H.D. Hemaratne, Director-General
of the Sri Lanka Tea Board, was sent on compulsory leave
last week by its chairman H.A.C. Abeywardene in a move
that shocked the industry as the former was widely considered
as an honest officer with integrity.
KumbukRiver is probably
the world’s largest elephant-like edifice located
on the edge of Yala wildlife sanctuary, bordering the
lively Kumbukkan Oya at Okkampitiya in Buttala.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA),
is preparing to start work in areas demarcated in the
south for the development of domestic civil aviation under
the ‘Ruhunu Open Skies’, project.
A sub-committee of COPE
(Committee on Public Enterprises) last week, summoned
officials from institutions involved in the sale of Sri
Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) for clarification but
an important ‘witness’, Treasury Secretary
Dr. P. B. Jayasundera didn’t turn up. A member of
the sub-committee told The Sunday Times that the individuals
who appeared before them last Wednesday "were conning
to us."
India’s Apollo Hospitals Chairman,
Dr. Prathap Reddy is due in Sri Lanka this month for talks
with business tycoon Harry Jayawardena on possibilities
of retaining the name for Colombo’s Apollo.
