President to turn gem-encrusted filled-pot to stone!
- Wednesday, 18 December 2013
The president has ordered the Terrorism Investigation Division officials to immediately bring to him an 800 year old gem-encrusted filled-pot, locally known as Pun Kalasa, which a coordinating secretary of his by the name Dhammika Premalal Raigama, a retired Army major and another person had tried to sell to a Japanese national for Rs. 35 million. TID officials are now busy preparing a glass case to take the filled-pot to the president, said TID sources.
This artifact had been brought to Wattala from the Kotelawalapura, Kaduwela home of Dhammika Premalal Raigama to be sold to the Japanese man. On information provided by the two persons arrested along with the filled-pot, the president’s coordinating secretary was arrested and on an order from the higher up, was released today (18) after a statement being recorded from him. The order from the higher up also said the artifact should be brought to Temple Trees for the president to have a look at it.
When Matara district MP Mangala Samaraweera raised this matter in parliament today, sugar industries minister Lakshman Seneviratne responded on behalf of the government and said there was no president’s coordinating secretary by the name Dhammika Premalal Raigama.
The paintings and ‘artifacts’ now being on display at the President’s House now are fakes that had been created recently, with the originals gone missing. The disappearance of the original paintings and artifacts there began during the period Ranasinghe Premadasa was the president. We are in possession of all the details of how the famous ‘Mulkirigala Painting’ had been smuggled by a Tamil into a luxury apartment owned by the Premadasa family at Kensington, London and sold at an auction of ancient paintings for hundreds of thousands of pound sterling. When the time comes, we will reveal these details.
- Wednesday, 18 December 2013
The president has ordered the Terrorism Investigation Division officials to immediately bring to him an 800 year old gem-encrusted filled-pot, locally known as Pun Kalasa, which a coordinating secretary of his by the name Dhammika Premalal Raigama, a retired Army major and another person had tried to sell to a Japanese national for Rs. 35 million. TID officials are now busy preparing a glass case to take the filled-pot to the president, said TID sources.This artifact had been brought to Wattala from the Kotelawalapura, Kaduwela home of Dhammika Premalal Raigama to be sold to the Japanese man. On information provided by the two persons arrested along with the filled-pot, the president’s coordinating secretary was arrested and on an order from the higher up, was released today (18) after a statement being recorded from him. The order from the higher up also said the artifact should be brought to Temple Trees for the president to have a look at it.
When Matara district MP Mangala Samaraweera raised this matter in parliament today, sugar industries minister Lakshman Seneviratne responded on behalf of the government and said there was no president’s coordinating secretary by the name Dhammika Premalal Raigama.
The paintings and ‘artifacts’ now being on display at the President’s House now are fakes that had been created recently, with the originals gone missing. The disappearance of the original paintings and artifacts there began during the period Ranasinghe Premadasa was the president. We are in possession of all the details of how the famous ‘Mulkirigala Painting’ had been smuggled by a Tamil into a luxury apartment owned by the Premadasa family at Kensington, London and sold at an auction of ancient paintings for hundreds of thousands of pound sterling. When the time comes, we will reveal these details.
Government grants more tax concessions to China
- Wednesday, 18 December 2013
The government has granted more tax exemptions to China for a project to renovate and refurbish the country’s Superior Court complex.
The Cabinet has granted approval to the tax exemptions for the Chinese funded project.
The Chinese Government has reportedly agreed to undertake the project to renovate and refurbish the Supreme Court building in Colombo.
The proposal to grant tax exemptions for the items required for the project was made by Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem.
