President denies Dialog employees their bonus!

 

Monday, 08 December 2014 

The management of Dialog has decided not to pay the year-end bonus to its employees, say sources at the company.

When the employees demanded to know the reason, the management has told them that president Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked for Rs. 5,000 million from the company for his election campaign. As that should be given priority, the bonus cannot be paid, they were told further.

Since the Rajapaksa regime has helped Dialog to build a monopoly in their field  in violation of fair trading policies, the company is bound to help it in such instances. However, it is unfair to deny employees their year-end bonus due to that reason, said one employee of the company.

Ketagoda promises to secure bail for Dhanuna!

 

Monday, 08 December 2014 

Deputy leader of the Democratic Party Jayantha Ketagoda, who joined the government today (08) to strengthen the president’s hands, is using a new ploy to justify his betrayal, party sources say.

Speaking to journalists, Ketagoda said he was joining the government in order to secure reprieve for his party leader, former Army chief Sarath Fonseka. He said he would take the responsibility of securing bail for Fonseka’s son-in-law Dhanuna Tilakaratne. Ketagoda said he would produce Dhanuna before the Colombo high court tomorrow and secure him bail.

Ketagoda also said he could not get the president to return the plot of land at Kirimandala Mawatha in Nawala which Fonseka had been given by the government as a reward for the war victory, because the defence secretary has opposed it. But, at his talks with the president, Ketagoda said, the president has expressed agreement to release from the banks the money owned by Fonseka, which presently stays frozen.

Ketagoda said he held this discussion without Fonseka’s knowledge, but with the blessings of Anoma Fonseka.