within Sri Lanka Cricket has reportedly intensified with the scathing criticism leveled against the Sri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee and its operations by UPFA parliamentarian and former Sri Lanka Cricket captain Sanath Jayasuriya in an interview with the Rivira newspaper.
Saudi police officer receives a warm welcome from the Bambalapitiya Police
A helping hand from the Sri Lanka Police to promote Sri Lanka tourism
2011-06-11
Lanka News Web has learnt of an unpleasant incident experienced by a Saudi police officer and his family on the 6th night when they were stopped at a snap check point put up by the Bambalapitiya Police in front of the Majestic City building.
The profits earned by Event Concept, which handled more than half of the propaganda work related to the IIFA film awards that caused losses amounting to billions of rupees to the Sri Lankan government, has seen a ten fold increase last year, it is learnt.
India gives six months to the Rajapaksa administration
2011-06-11
India has given Sri Lanka six month deadline to present a political solution to the ethnic issue that is acceptable to everyone. Sources from New Delhi and Colombo say that External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris has been informed of the deadline.
