P. Thameera Manju  (M. A.- Mass communication in KLN, M. A.- Sinhala in CMB,  A. – Sinhala specilist in CMB )

නිවැරදි දැක්කමින් රට හැදීමට නම් උගත් බුද්ධිමත් අලුත් අය පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට යැවිය යුතු බව සියම් මහා නිකායේ මල්වතු – අස්ගිරි මහනායක හිමිවරුන් අවධාරණය කරති. ඒ අලුතින් හිතන සංවිධානය උන්වන්සේලා අද (09) බැහැ දුටු අවස්ථාවේදීයි. අලුතින් සියයක් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට සංකල්පය මහනායක හිමිවරුන්ට පැහැදිලි කර උන්වහන්සේලාගේ ආශිර්වාදය ලබා ගැනීමේ අරමුණින් මෙම බැහැ දැකීම සිදු විය. මහාචාර්ය කමල් වලේබොඩ, සාහිත්‍යවේදී කල්‍යාණි හේරත් මැණිකේ, ශාස්ත්‍ර‍පති ම. ප. තමීර මංජු, නීතිඥ පියල් ගුරුගේ, තුසිත ජයවර්ධන, මනුල චමල් පෙරේරා, රුවන් පාදුක්ක, ප්‍රියදර්ශන බෙන්තොට ආරච්චි, දිනේෂ් සමීර කැලුම්, හෂාන් දිසානායක යන එම කමිටුවේ ක්‍රියාකාරින් එම අවස්ථාවට එක් විය. එහිදී මහනායක හිමිවරුන් වෙත අලුතින් සියයක් පාර්ලිමේන්තුව සංකල්පය පැහැදිලි කරමින් තුසිත ජයවර්ධන මහතා පැවසුවේ ඉදිරි මහ මැතිවරණයේදී පාර්මේන්තුවට යැවිය යුතු අලුත් අය කවරේදැයි යන්න අවබෝධ කර ගැනීම සඳහා නිර්ණායක දහයක් මහජනතාව හමුවේ හඳුන්වා දී ඇති බවයි.

අලුතින් සියයක් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට සංකල්පය හඳුන්නා දුන් අලුතින් හිතන අපි එකමුතුව සියලු දේශපාලන මතවාද නියෝජනය කරන අයගෙන් සමන්විත වූවක්. අපි දීර්ඝ කාලයක් සාකච්ඡා කර අලුතින් පාර්ලිමේන්තුව යැවිය යුතු පුද්ගලයින් සතුව තිබිය යුතු ගුණාංග ඇතුළත් නිර්ණායක දහයක් හඳුන්වා දුන්නා. අද එම නිර්ණායක සහිත සංදේශය මහනායක හිමිවරුන්ට පිළිගන්වා උන් වහන්සේලාගේ ආශිර්වාදය ලබා ගත්තා. අපේ අරමුණ වන්නේ නව දේශපාලන සංස්කෘතියකට අවශ්‍ය පසුබිම සකස් කරන්න. අපි 225ම වෙනස් කරන්න උත්සාහ කරන්නේ නැහැ. එය ප්‍රායෝගිකත් නැහැ. අපි කියන්නේ මේ 225න් 100ක් මෙවර මහ මැතිවරණයේදී වෙනස් කරමු කියලයි. ඒ සඳහා සියලු පක්ෂවලින්ම අලුත් අය පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට යවමු. ඒ කාර්යය කරන්න පුළුවන් අපේ ජනතාවට බැවින් ඒ පිළිබඳව දැනුවත් කිරීම් දැන් අපි ආරම්භ කර තිබෙනවා…”යිද තුසිත ජයවර්ධන මහතා පැවසීය. මහාචාර්ය කමල්වලේබොඩ මහතා පැවසුවේ ඉදිරි මහ මැතිවරණයේදී හොරු මංකොල්ලකාර දූෂිතයින්ට නාමයෝජනා ලබා දෙන පක්ෂ නායකයින් ප්‍ර‍තික්ෂේප කිරීමට ජනතාව පෙළ ගැසිය යුතු බවයි.

හොරු මංකොල්ලකාර දූෂිත පුද්ගලයින් වෙනුවට උගත් බුද්ධිමත් අලුත් අයට ඉදිරි මහ මැතිවරණයේදී නාම යෝජනා ලබා දීමට පක්ෂ නායකයින්ට කොන්ද පණ තිබිය යුතුයි. එවැනි පණ නැති පක්ෂ නායකයින් ප්‍ර‍තික්ෂේප කිරීමට ජනතාව පෙළ ගැසිය යුතුයි. අපිට අද පවතින ජරා දේශපාලනය එක රැයකින් වෙනස් කරන්න බැහැ. නමුත් නව දේශපාලන සංස්කෘතියක් ඇති කිරීම අපට යම් තැනකින් පටන් ගත හැකියි. ඒ සඳහා මේ තරුණ එකමුව ගන්නා උත්සාහ මම හදවතින්ම අගය කරනවා….”යිද මහාචාර්ය කමල් වලේබොඩ මහතා පැවසීය. සංදේශය පිළිගැනීමෙන් පසුව සියම් නිකායේ මල්වතු පාර්ශවයේ මහානායක අතිපූජ්‍ය තිබ්බටුවාවේ ශ්‍රී සුමංගල මහ නායක ස්වාමීන්ද්‍ර‍යාණන් වහන්සේ කියා සිටියේ මෙම සංකල්පය කාලීන වශයෙන් වැදගත් වූවක් බවයි. මෙම සංකල්පය ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමට සියලු දෙනාම එක් විය යුතු බවද‍ උන්වහන්සේ අවධාරණය කළහ. සියම් මහ නිකායේ අස්ගිරි පාර්ශවයේ මහානායක අති පූජ්‍ය වරකා‍‍‍ගෙඩ ශ්‍රී ඤාණරතන මහානායක ස්වාමින්ද්‍රායණන් වහන්සේ පැවසුවේ රට හැදීමට නම් අලුත් අයටද ඉඩ දීම වැදගත් වන බවයි. වඩාත් වැදගත් වන්නේ රටට ආදරය කරන පිරිස් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට යැවීම බවද උන්වහන්සේ අවධාරණය කළහ.

අලුතින් හිතන අපි එකමුතුව සමාජ ජාලා හරහා එක් වූ කණ්ඩායමකි. ඔවුන් හඳුන්වා දෙන අලුතින් සියයක් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට සංකල්පයේ නිර්ණායක ගණන දහයකි. කාර්යශූර බුද්ධිමත් බවින් යුක්ත අවම වශයෙන් අ.පො.ස. උසස් පෙළ සමත් අයෙකුවීම, නිකැළැල් සමාජ කල්ක‍්‍රියාවන් සහිත මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය හා සූදු ව්‍යාපාරවලට සම්බන්ධ නොවීම, සමාජ සංවර්ධන කටයුතුවලට නායකත්වය දී කටයුතු කර තිබීම, අන්තවාදී ආගමික මූලධර්මවාදී ක‍්‍රියාකාරීත්වයෙන් තොරවීම, ණය අසාදු ලේඛණයට ඇතුළත්වූවකු නොවීම හා පොදු ජනතාවට වත්කම් හා බැරකම් ප‍්‍රකාශිත අයෙකුවීම, ජාතික ආරක්ෂාව හා ජාත්‍යන්තර දේශපාලනය පිළිබඳ අවබෝධය සහිතවීම, ස්වදේශිකත්වය පිළිබඳ හැඟීමෙන් කටයුතු කිරීම, රටේ සංවර්ධනය සඳහා නිර්මාණශීලී වැඩපිළිවෙලක් සහිත අයෙකුවීම, පරිසරය පිළිබඳ සංවේදීතාවයෙන් යුක්ත අයෙකුවීම සහ මාධ්‍ය අවභාවිතය හා අපහරණය නොකරන අයෙකුවීම නිර්ණායක දහය වෙයි. ඡායාරූප අමුණා ඇත.

Dr. Daya Hewapathirane

In 1990, psychologists John Mayer (University of New Hampshire) and Peter Salovey        (Yale University) coined the term, Emotional Intelligence. Emotional Intelligence means the ability to recognize, understand and manage one’s own emotions and to recognize, understand and influence the emotions of others. In practical terms, this means being aware that emotions can drive our behavior and impact people, positively and negatively, and learning how to manage those emotions – both our own and others – especially when we are under pressure. In other words, emotional intelligence involves recognizing, understanding and managing your own emotions and influencing  the emotions of others. It means the capacity to be aware of, express and control one’s emotions, thereby being able to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. When emotions run high, they change the way our brains function, diminishing our cognitive abilities, decision-making powers, and even interpersonal skills. Emotional Intelligence is the key to both personal and professional success.

Daniel Goleman  

 In 1995, in his renowned book titled “Emotional Intelligence” Daniel Goleman, an American psychologist, developed a framework of five elements that define emotional intelligence. He argued that intellect alone was no guarantee of adeptness or proficiency in identifying one’s own emotions or the emotional expressions of others.  Goleman said that It took a special kind of intelligence to process emotional information and utilize it effectively — whether to facilitate good personal decisions, to resolve conflicts or to motivate oneself and others. Goleman broadened Mayer’s and Salovey’s four-branch system to incorporate five essential elements of emotional intelligence.

