Sajin Vaas, Chris Nonis come to blows
- Friday, 26 September 2014
The foreign ministry’s supervising MP Sajin Vaas Gunawardena, known among Rajapaksa family members as ‘baggage boy’ and the president’s confidential financial advisor, and Chris Nonis, Sri Lankan high commissioner in the UK, came to blows in New York yesterday (25), reports say.
Their fight took place at the ground floor of the hotel, which is occupied by them along with the president, according to reports. A senior official of the ministry, who related this incident to us, said Dr. Nonis had been tolerating the under cuttings by the ‘baggage boy’ for a long time, but had finally lost his cool.
The ministry official told us, over the phone, only about the incident, and promised that he would later provide us with the circumstances that had led to it. We will reveal those details to you as soon as we receive them.
Anyhow, he added that other officials of the ministry would follow the precedence given without fear by Dr. Chris Nonis. Dr. Nonis has now returned to London, reports say.
SL's oldest murder victim Woman aged 103 
By Menaka Indrakumar- September 26, 2014The 103-year-old woman, who was killed Wednesday night, in Egoda Walebada, Balangoda, was Sri Lanka's oldest murder victim, Police Spokesman, SSP Ajith Rohana said.
Police yesterday arrested a 15-year-old youth in connection with the murder. Police have determined that he had clubbed her to death.
The police said the suspect had attempted to rob the house of the woman and she had tried to stop him from getting into the house. The suspect had assaulted the woman and murdered her.
"He had hit her three times on the head. The club was recovered and his clothes contained the blood stains. The youth had been desperate for money," police spokesman said.
The victim was believed to be alone at home. The suspect is yet be interrogated by the Balangoda police.
