Under-fire Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran informed the Monetary Board on Friday that he was not seeking re-appointment as Governor when his term ends on Thursday, June 30 “until the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises makes its findings known on issues related to the issuance of Treasury Bonds in the years 2015 and 2016”.
Mr. Mahendran’s announcement at the board was conveyed to the media by the bank’s Information Department. Opposition to Mr. Mahendran's planned re-appointment has been growing in recent weeks over tainted bond issues plus the fact that he is a Singapore citizen and has an obligation to Singaporean laws and not the Sri Lankan Constitution.
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The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
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