1.    Emotional self-awareness — knowing what one is feeling at any given time and understanding the impact those moods have on others. People with high emotional intelligence are usually very self-aware. They understand their emotions, and because of this, they don’t let their feelings rule them. They are confident because they trust their intuition and do not let their emotions get out of control. They are willing to take an honest look at themselves. They know their strengths and weaknesses, and they work on these areas so they can perform better. Many people believe that this self-awareness is the most important part of emotional intelligence. You understand your own strengths and limitations; you operate from competence and know when to rely on someone else on the team. You understand your feelings and being aware of what makes you angry, for instance, can help you manage that anger.

2.    Self-Regulation — controlling or redirecting one’s emotions; anticipating consequences before acting on impulse. This is the ability to control emotions  and impulses. People who self-regulate typically do not allow themselves to become too angry or jealous, and they do not make impulsive, careless decisions. They think before they act. Characteristics of self-regulation are thoughtfulness, comfort with change, integrity, and the ability to say no. Resilience or you stay calm under pressure and recover quickly from upsets. You don’t brood or panic. In a crisis, people look to the leader for reassurance; if the leader is calm, they can be, too. Emotional balance or you keep any distressful feelings in check — instead of blowing up at people, you let them know what’s wrong and what the solution is.  Self-motivation or you keep moving toward distant goals despite setbacks.

3.    Motivation — utilizing emotional factors to achieve goals, enjoy the learning process and persevere in the face of obstacles. People with a high degree of emotional intelligence are usually  motivated. They are willing to defer immediate results for long-term success. They are highly productive, love a challenge, and are very effective in whatever they do.

4.    Empathy — sensing the emotions of others. This is perhaps the second-most important element of emotional intelligence. Empathy  is the ability to identify with and understand the wants, needs, and viewpoints of those around you. People with empathy are good at recognizing the feelings of others, even when those feelings may not be obvious. As a result, empathetic people are usually excellent at managing relationships, listening, and relating to others. They avoid stereotyping and judging too quickly, and they live their lives in a very open, honest way. Because you understand other perspectives, you can put things in ways colleagues comprehend. And you welcome their questions, just to be sure. Cognitive empathy, along with reading another person’s feelings accurately, makes for effective communication.

5.    Social skills — managing relationships, inspiring others and inducing desired responses from them. It is usually easy to talk to and like people with good social skills, another sign of high emotional intelligence. Those with strong social skills are typically team players. Rather than focus on their own success first, they help others develop and shine. They can manage disputes, are excellent communicators, and are masters at building and maintaining relationships. Good listening is a social skill. You pay full attention to the other person and take time to understand what they are saying, without talking over them or hijacking the agenda. You put your points in persuasive, clear ways so that people feel relaxed working with you, they laugh easily around you, and most importantly, are motivated and are aware about expectations.                                                                                                                                              

Emotional Intelligence Can Be Learned and Developed

Observe how you react to people. Do you rush to judgment before you know all the facts? Do you stereotype? Look honestly at how you think and interact with other people. Try to put yourself in their place, and be more open and accepting of their perspectives and needs. Look at your work environment. Do you seek attention for your accomplishments? Humility can be a wonderful quality, and it does not mean that you are shy or lack self-confidence. When you practice humility, you say that you know what you did, and you can be quietly confident about it. Give others a chance to shine – put the focus on them, and do not worry too much about getting praise for yourself. Do a self-evaluation. What are your weaknesses? Are you willing to accept that you are not perfect and that you could work on some areas to make yourself a better person? Have the courage to look at yourself honestly – it can change your life.

Examine how you react to stressful situations. Do you become upset every time there is a delay or something does not happen the way you want? Do you blame others or become angry at them, even when it is not their fault? The ability to stay calm and in control in difficult situations is highly valued – in the business world and outside it. Keep your emotions under control when things go wrong. If you hurt someone’s feelings, apologize directly – do not ignore what you did or avoid the person. People are usually more willing to forgive and forget if you make an honest attempt to make things right. Examine how your actions will affect others – before you take those actions. If your decision will impact others, put yourself in their place. How will they feel if you do this? Would you want that experience? If you must take the action, how can you help others deal with the effects?

A Key to Success in Life

We know people, either at work or in our personal lives, who are good listeners. No matter what kind of situation we are in, they always seem to know just what to say – and how to say it – so that we are not offended or upset. They are caring and considerate, and even if we do not find a solution to our problem, we usually leave, feeling more hopeful and optimistic. We also know people who are masters at managing their emotions. They do not get angry in stressful situations. Instead, they have the ability to look at a problem and calmly find a solution. They are excellent decision makers, and they know when to trust their intuition. Regardless of their strengths, however, they are usually willing to look at themselves honestly. They take criticism well, and they know when to use it to improve their performance. People like these, have a high degree of emotional intelligence. They know themselves very well, and they are also able to sense the emotional needs of others. Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions, understand what they are telling you, and realize how your emotions affect people around you. It also involves your perception of others: when you understand how they feel, this allows you to manage relationships more effectively. Emotional intelligence is an awareness of your actions and feelings – and how they affect those around you. It also means that you value others, listen to their wants and needs, and can empathize or identify with them on many different levels.

Applications for Educators

The Emotional Intelligence of children starts developing long before they ever enter a classroom. But Emotional Intelligence levels will vary widely, depending on each child’s home environment. Thus, teachers must be able to recognize those children whose emotional literacy needs a boost. Teachers should be ready to talk about feelings in the classroom. The message is that no emotion is wrong,” but certain ways of expressing those emotions or acting on them are indeed inappropriate. In 2002, UNESCO launched an international campaign to promote emotional learning in the classroom. The U.N. body sent a statement of 10 basic Emotional Intelligence  principles to education ministries throughout the world. Those principles drew heavily from Goleman’s exposition of emotional intelligence. There are very practical reasons to promote social and emotional learning in schools, from kindergarten through college. According to Goleman, bullying, disciplinary problems, violence and drug abuse are reduced in schools with a high Emotional Intelligence. With a solid basis in emotional intelligence, academic performance — as well as behavior — improves. There is an obvious connection to Goleman’s third, motivational component: learning stimulates curiosity and promotes feelings of satisfaction, even joy, when students immerse themselves in the process of assimilating new information.

Although “regular” intelligence is important to success in life, emotional intelligence is key to relating well to others and achieving your goals. Many people believe that it is at least as important as regular intelligence, and many companies in the west, now use emotional intelligence testing to hire new staff. Also, Professional Organizations in the western world are increasingly accepting that emotional intelligence is important to professional success as much as technical ability and other skills and are using it when hiring and promoting employees. People with high emotional intelligence are usually successful in most things they do. Why? Because they are the ones that others want on their team. When people with high emotional intelligence send an email, it gets answered. When they need help, they get it. Because they make others feel good, they go through life much more easily than people who are easily angered or upset. For decades, researchers have studied the reasons why a high IQ (IQ is the intelligence quotient, or the total score derived from several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence) does not necessarily guarantee success in the boardroom or the classroom. By the 1980s, psychologists and biologists, among others, were focusing on the important role other skill sets — needed to process emotional information — played in promoting worldly success, leadership, personal fulfillment and happy relationships.

Emotional intelligence can be a key to success in your life – especially in one’s career. The ability to manage people and relationships is very important in all leaders, so developing and using your emotional intelligence can be a good way to show others the leader inside of you. Thanks to Goleman, educators now recognize that emotional intelligence is every bit as important to learning as intellectual prowess or the standard IQ or intelligence quotient. As a result, tens of thousands of schools throughout the world currently incorporate social and emotional learning” in their curricula. In some schools, courses geared toward developing emotional intelligence are mandatory. Daniel Goleman, in his book Leadership: The Power of Emotional Intelligence,” (2013), underscored that the ability to identify and monitor emotions — your own and others’ — and to manage relationships distinguish the best leaders in the corporate world, thereby highlighting that role emotional intelligence plays in excellence.

Dr. Daya Hewapathirane

පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන්

2019 ජනවාරි 07 දින නිකුත් කර ඇති රාජ්‍ය පරිපාලන චක ලේඛන අංක 18/2015(IV) මගින් රාජ්‍ය සේවකයින් 9200 කට සෘජු මුල්‍ය පාඩුවක් සිදුවන බව හිටපු ඌව, දකුණ හා මධ්‍ය පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාර රජිත් කීර්තිි තෙන්නකෝන් මහතා නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් පවසයි.   රාජ්‍ය සේවයේ පළමු ශ්‍රේණියේ විධායක නිලධාරියෙකුට රු. 5000 ක ද, වසර 6 කට වැඩි සේවා කාලයක් සහිත දෙවන හා තුන්වන ශ්‍රේණ්යේ නිලධාරියෙකුට රු. 10,000 ක ශුද්ධ පාඩුවක් ද මෙම චක්‍ර ලේඛනය නිසා සිදුවේ. වසර 6 ට අඩු සේවා කාලයක් සහිත විධායක නිලධාරීන්ට රු. 12,000 ට වැඩි මුල්‍යමය පාඩුවකි. විශේෂ ශ්‍රේණියේ විධායක නිලධාරියෙකුට ශුද්ධ මුල්‍යමය පාඩුවක් නැත.

