Sri Lanka’s Tortuous Path to Reconciliation and Justice
Elections might have ousted an authoritarian leader, but without the political will of Sri Lanka’s new president, genuine reconciliation may continue to elude the island nation. 

BY TAYLOR DIBBERT-APRIL 6, 2015

Sri Lanka’s surprising election in early January resulted in the ousting of authoritarian president Mahinda Rajapaksa.Maithripala Sirisena, the former health minister and general secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, is now president. Leading a broad alliance that is purportedly set to implement significant constitutional reforms and put an end to the corruption and nepotism that plagued Rajapaksa’s tenure, Sirisena has ushered in optimism about changing Sri Lanka’s path. Nevertheless, reconciliation and accountability for wartime atrocities may continue to elude the island nation. For starters, Sirisena was acting defense minister during the end of the 26-year-long civil war. Second, Rajapaksa’s defeat has resulted in a complicated political situation and parliamentary elections are expected imminently. Lastly, the release of an important report focused on wartime atrocities in Sri Lanka has been delayed for six months.

Sri Lanka’s Tortuous Path to Reconciliation and Justice by Thavam Ratna

New Sri Lanka govt has not led to anticipated change says Wigneswaran 1 06 April 2015 The chief minister of the Northern province, C V Wigneswaran, told the visiting Australian High Commissioner, Robyn Mudie on Monday that the change in government in Sri Lanka had failed to produce the changes that the Tamils' had expected. "The ground situation post regime change and issues which were expected to take place after the change of government, but have failed to take place were discussed," Mr Wigneswaran said speaking to journalists afterwards. “She asked me what kind of advantages and disadvantages had the political change brought among the people," Mr Wigneswaran continued.  “The change of government has not given us anything we had anticipated," he reportedly replied.  “She [Ms Mudie] pledged that their government would work tirelessly to bring reconciliation and a better future between Tamil people and [Sri Lankan] government.” Ms Mudie, who was on a visit to Jaffna to review the Australian government's projects in the Northern province, met with Mr Wigneswaran at his official residence in Jaffna.

The top policeman who harbours murders?

Tuesday, 07 April 2015

The CID has now been able to ascertain, with very clear evidence, that it was Navy Sampath’s white van gang that had murdered MP Nadaraja Raviraj on an order by former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, reports say.

Raviraj was shot dead by two killers in a motorcycle at Narahenpita on 10 November 2006. Under the fresh investigation launched by the new government, the CID arrested former Lt. Commander Sampath Munasinghe alias Navy Sampath and Commander Prasad Hettiarachchi.

According to the statements by these suspects, the murder contract was given them by the then director of the State Intelligence Service, SSP Mahil Dole, who functioned directly under the ex-defence secretary.

Dole was also the coordinator between the killer gangs that had existed under the previous regime, such as the ones led by Navy Sampath, STF’s Kodithuwakku, Air Force’s Nishantha Gajanayake and Army’s Chanaka Perera, investigations have revealed.

When asked about the necessity to kill Raviraj, Dole told Navy Sampath that it was an order by the defence secretary. Accordingly, police constable Senevi, who was a member of the gang, rode the motorcycle with Navy’s Petty Officer Seneviratne, going as the pillion rider, gunned down the MP. This has been ascertained on the lead of the number of the motorcycle (await the complete investigation report). Dole was later arrested by the CID on a charge of having sold SIS clearing certificates to LTTE members.

On the basis of these findings, Dole should now be under arrest, but that is being prevented by an invisible hand in the Police Department in order to avert the exposure of Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. We will soon bring you the full details. It was LNW that broke the news, three years ago, that Navy Sampath’s gang had killed Raviraj. Given below is that article dated 17 July 2012.

Are Sri Lankan Tamils prone to collective political suicide?

