Sri Lankan journalists who were killed and disappeared in the line of duty including Dharmaratnam Sivaram (Taraki) editor of Tamilnet, Lasantha Wickrematunga, Editor of the Sunday Leader and Prageeth Egnaligoda, Cartoonist and political analysts were remembered at Colombo vigil held recently at the Viharamahadevi Park opposite the Town Hall.
The Colombo Vigil was organised by the Free Media Movement and Purawesi Balaya (Peoples’ power), both of whom have pledged their support for common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the January 8 presidential poll, which incidentally falls on the sixth death anniversary of Lasantha Wickrematunga.
In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
An eighteen member Presidential Task Force, including President’s secretary was appointed today to implement the ’Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative proposed by the government.
Under the government’s initiative of disposing of high end- luxury vehicles that impose a heavy burden of public funds, other state institutions are barred from purchasing them through state procurement procedure, according to a Treasury circular.
An investigation has been launched on the instructions of Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya into an incident where popular author Kasun Mahendra Heenatigala was arrested and allegedly mistreated by the Athurugiriya Police.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
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