මෙම දීමනා කප්පාදු කොට ඇති නිලධාරීන් වන්නේ පරිපාලන සේවය, අධ්‍යාපන පරිපාලන සේවය, ගණකාධිකාරි සේවය, ක්‍රම සම්පාදන සේවය, විද්‍යාත්මක සේවය, කෘෂිකාර්මික සේවය යි.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා පරිපාලන සේවයේ නිලධාරීන් 2200 කට මෙම දීමනා කප්පාදුව බලපානු ඇත. අධ්‍යාපන පරිපාලන සේවයේ සියළුම නිලධාරීන්ට මෙම තත්වය බලපානු ලබයි. ක්‍රම සම්පාදන සේවයේ 800 කට පමණ ද, ගණකාධිකාරි සේවයේ 1600 කට ද, අධ්‍යාපන පරිපාලන සේවයේ 2697 කට ද, ‘අතට ලැබෙන මුදල‘ මෙම චක්‍රලේඛනය නිසා අහිමි වේ. අධ්‍යාපන පරිපාලන සේවයේ 238 දෙනෙකුට රු. 5000 බැගින් ද, 2449 දෙනෙකුට රු. 10,000 බැගින් ද වන මුදලක් අහිමි වේ.

රජයේ විදයම් පාලනය කිරීම සදහා නිලධාරීන්ගේ දීමනා පමණක් කපා දැමීම කිසි ලෙසකින් හෝ යුක්ති සහගත නොවේ.

රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන්

Editorial Courtesy The Island

Friday 10th January, 2020

The UNP is reported to have said it would take a decision on its MP Ranjan Ramanayake, popularly known as One Shot, over the phone scandal. It is trying to make a scapegoat of its political hit man, who has got into trouble. True, he has become a huge embarrassment to the UNP, but his leaders cannot absolve themselves of the responsibility for what he has done. It was not for his own sake that he interfered with the police and the judiciary; he did so for his party.

The UNP grandees must be descendants of Harry Houdini; they are quite adept at escape acts. Those who masterminded the bond scams have gone scot free to all intents and purposes. Only some minions have got caught for the biggest ever financial crime in this country. There were extremely difficult tasks that they could not accomplish under their own steam, such as making the state-owned banks lend billions of rupees, at short notice. They received political backing. They were also not equal to the task of manipulating the Central Bank and preventing the state banks and the EPF from bidding so that there would be no competition; not even the then Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran would have been able to do so without political help.

That the yahapalana government was interfering with the police became evident in Dec. 2016, when IGP Pujitha Jayasundera was shown, on television, receiving a call from someone, during a public function in Ratnapura; he was subsequently heard giving an assurance to the caller in a very reverential tone that a certain suspect would not be arrested. The then Opposition vehemently protested, in Parliament, demanding a probe, but in vain. Now, it is up to the CID to find out who called the IGP. Was it Ramanayake?

Under the previous government, there were a number of instances where some court houses were kept open until midnight for prominent members of the Rajapaksa regime to be remanded. Was it due to political interference?

Former CID Director Shani Abeysekera has been interdicted on the basis of leaked voice clips. All others including judicial officers who have discussed with Ramanayake matters pertaining to cases being heard before them must not be spared. Last year, Solicitor General Dilrukshi Wickramasinghe was interdicted over a telephone conversation she had had with Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadipathi over a case she handled as the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. She is heard, in a previously leaked voice clip, regretting action taken against Avant-Garde and boasting that she can make or break laws. We don’t know whether those who are in higher positions than she have done likewise under pressure from Ramanayake and his bosses. Interestingly, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has released nine voice clips, whose content incriminates some top officials including a former Prime Minister. Malaysia has handpicked the right persons with backbones for its anti-graft commission.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka Kalinga Indatissa and his predecessor U. R. De Silva have said the onus is on Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuirya to order a probe into Ramanayake’s phone recordings involving sitting judges. A thorough investigation is called for; Ramanayake may have influenced some other judges as well. Action has to be taken to prevent a severe erosion of public faith in the judiciary.

It must also be found out whether Ramanayake meddled with the Attorney General’s Department as well. For a person who calls judges directly, influencing the AG’s Department officials is child’s play.

It is an insult to the people’s intelligence for anyone to claim that Ranjan influenced the police and the judiciary, unbeknownst to the yahapalana leaders. He is a political dwarf in spite of his gym-toned torso and would not have been able to gain access to high ranking police officers and judges, on his own. He was able to do so as a representative of the then government. He obviously did that regime’s dirty work. From the conversations in some of the audio clips it is clear that he had the blessing of his political bosses for doing what he did. All of them must be held responsible for Ramanayake’s dirty work.

By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Courtesy The Island

A regular contributor to this newspaper has written the following, in a piece printed on 7th January titled “Uniformity in governance is important for development”:

“Although the recent arrests of leading members of the opposition UNP are being justified as law and order measures, they come across as being targeted measures to weaken the main opposition party in the run up to the general elections. The common factor behind the arrests of former Ministers Champika Ranawaka, Rajitha Senaratne and Ranjan Ramanayaka is that they were in the frontline of campaigning for the UNP at the presidential election and are among the best public speakers that the party has. The second common factor is that the charges levelled against them, for which they have been arrested, are relatively small as compared to the alleged crimes of others in both the government and opposition against whom charges are not being pursued with the same degree of interest.”

Perhaps, it is not surprising for someone, so dedicated to Yahapalanaya, busy writing, repeatedly, how to save the Yahapalana regime even in its terminal stages, to make such comments but attempting to trivialise crimes with a view to apportioning blame on Gotabhaya Rajapaksa administration is laughable, to say the least.

Are the charges levelled against these three leading members of the Yahapalana project minor, as he claims? Let us examine facts:

He states:

1.”The charge against former minister Ranawake concerns a matter that was dealt with legally and in court over three years ago. It involved a vehicle accident in which a racing motorbike hit his official vehicle from behind on a regular road that such racing motorbikes are banned from travelling on.”

If that was the case, why was the ex-minister’s driver, who claimed to be driving at the time punished and the riders of the motorcycle not charged?

As far as I could gather from media reports, the ex-minister was taken into custody as there are complaints suggesting that he has perverted the course of justice by sending his driver, later, to the police, after having identified himself as the driver at the scene. More seriously, there are allegations that three people had to leave the country because of threats. They have returned to the country after the defeat of Yahapalanaya and are willing to testify against him.

If there is any truth in these allegations, surely, the ex-minister is guilty of misuse of power in addition to been guilty of perverting the course of justice. In the circumstances, it is the duty of the police to take necessary action, which they did. He was subsequently bailed by the magistrates and there is no evidence of any political interference to keep him in remand, unlike what Yahapalanaya did to its’ opponents.

2. “The charge against former minister Senaratne is that he organized a media conference where two persons testified that they had driven vehicles that abducted and killed people and also engaged illegally with the LTTE. “

At a crucial juncture in the presidential election, ex-minister Senaratna held a press conference with two camouflaged ‘White Van’ associates, who claimed they had committed grave crimes at the behest of Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, which could have dealt a fatal blow to GR’s campaign. Fortunately, our voters are not as gullible as politicians think and, fortunately, this press conference did not have the desired effect.

An important aspect of this episode is the display of the total lack of understanding procedures by the ex-minister. If a criminal act, throwing people to crocodiles is certainly a serious one is admitted, surely, the minister should have advised them to report to police than arranging a press conference to declare criminality!

After the election was lost, they had confessed that they lied for money and the very fact that the two ‘White Van’ associates being granted bail confirms that they are not guilty of murder.

All concerned, including the ex-minister who walked to a private hospital to be admitted to an intensive care unit to avoid arrest and his associate who is supposed to have funded the project, were granted bail. Due process has taken place.

Considering these facts, does not trivialising this crime makes a mockery of the good governance these do-gooders preach?

3. “The charge against former minister Ramanayake is the most trivial of all, and is that he had not renewed the licence of the firearm provided to him by the government for his protection. During the search of his house, the police also discovered several tapes of conversations with police officers in regard of corruption issues members of the present government were allegedly involved in when they formed the government prior to 2015.”

Though the ex-minister attempted to give the impression that he had been taken into custody for not renewing the firearm licence, the police search was to collect the CDs the ex-minister had of his telephone conversations. It is interesting that the writer gives a twist to these CDs, that they pertain to misdeed of those in power now, but what has been broadcast over media, since, belies his interpretation.

If what are broadcast are not fakes, the exposures made, certainly, would make history as our own ‘Wiki-leaks’! Even the judiciary could be shaken to the core and Yahapalanaya the joke, would become the worst political disaster we had.

Is this so trivial as the writer contends? I had a hearty laugh at his comment that Ramanayaka is one of the best speakers the party has!

Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the first non-career politician elected to be the head of state, has shown in a matter of six weeks, that things can change for the better. I would not go into details, as much has been written about his achievements, but would mention only one episode: the Swiss Embassy affair. He showed the Swiss what diplomacy is, what they totally lacked. In spite of all agitations he resisted knee-jerk reactions, bringing credit to our country.