• by Devanesan Nesiah 
• - on 04/07/2015 

We have entered the ninth decade since the Donoughmore Reforms leading to the first State Council elections of 1931. Through the early part of these eight and a half decades, Sri Lankan Tamils had occupied a dominant position in this country, politically, economically and socially. The leading political institution of this community in the 1920s was the Jaffna Youth Congress (JYC) which was very highly regarded by the leaders of every political party of Sri Lanka as well as by the leaders of the Indian National Congress.

Are Sri Lankan Tamils Prone to Collective Political Suicide by Thavam Ratna

Hundred-day programme and public interest

April 5, 2015, 9:42 pm 

There have been some recent critical comments in public fora on delays in the government’s response to issues of concern raised at the Presidential elections of 8th January 2015.

The Friday Forum appreciates the difficulties faced by the government in implementing within a short period of 100 days, the ambitious programme of work promised in the election campaign. Speed in implementation however, must not be at the expense of consultation with the public which is of the essence of good governance. It is important for us as citizens to ask that implementing these commitments should not result in hasty and non consultative policy formulation and law reform regarding matters that are of critical importance to the people. A non consultative reform process adopted to meet the 100 days target, cannot be in the public interest, as it can pose significant problems of implementation.

LAW AND POLICY REFORM

Enactment of a National Audit Bill requires review and consultation with stake holders, including concerned professionals. Some legislation like the new Children’s Act and the amendments to the colonial Vagrants’ Ordinance were prepared during the last government’s administration and require change due to new policy perspectives. The Vagrants Ordinance in particular, which follows 19th century English law in criminalising poverty by punishing beggars and the unemployed, needs to be repealed rather than amended!

It is welcome that the Right to Information Bill and the proposed 19th Amendment to the Constitution dealing with the executive Presidency and the Independent Commissions are available for public debate and discussion. The Constitutional amendment is an opportunity for all Parliamentarians to engage in constructive criticism that will ensure changes in the Constitution in the national interest. Voters have a right to expect that those who seek their votes do not engage in adversarial politics, or make their support for the amendments conditional on receiving personal gains.

APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS

Given the controversy and divergent opinions that have emerged in regard to the office of Chief Justice, it is critically important to include amendments to the Constitutional provisions on appointment and removal of judges of the superior courts. The procedures must be clarified to ensure due process and the independence of the judiciary. Provisions in the draft Constitution of 2000 and the Indian Constitution provide useful comparative material that can be used in drafting this amendment without delay.

ELECTORAL REFORMS

There is an emerging consensus on the priorities for electoral reform including preventing the appalling practice of crossovers. There must be support for affirmative action to prevent the abysmally low representation of women in the legislative bodies of Sri Lanka. The Commissioner of Elections and his staff have a wealth of experience that must be used in drafting the Constitutional amendment on the Elections Commission as well as the electoral reforms. These reforms are complex and it may not be possible to complete them within the 100 days programme. The government should clarify for the public whether these reforms will be enacted now, and if not, the content and time frame of these reforms.

CORRUPTION AND ABUSE OF POWER

It is important that there is public confidence in the government’s anti corruption drive. Information in the public space on allegations of massive corruption, irresponsible abuse of authority and plundering of public funds and national resources require, in our view, an urgent response from the government. We recognise that good governance requires prosecutions only after adequate investigation and due process.

However the public must be briefed regularly by a senior official on the measures taken so far, and the stage at which these proceeding are currently placed. A public perception of government apathy and indifference is encouraged by the lack of clarity and transparency in these matters. There should not be any room for citizens to think that insignificant cases are given priority by the Executive, while serious allegations of corruption and abuse of power by politicians and senior officials of the former government are being ignored. In particular, the manner in which the Central Bank and the Monetary Board functioned in matters such as the hiring of allegedly bankrupt firms and authorising expenses relating to the Commonwealth Games and the conference, demands an immediate investigation.

