Nalaka Godahewa, Chairman of Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) who courted a lot of controversy, quit on Friday, informed sources said.
The move came after a new President, Maithripala Sirisena took office under a new administration that has vowed to eliminate corruption and act firmly against wrongdoers.
Godahewa was appointed SEC chairman in August 2012 under controversial circumstances after two of his predecessors, Indrani Sugathadasa and Thilak Karunaratne, resigned within 12 months following intense pressure from a group of influential investors, dubbed later as the ‘stock market mafia'.
The former SEC chair was also involved in a controversy surrounding the Krrish land deal.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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