It was interesting that New York Times fell prey to this fake news whilst the Swiss and some NGOs started blaming our media. I cannot better what the political editor of The Sunday Times stated, in the political column on 5 January:

“Those who blamed the local media, including some foreign governments and select NGOs, will now have to eat their words. Of course, such NGOs will have to sing for their dollars and fall in line with interests of their donors and not of this country.”

Courtesy The Daily Mirror

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will seek legal advice on appointing a special committee to probe the leaked telephone recordings of MP Ranjan Ramanayake while Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage will lodge a complaint with the IGP today over an alleged plot to assassinate him, the Daily Mirror learns.

The call to appoint a special committee intensified yesterday when several ministers urged President Rajapaksa for the second day to immediately probe the voice recordings concerned. Commenting on this, the President said he would have to consult his lawyers before taking a decision.

Meanwhile, Government Spokesman and Minister Aluthgamage told Daily Mirror that he would visit the Acting IGP today to lodge a complaint against former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and MP Ramanayake over their alleged telephone conversation to assassinate him.

I will request the Acting IGP to restart investigations into the alleged incident in which MP Ramanayake was found practising his shooting capabilities at his official residence at Madiwela in 2016. Despite repeated requests, the IGP never investigated this,” he said.

Furthermore, he alleged that the former premier was “very angry” with him for spearheading several campaigns against the Yahapalana Government since 2016. “I was a real headache for Ranil,” he said.

However, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last Tuesday refuted the allegation levelled against him of plotting to kill Minister Aluthgamage. He asked Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to obtain relevant CDs from the police, examine them and inform Parliament whether there had been any such plot. (Jamila Hussain)

Courtesy The Daily Mirror

The High Court Judges Association (HCJA) has urged the Chief Justice (CJ) to initiate an immediate investigation into the controversial telephone conversations that transpired allegedly between certain judges and MP Ranjan Ramanayake. 

The HCJA, comprising all serving High Court Judges, summoned a special committee meeting on Wednesday to discuss the widely circulating recordings of telephone conversations. 

Following the meeting, the HCJA wrote to CJ Jayantha Jayasuriya and other Judicial Service Commission (JSC) members, urging them to initiate an immediate investigation and take action to safeguard the independence of the judiciary. They added the alleged conduct of the judges could even amount to contempt of court.

The letter, signed by HCJA President, Sampath B. Abeykoon and Secretary A. K. M. Patabandige said the incidents were a serious threat to the independence of the judiciary.

The HCJA further informed the CJ and other JSC members that the alleged electronic recordings of the conversations being circulated virally have serious consequences on the public trust and the independence of the judiciary, and had gravely tarnished the image of the judiciary. They, therefore, urged the CJ and JSC members to urgently initiate an investigation and take appropriate action to safeguard the judiciary. (Susitha Fernando)

Courtesy The Daily Mirror

The Police Department today denied allegations that it was involved in the release of telephone conversations of Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayaka on social media and electronic media.

In a statement, the Police Media Division said a three-wheeler driver from Battaramulla has handed over an external hard drive containing audio clips to the Mirihana Police on January 2 after a passenger had left it in his three-wheeler.

Therefore, Police said the third parties and others who were in possession of the CDs and hard drives were responsible for circulating audio recording in the media.

Certain parties are attempting to sabotage the police investigations by making baseless allegations. Sri Lanka Police dismisses those charges and asserts that those who possessed the recordings are responsible for releasing them to the media,” the police said.

Police said following the examination of the hard drive handed over by the Battaramulla three wheeler-driver, they found a large number of telephone recordings of MP Ranjan Ramanayake.

Recordings of phone conversations with former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, MP Hirunika Premachandra, former High Court Judge Padmini N. Ranawaka, former Director of the Bribery Commission Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe, former Director of the CID Shani Abeysekera and several others including police officers were found in the hard drive.

Police said MP Ramanayake’s residence was searched on a warrant on January 4 to locate the first copy and other property of the external hard drive as some of the recordings indicated that the MP was undergoing weapons training to assassinate MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage.

Police have seized a firearm, 127 live ammunitions, two laptops, four external hard disks, five hard disks, 164 DVDs, two files containing details of the murder of Wasim Thajudeen and a mobile phone.

Police said those seized items had been placed securely and would be produced in Courts and to the Government Analyst as case productions. (Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)

Courtesy Daily Mirror

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that the Chief Justice should initiate action regarding the serious breach of confidence in the judiciary following the revelations made in the phone recordings by former state Minister Ranjan Ramanayake who openly discusses impending judgments and ongoing investigation with judges and police investigating officers.

I believe the Chief Justice should initiate action in this regard,” the Prime Minister said speaking to Newspaper Editors at Temple Trees yesterday morning.

The Prime Minister said that it has not been even two months since they took over the government after the victory of Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential elections last year, and now many revelations have been made with regard to the activities of the previous government in the phone recordings of MP Ranjan Ramanayake.

In this the judiciary, the AG’s department the previous government’s political establishment and all are implicated. It’s an attack on the judiciary. This could damage the confidence that the public has in the judiciary. People can raise questions about judgments,” he said.

When asked as to what action the government intends taking about it, the Prime Minister said that a commission should be appointed to look into it. He said that the issue cannot be confined to Ranjan Ramanayake only as the political establishment of the previous government was entangled in it.

He said those in the opposition were victimized during the previous government on charges like giving permission tom use a vehicle. He said Wimal Weerawansa was remanded for months for it and when compared to the large scale corruption had taken place in the Central Cultural Fund and the Mahapola Fund during the last government.

Asked whether he had also spoken with Ramanayake on the phone, Prime Minister Rajapaksa laughed and quipped: Luckily I did not call him. Only maybe to wish on his birthday.”

The Prime Minister said that the image of the Parliament too has to be restored as spoken by the President in his address. I have been in parliament since the 70’s. I can remember the Parliament at that time and it has gradually eroded over the years. We have to restore the respect in Parliament as a place where serious discussion takes place and not as a place where mud-slinging happens,” he said.

Courtesy Ada Derana

The Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court has ordered the Government Analyst to obtain copies of the CDs containing audio clips of MP Ranjan Ramanayake’s phone conversations and data reports of the laptop and hard disk found in his house.

The Additional Magistrate issued this directive following a request made by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD).

Several recorded phone conversations between United National Party (UNP) MP Ranjan Ramanayake and some prominent figures in the country, including former Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), have become public.

Several MPs and ministers of the government cited these voice tapes to the media and pointed out that MP Ramanayake had exerted influence on the police and the judiciary.

Police, last Saturday (04), carried out a search at MP Ranjana Ramanayake’s house in Madiwela on a search warrant issued by the court.

Police Headquarters stated that several hard drives and CDs found in the MP’s residence suspected to contain recordings of phone conversations that may be related to investigations of the CID, Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) or the Bribery Commission. 

උපුටා ගැන්ම හිරු නිව්ස්

වර්තමානයේදී ආන්දෝලනයට තුඩුදී ඇති හඬ පට නිකුත් වීම නිසා පසුගිය යහපාලන රජයේ දේශපාලනඥයින් අධිකරණයට කෙතරම් බලපෑමක් එල්ල කළේ ද යන්න පිළිබඳව පැහැදිලි වන බව අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ පවසනවා.

එබැවින්, අධිකරණයේ ස්වාධීනත්වය තහවුරු කිරීමේ වගකීම පැවරී ඇති බවයි අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරයා පුවත්පත් කතුවරුන්ගේ හමුවකට අරලියගහ මන්දිරයේදී අද එක්වෙමින් සඳහන් කළේ.

වර්තමානයේ හට ගෙන ඇති තත්ත්වය හමුවේ අධිකරණ තීන්දු පිළිගන්නේ කෙසේ දැයි යන්න පිලිබඳව ජනතාව ප්‍රශ්න කරන බව ද, අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරයා එහිදී කියා සිටියා.

අධිකරණය කෙරෙහි විශ්වාසයක් නැතිවීමත් සමග රට තුළ අරාජික තත්ත්වයක් නිර්මාණය වී ඇති අතර, සෑම තීන්දුවක් දෙසම ජනතාව සැකයෙන් බලන තත්ත්වයක් අද වනවිට පත්ව ඇති බවයි අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ එහිදී පෙන්වා දුන්නේ.

පසුගිය සමයේ අධිකරණයට එල්ල වූ බලපෑම් සම්බන්ධයෙන් සලකා බලනවිට අධිකරණයට, නීතිපති දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවට සහ පොලීසියට ඇතමුන් සම්බන්ධ වී ඇති බව අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරයා සඳහන් කළා.

මෙම තත්ත්වය වළක්වා අධිකරණයේ ස්වාධීනත්වය ආරක්ෂා කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් අග්‍රවිනිශ්චයකාරයාට පැහැදිලි වගකීමක් පවතින අතර, ඒ ඔස්සේ වහා පියවරක් ගත යුතු බවයි අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ කියා සිටියේ.

මේ අතර, තම අමාත්‍යාංශයේ පසුගිය කාලයේ මුදල් ගනුදෙනු පිළිබඳ මේ වනවිට විමර්ශනයක් ආරම්භ කර ඇති බවත්, කෝටි ගණන් මුදල් වියදම් කර ඇති බව දැනටමත්, අනාවරණ වී ඇති බවත්, අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරයා සඳහන් කළා.