Care must also be taken to ensure that there is public confidence in the professional competence and independence of committees appointed to investigate allegations of corruption and abuse of power. This confidence is seriously undermined when it is sometimes alleged that the investigations are being conducted by persons with political connections. Due process and "yahapalanaya" also demand that a senior official or chief executive whose actions are being investigated, takes leave from his post pending the investigation.

APPOINTMENTS TO KEY POSTS

Appointments were often made to key posts in public administration and corporations by the former regime on the basis of political connections rather than proven merit and competence. The new government has faced serious problems in making fresh appointments to these posts. A quick review of these provisions in the relevant legislation must be undertaken. Legislation can be amended to provide guidelines and strengthen appointments to corporations and regulatory bodies such as the University Grants Commission, to ensure that the Executive’s discretion to make political appointments is curtailed. Professional bodies such as the OPA, the Chamber of Commerce and the Sri Lanka Federation of University Women can be given a role in submitting lists of persons suitable for such key appointments. A gender balance in appointments must also be ensured to address the current gender gap in appointments to these institutions. Above all the government itself must be scrupulous in not appointing relatives to key posts when the appointing authority is a politician exercising a discretionary power. Such appointments create an impression in the public of continued nepotism by this government.

MISUSING EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY AND THE ARMED FORCES

Concern has been expressed in many public fora with regard to an allegation that the former President took steps to interfere with the results of the January elections. It is important for the public to know what steps have been taken so far to investigate this claim, and the stage of these proceedings. The events associated with these allegations also require an immediate review of the current practice of renewing by gazette notification the power to call out the armed forces. Good governance and the rule of law require law enforcement to be viewed as the duty and responsibility of the police.

Prof. Savitri Goonesekere

Dr. Upatissa Pethiyagoda

on behalf of the Friday Forum

(Professor Savitri Goonesekere, Dr. Upatissa Pethiyagoda, Prof. Camena Guneratne Ms. Damaris Wickremesekera, Professor Arjuna Aluwihare, Bishop Duleep de Chickera, Mr. Faiz-ur Rahman, Dr. Deepika Udagama, Dr. Selvy Thiruchandran, Mr. Ananda Galapatti, Pulasthi Hewamanne, Dr. Ranjini Obeyesekera, Rev. Dr. Jayasiri Peiris, Professor Gameela Samarasinghe, Mr. Saliya Pieris, Mr. D. Wijayanandana, Mr. Tissa Jayatilaka, Mr. Priyantha Gamage, Mr. Javid Yusuf, Ms. Shanthi Dias.)

The Friday Forum is an informal group of concerned citizens pledged to uphold norms of democracy, good governance, the rule of law, human rights, media freedom and tolerance in our pluralist society

Bastiat & Neoliberal Hegemonic Project: A Response To Dr Wijewardena

By Sumanasiri Liyanage -April 7, 2015

Sumanasiri Liyanage

Dr. W A Wijewardena’s article, Is Capitalism Immoral: Not at All Says Atlas Network’s Tom Palmer, turns me back to my pet subject, the history of social and economic thought. Some economics departments in Sri Lankan universities have already dropped this important subject while others are downgrading its significance in the course structure. Dr. Wijewardena was referring to a talk given by Tom G Palmer at the Sri Lanka Chapter of Bastiat Society. I must confess I have never heard of Tom G Palmer or the Sri Lanka Chapter of Bastiat Society. Nonetheless, it seems clear that the whole idea of this talk as well as Dr. Wijewardena’s article is to offer legitimacy to capitalism and its latest phase, neoliberalism, including the undefined economic policies and strategies of the present government. It is true that capitalism and neoliberalism are not synonyms. Capitalist mode of production (CMP) has gone through different phases in its history since the formation of capitalist world market in the early years of the 19^th century. If I refer to Ernest Mandel’s periodization, until the 1970s, it went through three phases, namely (1) the free market capitalism; (2) the phase of imperialism; and (3) the late capitalism. When the late capitalism based on Keynesian economic policies encountered a generalized crisis after in the mid and late 1970s, CMP had to restructure it by transforming socio-economic and political landscape in favor of capital. Its first experiment was conducted in Chile under Pinochet after killing democratically elected Salvador Allende and destroying the strong trade union movement in Chile preparing the ground for ‘Chicago Boys’ to introduce their policies. Although the operation was not that severe because of the socio-cultural and political setting, the basically the same approach was adopted later under Thatcher and Reagan in the UK and USA respectively. I define this new phase of CMP as neoliberalism. Its prescription for the Global South was forcefully presented in the form of so-called Washington Consensus. Of course, it does not imply that neoliberalism is a homogenous project. On the contrary, it took different forms in different countries. Hence, whatever Mahinda Rajapaksa government claimed, it had followed these basic principles of neoliberalism. West had detested MR regime not because of its economic policies but mainly because of its foreign policy.

