The two activists from the Movement for People’s Struggle, Lalith and Kugan who were being kept at the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) office in Dematagoda from the 12th of this month have been taken away at around 2.20 this morning, it is reliably learnt.

It has been reported in the UK media that the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has instructed leading legal firm Birnberg, Peirce & Partners in respect of bringing a Judicial Review claim against the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs’ refusal to declare Major General Prasanna Silva and his family personae non grata.

Details about four commercial vessels that have been registered under the Sri Lankan flag and three other vessels that are to be registered in the same manner on a directive by President Mahinda Rajapksa following a request by the Iranian leader have now surfaced.

First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has come forward to safeguard the position of Director, Sri Lanka Navy (Engineering) Rear Admiral Mahesh Gunasekera (Gunasekera Nanayakkara Wijeratne Wickremasinghe Gunasekera Wasala Mudalilage Gamini Mahesh) who has been accused of committing a fraud amounting to several millions of rupees. The First Lady, who looks into affairs of the Navy, has come forward to safeguard this Rear Admiral following a request made by Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.

A member of the Main Stream Force that was formed by former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka during the final stages of the told Lanka News Web how the US security units helped the President who has claimed that the ending of the war in 2009 was achieved without any outside help.

The government has decided to grant a Treasury Guarantee for SriLankan Airlines to get a US$ 175 million loan from the Mashreq Bank. The monies are to be taken on an agreement to pay back in four years.

Four Iranian commercial ships have been registered under Sri Lanka following a request made by the Iranian government. These ships have been registered under the Sri Lankan flag in order to transport Iranian goods to other countries following the sanctions that are to come into effect.

Arrangements are being made to make a human sacrifice in the Kumbukkan Oya Forest Reserve to over come any bad periods faced by the President and to wish him good health, it is reliably learnt.

Minister Johnston Fernando has purchased the V FM radio channel that belonged to the JVP for Rs. 2,100 lakhs. Minister Basil Rajapaksa had given the license for the radio station to JVP Secretary Tilvin Silva for the party’s support to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 2005 Presidential election.

An attempt by the Defence Secretary to involve several security personnel in the murder of The Sunday Leader Editor, Lasantha Wickrematunge and the attack on Rivira Editor Upali Tennakoon has now been revealed.

SLFP Secretary and Minister Maithripala Sirisena believes that it is illegal to grant another three months leave from parliament to parliamentarian Duminda Silva since he has been issued an arrest warrant from court to question him on the assassination of senior SLFP member and Presidential Advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra.

The Finance Ministry has learnt that Minister Johnston Fernando has managed to take away millions of rupees earned by him through irregular means to Singapore last week.

Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando is to travel to Singapore this morning to participate in a secret discussion about an international racket concerning Sri Lanka. HE has arranged for a secret meeting with former Thai Prime Minister Thakshin Shinawatra.

Well known underworld leader Rohana Kumara also known as King’s Park Rohana and Wewa Rohana has been released without any charges being leveled against him following a directive by the Defence Secretary, it is reliably learnt.

The Fraud Investigations Bureau in Colombo has found that Deputy Minister Karuna Amman had sent young Tamil women and men after taking large sums of money to Togo and Mali in Western Africa in an illegal manner. The racket had been carried out through the deputy minister’s personal security officer (PSO) Wasantham’s wife, Geetha.

· War veteran General Sarath Fonseka to be granted presidential pardon before the end of the month

· An action plan with time frames to be established of implementing the LLRC recommendations on a priority basis

· Consent agreement to be signed between the TNA and the Government

A Cabinet reshuffle is to be held on Tuesday (17) and Chamal Rajapaksa is to be appointed as the Prime Minister, a senior government official said.