එමෙන්ම, සංස්කෘතික අරමුදල සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම විනාශ කර ඇති බවයි අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරයා එහිදී කියා සිටියේ

පසුගිය රජය 19 වන සංශෝධනය ගෙන එන අවස්ථාවේදී එම කෙටුම්පතේ කොටස් ඉවත් කිරීම නිසා බරපතල තත්ත්වයක් ඇතිවී ඇති අතර, එය වර්තමානයේ ඇතිවී තිබෙන අධිකරණ ආන්දෝලනයට ද හේතුවක් වී ඇති බවයි අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ අවධාරණය කළේ.  

වැඩිවන සහල් මිල පිළිබඳව ද අදහස් දැක්වූ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ පුවත්පත් කතුවරුන් හමුවේ කියා සිටියේ වී අලෙවි මණ්ඩලය වහා ශක්තිමත් කොට වී මිලට ගැනීමේ වැඩපිළිවෙලක් මේ වනවිටත් සකස් කර ඇති බවයි.

ඒ අනුව, ඉදිරියේදී සහල් මිල අඩු වනු ඇති බවත්, ඉදිරි යළ කන්නයේ සිට නොමිලේ මඩපොහොර සහ ගොඩපොහොර ලබාදීමට කටයුතු කරන බවත්, අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරයා එහිදී කියා සිටියා.

මෙම හමුවට සම කැබිනට් ප්‍රකාශක අමාත්‍ය වෛද්‍ය රමේෂ් පතිරණ, අමාත්‍ය මහින්දානන්ද අලූත්ගමගේ ඇතුළු පිරිසක් එක්ව සිටි අතර, එහිදී අමාත්‍ය මහින්දානන්ද අලූත්ගමගේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී රන්ජන් රාමනායකගේ හඬ පට සිද්ධිය සම්බන්ධයෙන් අදහස් දක්වමින් කියා සිටියේ මෙම සියලූ කරුණු සම්බන්ධයෙන් අරලියගහ මන්දිරය, රන්ජන් රාමනායකට සියලූ උපදෙස් ලබාදී ඇති බවයි.

එය හිටපු අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ සහ රන්ජන් රාමනායකගේ හ`ඩපටවලින් අනාවරණ වන බව ද අමාත්‍යවරයා එහිදී කියා සිටියා.

උපුටා ගැන්ම හිරු නිව්ස්

පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී රන්ජන් රාමනායකගේ දුරකථන සංවාද හඬ පට වලින් චෝදනා එල්ල වී සිටින විනිසුරුවරුන් රට හැර යාමේ සූදානමක් පවතින බවට නව සිංහල රාවය සංවිධානය අද පැවති මාධ්‍ය හමුවකදී හෙළිදරව්වක් කළා.

ඒ පිළිබඳව අදහස් දැක්වූ එහි මහලේකම් පූජ්‍ය මාගල්කන්දේ සුදත්ත හිමියන් සඳහන් කළේ චෝදනා එල්ල වී සිටින හිටපු මහාධිකරණ විනිසුරු පද්මිණී එන්. රණවක රට හැරයාමේ සූදානමක් පවතින බවයි.

එමෙන්ම දුරකතන හඬපටවලින් චෝදනා එල්ල වී සිටින සෙසු විනිසුරුවරුන් සම්බන්ධයෙන්ද විදෙස් ගමන් තහනම් නියෝගයක් ලබාගත යුතු බවටයි උන්වහන්සේ වැඩිදුරටත් කියා සිටියේ.

උපුටා ගැන්ම හිරු නිව්ස්

හිටපු අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ සහ හිටපු නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය රන්ජන් රාමනායකට එරෙහිව රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය මහින්දානන්ද අලූත්ගමගේ අද පොලිස් මූලස්ථානයට පැමිණිල්ලක් ඉදිරිපත් කළා.

ඒ තමන් ඝාතනය කිරීම සඳහා කුමන්ත්‍රණය කළ බව පවසමින්.

මේ අතර, නව සිංහලේ ජාතික සංවිධානය කතානායක නිල නිවසට පැමිණියේ පාර්ලිමේන්තුව අපකීර්තියට ලක් කරමින් හැසිරුණු රන්ජන් රාමනායක පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රීවරයා එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂයෙන් ඉවත් කරන ලෙස ඉල්ලමින් කතානායක කරූ ජයසූරිය වෙත ලිපියක් භාරදීම සඳහායි

මේ අතර සත්‍ය ගවේෂකයෝ සංවිධානය ද ශ්‍රී ලංකා නීතිඥ සංගමය වෙත පැමිණිල්ලක් සිදුකරමින් ඉල්ලා සිටියේ රන්ජන් රාමනායක සමග දුරකථන සංවාද පවත්වා ඇති බවට හෙළි වී ඇති විනිසුරුවරුන් සම්බන්ධයෙන් ක්‍රියාමාර්ගයක් ගත යුතු බවයි.

අනතුරුව, සත්‍ය ගවේෂකයෝ සංවිධානය අදාළ පැමිණිල්ල අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිෂන් සභාව වෙත ද ඉදිරිපත් කළා.

මේ අතර, දේශපාලන පලි ගැනීම්වලට ලක්ව සිරගත කර සිටින දේශපාලනඥයින් සහ රණවිරුවන් ඇතුළු පුද්ගලයින් නිදහස් කරන ලෙස ජනාධිපතිවරයාගෙන් ඉල්ලමින් විදේශ බලකාය අද ජනාධිපති ලේකම් කාර්යාලය වෙත ලිපියක් භාර දුන්නා.

උපුටා ගැන්ම හිරු නිව්ස්

මහත් ආන්දෝලනයට තුඩුදී ඇති හඬ පට හේතුවෙන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී රංජන් රාමනායක මාදිවෙල පිහිටි නිල නිවාස සංකීර්ණයෙන් ඉවත් කළ යුතු බවට ඊයේ පැවති පාර්ලිමේන්තු සභාවාරයේදී පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී නිමල් ලන්සා මහතා ප්‍රකාශ කළා.

ඒ පිළිබද තොරතුරු සමගින් මැති සබය විශේෂාංගය දැන්.

උපුටා ගැන්ම හිරු නිව්ස්

පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී රංජන් රාමනායකගේ නිවසින් හමුවූ දුරකථන සංවාද ඇතුළත් හඬ පට සම්බන්ධයෙන් විවිධ පාර්ශ්වයන් අදත් අදහස් පළ කළා.

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකාසීනිවුස්

පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක මහතා සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රීනි හිරුණිකා ප්‍රේමචන්ද්‍ර මහත්මිය අතර වූ දුරකතන සංවාදයක් ද මේ වන විට සමාජ ජාලයන්හි සංසරණය වෙමින් තිබේ.

රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහා මොලකරුවෙක් බවත් සජිත් පේ‍්‍රමදාස මහතා මොලයක් නැති බවත් හිරුණිකා ප්‍රේමචන්ද්‍ර මහත්මිය එම හඬපටයේ සඳහන් කරයි.

ජලනි ප්‍රේමදාස මහත්මිය විසින් තමන් ආර්යාව යැයි හඳුන්වා ගැනීම හේතුවෙන් ඔවුන් දෙදෙනාම එම දුරකථන සංවාදයේදී ඇයව දැඩි ලෙස විවේචනයට ලක් කරයි.

රංජන් රාමනායක මහතා එම සංවාදයේදී අසභ්‍ය වචන කීපයක්ද හිරුණිකාට පවසනු ඇසිය හැකිය.

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකාසීනිවුස්

එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී රන්ජන් රාමනායක මහතාගේ තවත් හඬ පටයක් නිකුත් වී ඇත.

හිටපු ජනාධිපති මෛත්‍රීපාල සිරිසේන මහතාගේ පුත්‍රයා වන දහම් සිරිසේන මහතා විසින් ඔහුට හිතවත් පොලිසියේ නිලධාරීන් ඉහල තනතුරුවලට පත් කිරීම සඳහා බලපෑම් කල අයුරු රංජන් රාමනායක මහතා සමග රහස් පොලිසියේ හිටපු අධ්‍යක්ෂ ශානි අබේසේකර මහතා එම හඬ පටයේ සාකච්චා කරයි.

දහම් සිරිසේන මහතා තම පියා වූ හිටපු ජනාධිපති වරයාගේ බලතල ද ගෙන හිතවත් පොලිස් නිලධාරියෙකු ඉහළ තනතුරකට යොමුකර ඇති බව එම සාකච්චාවේදී ශානි අබේසේකර මහතා සදහන් කලේය.

Colombo Today

By: A.A.M.NIZAM – MATARA

The sovereignty of a country is defined as the supreme political power of a ruling government to regulate its affairs within its specified territory without outside interference. Policies are thus formulated by the people of a sovereign nation via the elected government to suit the needs of the nation. Our country, similar to many other countries in the world, was free of foreign interference in all its affairs till the introduction of a despicable Act titled ‘registration of non-government agencies Act in 1980 by the government of J.R.Jayawardene. This tyrant government allowed the capitalists in this country to import everything and completely destroy the nascent industries (textile, tyre, sugar, steel, cement, etc) and at the same time permit the foreign individuals and organizations to enter the country to exploit our natural resources and take charge of local policy formulations by themselves or in collaboration with anti-national westernophile elements in the country.