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SPEAKER TO ANNOUNCE TWO DECISIONS TODAY 19th Amendment & Opposition Leader's Post

BY STANLEY SAMARASINGHE-2015-04-07

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa will today announce two important decisions when Parliament meets today. He will announce the House the Supreme Court determination on the 19th Amendment, which was drafted to prune the executive powers of the President and also disclose his ruling on the crisis of the Opposition Leader's post, which ran into debate following 26 SLFP MPs joining the government to accept ministerial portfolios.

The Supreme Court yesterday conveyed its ruling to the Speaker after hearing submissions on the 19th Amendment, which was referred to the superior Court as a 'matter of national importance'.
Making his observations on the submissions made to Court by Attorney General Yuwanjan Wijethilaka, Chief Justice K.Sripavan stated the people expected the President of the country to exercise executive powers and therefore he ( the President) should be given some executive powers.

This matter was taken up before the bench, which comprised Chief Justice K. Sripavan, Chandra Ekanayaka and Priyasath Dep.
Attorney General, Yuwanjan Wijethilaka submitted to Court that by Article 30 (2) President's term of office is reduced to a 5 year term and under Article 5 his duties and functions are set out.

CJ: The question is whether the President's functions could be limited to a symbol.
AG: The President remains as the Head of the Executive.
CJ: Is there a clause which says the President has to take advice from the Prime Minister?
AG: It is in consultation with Prime Minister, the consultation process enhances democracy and both can exchange their views.
CJ: Supposing if the President disagrees with the Prime Minister?
AG: Then it can be taken before Parliament.

CJ: If Parliament is silent?
AG: Parliament will then discuss it as the representative of the people. The President and the Prime Minister is not the final authority on the issue. In Parliament you cannot ignore the President and say this is 'my view' and you have to proceed. Parliament will consider it extensively and there is no 'one man's' version that can decide on the citizenry. In such a situation there is no need for a referendum because the decision is taken by the people's representatives. The composition of the Constitution Council appointed by the President, Leader of the Opposition and other parties also has a nominee of the President.
CJ: Appointing of the Constitution Council must be done with responsibility...

AG: All have the responsibility to appoint intelligent people.
CJ: Who is the head of the Cabinet?
AG: Prime Minister
CJ: What is the role of the President?
AG: When the President comes to the Cabinet he is the Head.

CJ: Who summons the Cabinet? President also can summon the Cabinet.
AG: President remains as the Head of the Executive.
CJ: I extend thanks to the AG and all the counsel who made submissions on the 19th Amendment and I will communicate the determination to the Speaker.

19A: No need for referendum, Attorney General tells SC

By Chitra Weerarathne-April 6, 2015

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution would not require a referendum and the sovereignty of the people enshrined in Article 3 of the Constitution was not being interfered with, said Attorney General, Yuvanjana Wijayatilake PC in the Supreme Court, yesterday.

He has been made a respondent in the petition filed against the proposed amendment.

The AG said the people needed a country governed according to the Constitution, with a guarantee of sovereignty. The proposed amendments would bring in more safeguards.