The above referenced Act facilitated foreign governments and vicious foreign organizations to conduct unrestricted interference in the country in all fields, economic, social, religious, educational, cinematic and ethnic activities in the country through the vicious outfits called NGOs (Nefarious Gruesome Outfits)which received millions of dollars for their shameless and reprehensive servile activities from the foreign governments and the organizations in a clear-cut interference in the sovereignty of the country.. Just think who will pump billions for nothing in return? These lobbyist NGOs fulfil the needs of their funding agencies whose ultimate aim was none other than creating a new form of colonization around the world.

These NGOs and their international outfits called INGOs (Intensively Nefarious Gruesome Outfits)  had been involved in change of governments in our country and in the developing countries recently.  For instance just before the 2015 elections they mushroomed like piglets and within two months there were more than 45 NGO outfits handling Sirisena’s misinformation, mud-slinging , and fake news campaign spreading unbelievable,  incomprehensible  and unimaginable news which were presented under Goebbel’s theory to subdue the Sri Lankan voters.  The same thing happened for the 2019 November 16 election as well but only the dogmatic Tamils and a fair percentage of Muslims swallowed the bait.  All their attempts to mislead the Sinhala Buddhists utterly failed. 

During the Mahinda Rajapaksa presidency NGOs were blatantly acting as a government of their own interfering in all activities of the country and hence there were growing opposition from the religious leaders and the patriotic organisations urging the government to take stern action to control these NGOs.  Accordingly, the Ministry of External Affairs, on 11^th July 2014, issued a notification which required al Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Sri Lanka to register with the National Secretariat and abide by the regulations specified in the relevant Acts.

The External Affairs Ministry statement said that all NGOs registered with the NGO Secretariat are liable to submit annual Action Plans containing details of the activities which would be undertaken in the forthcoming year for approval and explained that the work of Non-Governmental Organizations in Sri Lanka is based on the provisions of the legal framework provided by the relevant Acts and Regulations.

The statement stressed that some NGOs had exceeded their mandates and hencee the Director/Registrar of the NGO Secretariat was compelled to issue the said instructions, which was a mere reiteration of the existing provisions for their smooth and noted that although all Non-Governmental Organizations operating in Sri Lanka are required by law to be registered, to ensure transparency and accountability, it has also been found that this is practiced in the breach.

The Ministry highlighted that while 1421 NGOs have been registered with the NGO Secretariat and continue to carry out their activities legitimately in the country, only a very few are not abiding by the regulations.

The Ministry said it is universally accepted for a legal framework to be in place governing the conduct of NGOs and the action by the Government of Sri Lanka is in accordance with such practice.

A report published in the Daily News on 23rs September, 2014 said that Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Gotabhaya Rajapaksa urged the NGO community to discuss their issues rather than opting to internationalize them. He has made this statement at a meeting held with the representatives from 11 NGOs engaged with CHOGM 2013 and the associated Commonwealth People’s Forum, had been based on the issuance of the NGO Secretariat circular and the new issues that have emerged following the government highlighting on the need for NGOs to work within their mandate.

The discussion has covered into government surveillance of NGO activities, power devolution, issues on missing persons and the unwillingness of NGOs to dialogue with the government. The Defence Secretary had made several proposals in order to iron out differences that have arisen between the NGOs and the government.

Two decisions had been reached during the meeting which included regularizing meetings between the NGO Secretariat and the NGOs to collect relevant information and to solve issues and bringing the Defence Secretary into dialogue with those NGOs that are more strongly and openly critical of the government Among one such proposal had been for the NGOs to work closely with the NGO Secretariat liaison offices in district secretariats in order to resolve any problems that would be encountered in the field. He had also expressed his commitment to environmental protection and on the possible role that can be played by NGOs in working in the environmental sector.

A total of 11 NGOs had participated in the meeting with the Defence Secretary which included Colombo District Business Development Co-op Society, Maternity & Child Life Development Foundation, Eco friendly Volunteers (ECO-V),The Sarvodaya Movement, Seva Lanka Foundation, Vanni Cultural Fund, National Peace Council, Centre for Poverty Analysis, Oferr Ceylon, Manawa Shakthi Padanama and the Human Rights Organization of Sri Lanka.

These objectives must simultaneously co-exist within a vigorous debate on NGO activism that is founded on a shared appreciation of the roles that both NGOs and their detractors play in a democratic society. The argument here is not to suppress debate on NGOs, but to couch such commentary in a manner that helps those who locate themselves within NGOs to reform them from within. While it is a tragedy that maligning NGOs in Sri Lanka seems to be a pursuit in itself, it is possible that NGOs which creatively address such criticism can change the tenor of the present debate into one that is more conducive for the exchange of ideas that at the end of day would help all Sri Lankans to enjoy the benefits of a just, peaceful and democratic society.

This endeavour is critical because NGOs exist in a symbiotic relationship with their constituencies. NGOs cannot assume, even though it may be the ideal that they work towards, that social empowerment can be conflated with unqualified support for NGOs in the light of increasing attacks on their activities. NGOs must and should deal with criticism leveled against them. The essential fragility of NGO interventions in the light of growing extremism and intolerance is becoming far too evident. NGOs need to develop ways in which they engage with such criticism head-on. It is only in the continuous process of dialogue with its harshest critics that NGOs can hope to maintain a semblance of credibility in the eyes of these critics.

Issues of transparency and accountability are at the core of much criticism leveled against NGOs. Given the vast sums of money that are involved, it is not unfair to request ways in which NGOs open up, where they should subject their on-going interventions to public scrutiny. NGOs should not create dependencies.

Peace building is about a committed and sincere attempt to assist the motherland, which requires the transfer of knowledge to local actors in order to eschew the creation of new dependencies which may create new fault-lines between and within communities. There is also the need to build systems and social networks that function long after donor aid has dried up. Serious internal discussions need to take place on the foci, scope and strategic engagements that NGOs undertake in pursuit of their ideals. Internal debate on the propriety of handling finances and management needs to be exercised by the management levels of NGOs, but need to involve all levels in order for such debates to be sustainable.

The report said that a fundamental problem with NGOs is that across the spectrum, their impact in shaping the mindset of the masses is limited by their ineffective engagement with the mainstream media. This is primarily due to inadequate training on how best to use mainstream media for advocacy purposes and many Sri Lankan NGOs fail to publicize their activities and circulate their ideas in the media to incorporate the values they promote into the political arena. They are unable to inform and shape public opinion, clearly picture the situation of the on-going reconciliation process, and fully address the concerns of the public regarding the that process.

The report further stated that many NGOs, even those based in Colombo, don’t have the capacity to conduct such vigorous self-assessments without donor support – despite perceptions to the contrary and it is imperative that support mechanisms that proactively engage with key concerns raised on the role and nature of NGO activism are helped about by donor commitments to such processes. In order to counter allegations of partisan bias and the perceptions of duplicity.  It said that the danger of acquiescing to such Western agendas that are discordant with building local capacities is that it creates in the minds of those who most desperately need assistance the impression that one is only trying to help for parochial or mercenary gain, instead of a deep seated commitment to help the community stand on its own feet. Hence what is required are dialogues that support progressive reformist tendencies in NGOs, while at the same time exploring ways in which such reform can take place in the eyes of those who are outside of NGOs frameworks. To this end as the Defence Secretary has suggested that the NGOs ought to commence a dialogue with the NGO Secretariat liaison offices in district secretariats in order to resolve any problems that would be encountered in the field, while expressing his commitment to environmental protection and on the possible role that can be played by NGOs in working in the environmental sector.

In many countries establishment of NGOs or organising activities with foreign patronage is taboo and those indulging in such activities will face severe penalties and several years of jail terms.  An Amnesty International report published in February last year (2019) said that Governments across the world are increasingly attacking non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by creating laws that subject them and their staff to surveillance, nightmarish bureaucratic hurdles and the ever-present threat of imprisonment.  The report said that the startling number of countries that are using bullying techniques and repressive regulations to prevent NGOs from doing their work. The report lists 50 countries worldwide where anti-

NGO laws have been implemented.

The Secretary General of Amnesty International Kumi Naidoo said that in many countries, during the past two years alone, almost 40 pieces of legislation that hamper the work of civil society organizations have been put in place or are in the works around the world. These laws commonly include implementing registration processes for organizations, monitoring their work, restricting their sources of resources and, in many cases, shutting them down if they don’t adhere to the unreasonable requirements imposed on them. A report published in The Guardian” said that more than 60 countries have passed laws that curtail the activity of non-cto inhibit NGOs from operating at full capacity, under which international aid groups and their local partners are vilified, harassed, closed down and sometimes expelled.

In October 2018, Pakistan’s Ministry of the Interior rejected registration applications from 18 international NGOs, and dismissed their subsequent appeals.

NGOs in Belarus are subjected to strict state supervision. Working for those NGOs whose registration request is rejected is a criminal offence.