There was no alienation of power entrusted to the president. Even now the President was responsible to Parliament.

The Prime Minister would also be accountable to parliament.

The organs which exercised executive power would not use it excessively following the proposed amendments, he argued.

The Article 4(5) on executive power should not be elevated to a supra level, the Attorney General said.

Chief Justice: Does the Constitution say that the people can give the executive power to any other institution other than the President.

AG: According to clause (3) of the Amendment, the President is the Head of the Executive. The Basic structure of the Constitution will not be changed. Many countries have adjusted their Constitutions to suit their needs.

Attorney General: The executive Power is not personalised to the President.

The Attorney General explained the 19th Amendment did not need a referendum. The Article (3) on sovereignty of the people was not being interfered with, the AG added. Article 30/2 of the amendment reduced the term of office of the President to five years. People could exercise their franchise sooner than later, the AG said.

During a poll, the Elections Commissioner would formulate guidelines for all the media institutions the AG said. If the guidelines were violated, there would be a fine, he explained.

Attorney General, Yuvanjana Wijayatilake appeared with additional Solicitor General, Indika Demuni de Silva and Deputy Solicitor General Neri Pulle.

The Bench comprised Chief Justice K. Sripavan, Justice Chandra Ekanayake and Justice Priyasarth Dep.

The Supreme Court will convey its determination to the President and the Speaker of Parliament.

A Primer on Treasury Bonds – Part III: Primary Auctions and Private Placements

 April 7, 2015

The last article, “A Primer on Treasury Bonds – Part II: Economic of Treasury Bonds Yields” Daily FT, 31 March 2015 (read here), discussed how to disaggregate Treasury bond yields into economic components such as real economic growth, inflation premium and term spread, as well as how to evaluate the appropriateness of a given yield. Recent public debate has also involved methods of selling government securities. In order to facilitate public understanding of techniques and practices of selling government securities, today’s column is devoted to a detailed discussion of primary auctions and private placements.

What type of auction method is used to sell Treasury bonds in Sri Lanka?

A Primer on Treasury Bonds – Part III Primary Auctions and Private Placements by Thavam Ratna

A travel ban to Tiran Allas who defrauded Tsunami funds 

Tuesday, 07 April 2015

An injunction order with a travel ban has been imposed to parliament MP Tiran Allas for falsely forming an institute named “Radha” in the year 2006 with the approval of the presidential secretariat under the pretext of building houses for the people who lost their houses during the Tsunami in 2004

The following is the news
A company named “Radha” has been formed with the approval of the presidential secretariat in the year 2006 for the people who lost their houses during the Tsunami catastrophe in 2004. Parliament MP Tiran Allas has been the chairman of this company.

Under the treasury budget line 803 finances has been disbursed from the presidential secretariat to this “Radha” institute.

Two companies named B.M.K Holdings and Everest Civil Engineering has been formed in order to build the houses. BMK Holdings was registered by producing forged documents and Everest Civil Engineering was not registered at all. By the way the addresses of these institutions are completely faked.

The money disbursed by the treasury to the president secretariat is debited to this Radha institute, and this dummy Radha institute has debited these funds to the Oomps textiles limited.

One Shanthi Kumar Gajan Kumar has been the director of this Oomps Textiles and the BMK holdings and his mother and the siblings are the members of the director board.

During the investigations it being revealed the state funds remitted to Oomps Textiles has been taken by parliament MP Tiran Allas and Emil Kanthan a member of the LTTE.

During the investigations it was further revealed that no houses have been built by the 645 million rupees given by the treasury to the Radha Institute. It is disclosed that a sum of 125 million rupees has been defraud by issuing nine cheques. By the way this Radha institute has been closed down in the same year.

On this context the directors of this fake company Shanthi Kumar Gajan Kumar and his mother Anandi Shanthi Kumar were taken into custody and would be produced to the Fort Magistrate today the 7th.
Further an injunction order has been imposed with a travel ban to the five member director board of the Radha Company including parliament MP Tiran Alles.