In Saudi Arabia, the government can deny licenses to new organizations and disband them if they are deemed to be harming national unity”. This has affected human rights groups, iwho have not been able to register and operate freely in the country.

In Egypt, organizations that receive funding from abroad need to comply with stringent and arbitrary regulations. This has led many human rights defenders being banned from travel, having their assets frozen and prosecuted. Some could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted of receiving foreign funding. Sweeping new legislation on terrorist entities” encompass human rights and civil society organisations. NGOs are already required to register with the government.

In China, new legislation tightly controls the work of NGOs from registration and reporting to banking, hiring requirements and fundraising. NGOs in that country are required to register with police and obtain approval to carry out activities, and submit annual activity plans and budgets to a supervisory unit.

In Russia, the government has labelled NGOs who receive foreign funding foreign agents” – a term synonymous with spy”, traitor” and enemy of the state”. The government applies this legislation so broadly and such organizations are heavily fined, and put on the foreign agents” register. In July, the Washington-based National Endowment for Democracy became the first organisation to be banned under the new law.

n Hungary, a number of NGOs are being forced to label themselves as foreign funded” to discredit their work and the general public desist them. Organizations failing to comply with these rules face high fines and ultimately the suspension of their activities.

In Indonesia’s disaster coordination agency has issued guidelines on the involvement of foreign aid workers, stating that they needed to conduct all activities through local partners, and be registered with government agencies.

In some countries, the attack on NGOs is particularly targeted against organizations that defend the rights of marginalized groups, promoting women’s rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, LGBTI rights etc..

In India, the government labelled the environmental NGO Greenpeace as anti-national”, blocking its bank accounts, deporting foreign workers and preventing local staff from travelling abroad. Licences for more than 13,000 organisations have been revoked for alleged violations of a law on foreign funding.

To be continued….

Stanley Gunaratne.

It is my hope that the new President will at least usher in good policies for the country. However, the people who surround him in the current Parliament and some of his ridiculous Indian pandering statements is a cause for concern. The upcoming General Election will be crucial in deciding who the next “policymakers” of the country will be. 
People need to understand the structural problems this country has and the useless politicians are the root cause of zero progress in this country and why we aren’t another Korea or Singapore. We need to get the BASICS right. 
I share my thoughts below. After 71 years of independence, our nation’s passport languishes amongst the world’s lowest. Our currency virtually worthless. Our country, once a green paradise of ancient times, a model economy under even the colonials and with great promise on the dawn of freedom in 1948, is left as a backward Indianised poor country. I hope our citizens ask themselves, what does this country need.
Will any single party/entity PROMISE to do the following 16 things?

1. Abolish 13th amendment (and Provincial Councils)

2. Abolish Indo Lanka Accord – no self respecting country would abide by this “Anschluss” forced upon us

3. Scrap any perks for elected servants of the people that people don’t have (pensions, permits etc)

4. Invest in Chinese, Japanese and European high speed ELECTRIC trains/buses and BAN Indian junk trains/buses.

5. Rename the country “Sinhale” or revert back to Ceylon and remove the artificial name “Sri Lanka”. Alternatively hold a national debate and referendum on this subject. Seriously consider removing the stripes from the national flag which were added by a committee headed by none other than SWRD Bandaranaike. 

6. Establish the rule of law in Sri Lanka/Ceylon with mandatory caning for serious capital offences

7. Abolish unjust practices preventing defeated candidates from being appointed to Parliament on the National List. If necessary, separate the Cabinet from Parliament to ensure total independence of the Presidency (and appointed Cabinet) and Parliament (whose members cannot be appointed to Cabinet).

8. Abolish the Central Bank to end money printing. Establish an independent Monetary Regulatory Authority (like we had pre 1951) to ensure no auction of non existent resources at elections (like the Hong Kong or Singapore Monetary Board)

9. Ban ethnic parties and throw them into prison (after a thorough caning)

10. Settle Sinhalese, Malays and Burghers in the North and balance the demographics islandwide like in Singapore. Make it illegal for any district to not have the national demographics housed in it after a period of 7 years. 

11. Establish links with the East (ASEAN, China, Japan) and West (Germany, US, UK, Italy, Australia) to counter India – the country which sponsored decades of terrorism in this country

12. Appoint only technocratic people based on suitability for a job, education, business experience
13. Limit cabinet members, irrespective of coalitions, to 15 people (including the President) – there is no need for “State Ministers” and all this type of nonsense.
14. Invest in renewable energy based on hydro power, solar power and offshore wind power and energy storage (e.g. the Tesla facility in Australia stores solar power and powers and entire city). BAN all fossil fuel power generation and CANE any bugger who tries to build coal plants in the 21st century. 
15. Establish One nation, One People, ONE LAW and zero ethnic laws, regional laws, or treating those who are politically connected above the law. 
16. RECTIFY the language laws. Frankly in 1948, the country should have adopted two official languages (Sinhala and English) with one national language (Sinhala). Given where we are, the best way out of this total mess (the 13th amendment literally labels the North and East as a made up homeland), is to adopt the Singaporean model which will quash any attempts by Indian bootlickers to propagate an Indian model here). Therefore, to replicate the Singaporean example, adopt the following posture: The National Language of Ceylon will be Sinhala. (In Singapore it is Malay)The National Anthem of the country will be sung in ONE language. In this case the anthem was written in Sinhala, so ALL will sing it in one voice. (In Singapore everyone sings it in Malay).The official languages of the country will be Sinhala, English and Tamil.The working language of the country will be English. All citizens have the right of translation into Sinhala, or Tamil.The medium of instruction at all public schools will be English, or Sinhala. All students will learn English, irrespective of affluence. No Sinhalese will be forced to learn Tamil, and instead will become at least BILINGUAL in Sinhala and first class English nationwide. Every student will have the right to learn one mother tongue so they are bilingual in their mother tongue AND English. There will be zero attempt to make people trilingual with two national languages or two mother tongues. Instead, as economics permits, students will be offered the chance to learn Mandarin, Spanish, French or Korean – the most widely spoken or business relevant languages today. 

A FAILURE to promise these 16 things means that the contesting party at the General Election 2020 are inept traitors/Indian bootlickers pure and simple and no patriot, no matter what political colour flag they fly, or scarf they don, or what they claimed they have achieved in the past.

Ceylon/Sinhale/Sri Lanka and its people deserve better than these political selfish buffoons and constant tomfoolery. This nation has never been part of India, is not part of India and WILL NEVER be part of India. Instead of a first world bastion of economic excellence powered by the warmth, ingenuity and strength of our Lion people and utilising our strategic location coupled with the Rule of law and sound management and lean governance, we have become a hive of scum and villainy, with multiple layers of wasteful bureaucracy.

In short Sri Lanka is a Kakistocracy – a government of the worst kind and composed of the worst kinds of people. 

Ask not for who the bell tolls, it tolls for thee Sri Lankans. Wake up, and demand these 16 things and we will become the next Singapore of Asia (we could have been the first). Vote blindly without a single of these things promised and delivered, and we will be an Indianised backwater suffering endless mediocrity for at least another 5 years. Our politicians snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. No politician is owed a blank cheque or blind loyalty. The country comes first. Our Republic is not what is once was, it is full of bureaucrats, politicians who have no interest in the common good, except the common good of politicians. 

May the heavens protect this country. To quote Oliver Cromwell, I say to all our 225+1, “In the Name of God go!”
Regards,

Stanley Gunaratne.

Shenali D Waduge

Sri Lanka has weathered enough of internal conflicts. We do not need to be dragged into an international conflict but the possibilities of Sri Lanka becoming a sitting duck is looming dangerously. Agreements signed with US allows US military to use our onshore airports & airports to service their military planes, ships & submarines and even for logistics like water and food. What’s more US bomber planes can launch targets leaving Sri Lanka & target friendly nations like Iran, China, Pakistan, Russia…. Is this what we want? No.

Our relations with some nations are long & cherished and we cannot forget these ties for some military agreements.

The whole point of Sri Lanka committing its national policy to being a Non-Aligned Nation was to uphold 5 principles

1. Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.

2. Mutual non-aggression.

3. Mutual non-interference in domestic affairs.

4. Equality and mutual benefit.

5. Peaceful co-existence

Sri Lanka remains a non-aligned nation. Our policy of non-alignment is now threatened. Sri Lanka has been turned into a base to allow a country to launch attacks at another country. The agreements we have signed compel us to commit to whatever this country demands as logistical & military requirements. In so doing, we are compromising our friendship with friendly nations who have never been hostile to Sri Lanka. This is a major faux pas that the legislature and the executive of the country must seriously relook at.

By taking side of one country and turning a blind eye to a historically friendly nation, Sri Lanka will lose a friend and is likely to become a future target for attack.

What have our so-called leaders done to turn Sri Lanka into a target nation for future missiles and bombs?

We should ideally be promoting Asia as a ZONE OF PEACE.

Shenali D Waduge

Stanley Perera Melbourne Australia.

Don’t be surprised if the writer tells you that a High Court Registrar wrote a judgement order without the knowledge of the High Court Judge taking a bribe from the State Timber Corporation.  Writer’s lawyer assisted the registrar also accepting a bribe from the State Timber Corporation. 

 court in Sri LankaThe litigation process of the above-mentioned case began in the arbitration Court of Sri Lanka before a panel of judges headed by a former Chief Justice late Sharvananda in the year 1994.  Fomer AG late Shibly Aziz appearing for Kristley Pty Ltd and Dy. Solicitor General Saleem Marsoof and Senior State Counsel Yuwanjan Wijeratne appearing for State Timber Corporation’ majority Arbitration award was delivered in favour of Kristley Pty Ltd Australia after an exhaustive marathon sessions.  High Court overturned the Arbitration order and the Supreme Court in its unanimous order re-instated the majority Arbitration Order with costs and compensation.  P.C. late H.L.De Sila appearing for Kristley and Dy.S.G.Saleem Marsoof appeared for State Timber Corporation.  Subsequently High Court Judge Sunil Rajapakse made an order interfereing the Supreme Court Order for the State Timber Corporation to gain undue advantages.  In that order an injustice to Kristley Pty Ltd occured.  Thereafter Kristley Pty Ltd appealed again to the High court for reliefs in the miscarriage of justice.  Former C.J. Sarath N de Silva being the ghost in these proceedings except in the Supreme Court and Arbitration proceedings,the writer felt that there was enormous pressure from powerful politicians and the C.J. against Kristley.  Appeal in the High Court resulting in unfavourable order that watered down the real strength of the Supreme Court order for which the High Court has no Jurisdiction on the Majority Arbitration Order re-instated by the Supreme Court.  It was highly irregular and illegal.  The C.J. and A.G’s department were fully involved in influencing the High Court.  State Timber Corporation paid a bribe to the Registrar of the High Court and the Lawyer appeared for Kristley Pty Ltd.  The Registrar of the High Court wrote a judgement order without the knowledge of the High Court Judge Sunil Rajapakse.  The chairman of the State Timber Corporation late Renuka Herath was fully responsible for bribing the registrar and the lawyer.  The writer thereafter appealed to the Supreme Court order to have the scullduggery by the Registrar of the High Cort.  After many exhaustive efforts it became humanly impossible for the petitioner to proceed with due to the enormous political influence from Hakeem, Wijedasa Rajapakse and whoever the justice minister at the time in that past 15 years.  Finally the Supreme Court after so much of harrassments dismissed the case without a hearing.  JUSTICE IS NOT ONLY BE DONE, IT MUST ALSO BE SEEN TO BE DONE.  But in this case it was not so.  If you bribe the registrar of court, you can get a favourable to you order written by the High Court Registrar.  The wrier complained to the Judiciary Services Commission and personally complaint was submitted to Solicitor General Suhada Gamlath and received no response to date.  This is the justice in my country.  I still call Sri  Lanka as my country although I am an expatriate Sri Lankan domiciled in Melbourne   

Courtesy  Ada Derana

State Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage claims that the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has not investigated the complaints filed by them against the previous government for misappropriating State funds.

Aluthgamage says that they had lodged a complaint with the Bribery Commission back in 2016, against the previous government for allegedly misappropriating Rs. 1,500 billion.

He alleged that the Bribery Commission has not taken any measures to investigate for over three years.

The State Minister made these comments speaking to media at the Bribery Commission premises today (08).

Thirteen ministers and state ministers of the current government arrived at the Bribery Commission this morning to urge the expeditious probes on the complaints filed against the former administration.

Courtesy Ada Derana

An overseas travel ban has been imposed on former Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Shani Abeysekara.

The order was delivered by the Nugegoda Magistrate today (08) after taking into consideration a request made by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD).

The National Police Commission yesterday (07) said that Shani Abeysekara was interdicted with immediate effect, pending an inquiry into the recordings of phone conversations between the police officer and former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake.

The Police Media Unit, issuing a statement, cited the reason for the decision as SSP Abeysekara causing disrepute to the police service through his telephone conversations.

Recordings of telephonic conversations between MP Ramanayake, who was arrested at his residence on Jan. 4, and the former CID chief had been released to the media over the past two days. This conversation is transpired to be a conspiracy to remove the former Army Intelligence Chief Brigadier Suresh Salley, who is alleged to have been a hindrance to investigations.

Courtesy Ada Derana

The Attorney General has filed a revision application against the chief magistrate’s order granting bail to the Parliamentarian Rajitha Senaratne, says the Attorney General’s Coordinating Officer.

On December 19, Senaratne had filed an anticipatory bail application seeking the prevention of his arrest, which was rejected by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court. The following day he lodge another anticipatory bail application, however, four days later Colombo Additional Magistrate issued a warrant to arrest Rajitha Senaratne.

The officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Police Special Task Force (STF) had searched two of Senaratne’s residences in Colombo and Beruwala, but failed to place him under custody.

On December 26, it was reported that Senaratne was admitted to the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CICU) Lanka Hospitals in Narahenpita. The next he was arrested and remanded over the white van” press conference he had called in November but he continued to receive treatment at Lanka Hospitals. The CID officers later came to take charge of the former Health Minister.

Senaratne, who was set to be transferred to the Prison Hospital on a recommendation by a prison medical officer, was then admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Lanka Hospital in the afternoon of December 29.

On December 30, Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered to release the former Health Minister on bail. He was granted bail a day before the second anticipatory bail application was scheduled to be taken up for consideration.

On the 1st of January, Senaratne, who was receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the Lanka Hospitals in Narahenpita, was transferred to a general medical unit. 

The parliamentarian continues to receive treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Lanka Hospitals to date.

උපුටා ගැන්ම හිරු නිව්ස්

පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී රංජන් රාමනායකගේ නිවසින් හමුවූ හඬපට සම්බන්ධයෙන් විවිධ පාර්ශ්වයන් අදත් අදහස් පළ කළා.

උපුටා ගැන්ම හිරු නිව්ස්

රංජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්‍රීවරයාගේ දුරකතන සංවාද මඟින් අනාවරණ වන්නේ එවක විපක්ෂයේ මන්ත්‍රීවරුන් මර්ධනය කිරීමට හිටපු අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතා ඇතුළු පිරිස් පසුගිය ආණ්ඩු සමයේ සිදුකළ කුමන්ත්‍රණ බව රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය මහින්දානන්ද අලුත්ගමගේ මහතා පවසනවා.

ඔහු මේ බව සඳහන් කළේ කොළඹ අද පැවැති ප්‍රවෘත්ති සාකච්ඡාවකට එක්වෙමින්.

උපුටා ගැන්ම හිරු නිව්ස්

රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්‍රීවරයා සම්බන්ධයෙන් තම පක්ෂය අද හෝ හෙට තීරණයක් ගන්නා බව එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂ මහ ලේකම් පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී අකිල විරාජ් කාරියවසම් පවසනවා.

ඔහු මේ බව කියා සිටියේ සිරිකොත පක්ෂ මූලස්ථානයේ අද පැවති මාධ්‍ය හමුවකට එක්වෙමින්.

උපුටා ගැන්ම හිරු නිව්ස්

පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී රන්ජන් රාමනායකගේ දුරකතන හඬපටවලට අදාළව හිටපු මහාධිකරණ විනිසුරු පද්මිණී එන්. රණවක සම්බන්ධයෙන්ලැබී ඇති පැමිණිලිවලට අදාළව අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිසම ද විමර්ශනයක් ආරම්භ කර ඇති බව වාර්තාවනවා.

මීට අදාළ හඬ පටය අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිසම වෙත ලැබී ඇති අතර, ඒ ඔස්සේ විමර්ශනයක් ආරම්භ කර ඇති බව සඳහන්.

ඊයේ දිනයේදී හිටපු මහාධිකරණ විනිසුරු පද්මිනී එන්. රණවක හිටපු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී දුමින්ද සිල්වාට ලබාදුන් නඩු තීන්දුව ඇතුළු අනෙකුත් තීන්දු ශූන්‍ය කළ යුතු බවට වන පැමිණිලිද අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිෂන් සභාව වෙත ඉදිරිපත් කෙරුණා.

ඒ, නව සිංහල රාවය සහ නව සිංහලේ ජාතික සංවිධානය විසින්.

මේ අතර මෙම සියලු හඬපට සම්බන්ධයෙන් විමර්ශනය කරන බවයි කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශය සඳහන් කළේ.

වැඩබලන පොලිස්පති සී.ඩී. වික්‍රමරත්න විසින් බස්නාහිර පළාත භාර ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ නියෝජ්‍ය පොලිස්පති දේශබන්දු තෙන්නකෝන්ට ලබාදුන් උපදෙස් මත මෙම පරීක්ෂණ කොළඹ අපරාධ කොට්ඨාශයට භාරදී තිබෙනවා.

මේ අතර තම නිවසින් අත්අඩංගුවට ගත් සී.ඩී. තැටිවල තිබූ හඬ පට මාධ්‍ය මගින් ප්‍රචාරය වීමෙන් තමන් අගතියට පත්ව ඇති බව පවසමින් රන්ජන් රාමනායක මන්ත්‍රීවරයා අද නුගේගොඩ මහේස්ත්‍රාත් යූ.කේ. පැල්පොල ඉදිරියේ නීතීඥවරියක් මාර්ගයෙන් මෝසමක් ගොනු කළා.