A complaint has been lodged by the Anti Corruption Front to the IGP and the investigations are conducted by a special unit of the police headquarters.

ASP Liyanage ‘s story that he is gifting his Rajagiriya house to Mahinda Rajapakse is an absolute lie - sold for Rs. 450 million ?

(Lanka-e-News- 07.April.2015, 5.15PM) A .S. P. Liyanage  a former  tuition  master, notorious multi million rupee fraudster and jail bird, and therefore as almost always is the case ,  a close crony of Mahinda Rajapakse , who created a big din that a house at Rajagiriya supposedly belonging to him is to be donated free to the defeated  brutal beleaguered ex president Mahinda Rajapakse ,  is a lie , and has in fact sold it to the equally mendacious deceitful Mahinda for a sum of Rs. 450 million ,based on unofficial reports reaching Lanka e news inside information division. The testimony for this is the advertisement in a website of  a property sales center , namely Lanka property website (http://www.lankapropertyweb.com/sale/property_details-95165.html ) that a house at Rajagiriya is on sale for Rs. 450 million .

Liyanage was  a property developer too engaged in selling lands after dividing them into plots is. He was also  most infamously famous as an individual who has no qualms about  grabbing even  another’s  meal forcibly if he can. He was in jail at one time over a multi million financial fraud , and was released from prison only  after he agreed to repay the monies he had deceitfully collected.

Subsequently , the bestial Mahinda Rajapakse of the ‘Sakvithi ‘caliber  joined hands with Liyanage  who showed extra skills in deceitful activities ,like birds of a feather flocking  together. Liyanage was  sent as Sri Lanka (SL)  Ambassador  to Nigeria under his regime. Nigeria is infamously famouse for money laundering activities internationally   

Now this Liyanage has created a media publicity circus that he is going to give his house which can easily fetch a monthly rent of Rs. 400,000.00 free to his bosom criminal partner , Mahinda Rajapakse. Previously , Tiran Alles and his family were on rent in that house using it for their family business. In a country where the media coolies stoop to do any sordid biddings for filthy lucre , Liyanage  the crooked crafty  fox  is projected and exhibited as a peacock by these media coolies.

It is a common practice when a house is given on rent or lease the furniture and fittings in it are not changed , but because Mahinda Rajapakse is going to occupy this house, the furniture and fittings too are being replaced. By this what is being borne out  is , this is not just a donation , and  it has been purchased by Mahinda after making payment. It is in order to avoid the taxes and levies that ought to  be paid to the government if it is a sale , this publicity is being that it is a gift to Mahinda  in order to camouflage the truth

Mahinda Rajapakse who following astrological calculations  held snap presidential elections two years ahead of schedule  even when he could have waited for the due time  , and precipitated his own debacle – losing elections humiliatingly , apparently is still reposing faith in his  astrologers and black magic experts. Mahinda who is about to move  into the house at Rajagiriya which has a beautiful swimming pool , has ordered that this pool be  filled with sand and closed up which further bears  testimony to his maniacal superstitious obsessions.  

Horoscope experts of his had told him that swimming pool constitutes  a jinx for Rajapakses , and the front door of the house too be replaced. Accordingly , the door has been transformed into a window , and the entrance to the house too is being  shifted. The entrance door is being shifted to the side .

A .S .P. Liyanage revealed to the media that this house was designed by the world famous architect Jeffrey Bawa . If the latter has truly designed this house and was living still he would have committed suicide over the awkward modifications that are  being made to the original design of the house based on the stupid advice of astrologers and  black magic experts of demented Rajapakses. In any event  , a number of students of Bawa who are now senior architects asserted , when speaking to Lanka e news that if Bawa had truly designed that house , they certainly would have known it. Besides ,the house does not have any features which bear   the stamp of quality of Bawa’s expertise, they pointed out.

The photographs herein are proof in support of their claims .

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Rape and domestic violence in Sri Lanka: Triggered by a mind-set?

by Ingeborg Vinding 

- on 04/07/2015 

Water runs through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence. The same could be said about changing a nation’s mind-set.  “A culture that propagates violence against women and children is not a culture, it is a nightmare we still need to wake up from,” said Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, Executive Director at the LGBT-NGO Equal Ground, when I met her in her office.

Rape and Domestic Violence in Sri Lanka Triggered by a Mind-set by Thavam Ratna

Mangala Releases Foreign Service Examination Results Buried By Rajapaksas

April 7, 2015

Reversing the former government’s policy, the new government has recalled political appointee ambassadorsand has released the results of the long-delayed foreign service examinations.

Mangala Samaraweera -Minister of External Affairs

“This will enable the many vacancies currently in the foreign service to be filled through a transparent, professional and meritocratic process.” a foreign ministry official told Colombo Telegraph.

“The self-serving Rajapaksa regime not only posted political appointees to as ambassdors abroad, they also staffed the second and third tier of missions with their cronies. These incompetent individuals shamed Sri Lanka on the world state – even using embassies for illegal business activities.” she further said.

Releasing a statement on the Competitive Examination for the Recruitment to Grade III of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service 2013(2014), the Ministry of External Affairs said;

“The list of names of 42 applicants approved by the Public Service Commission who are eligible to appear for the structured interview on the results of the aforementioned written examination held by the Commissioner General of Examination on 31 May, 01st and 07th June 2014 is hereby published. Special attention is drawnto the following;

1. Action will be taken to fill 25 vacancies in the Sri Lanka Foreign Service based on the results of this competitive examination.

2. The list of 42 names of the candidates who have obtained 40 or more marks in each paper in the written examination, is given in the English alphabetical order.

3. The Department of Examinations has issued the list of names without mentioning the marks obtained in the written examination and the marks have not been issued to any candidate.

4. The Board, which will conduct the structured interview, is also not aware of the marks obtained by the candidates.

5. 25 candidates who obtain the highest total marks from the written examination and the structured interview, will be recruited to the Sri Lanka Foreign Service. All the activities related to computing marks for such recruitment shall be carried out by the Department of Examinations.

6. As per paragraph no.14 of the Gazette Notification dated 27.12.2013, the Public Service Commission reserves the right to fill the vacancies, wholly or partly or not to fill any vacancy. The candidates mentioned in the following list will be notified of the date, time and venue of the structured interview, in due course.

“The candidates mentioned in the following list will be notified of the date, time and venue of the structured interview, in due course.”

To read the list click here

After deceiving Yoshitha, Mushtaq Bhai says goodbye to Rajapaksas!

Tuesday, 07 April 2015

Mushtaq Bhai alias Dubai Bhai, who was the biriyani supplier to Temple Trees during the period the Rajapaksas reigned, is nowadays castigating that family, accusing them of having ruined the country, say Colombo business circles.

We reported earlier that it was to the Dubai home of Mushtaq Bhai that the then royal princes Namal, Yoshitha and Rohitha had sent their super luxury Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Aston Martins before the presidential election. After feeding the ex-president’s family with biriyani for nearly 10 years and amassing wealth by deceiving them, Mushtaq Bhai has played a game of thievery of the craftiest sort against the Rajapaksas.

According to reports, Mushtaq Bhai had gone to meet the Rajapaksas who had been packing their belongings at Temple Trees following the presidential election defeat on January 08. Taking their best friend by the hand, Yoshitha took him to his room, handed him several sacks containing bundles of cash amounting to Rs. 150 million, and said, “keep this with you. I will get them later.” With the support of several Temple Trees staffers, Mushtaq Bhai had loaded the sacks into his vehicle and left.

A few days ago, Yoshitha has asked Mushtaq Bhai to hand him back the money given him. His reply was that he had invested the money since he could not keep them at home. When Yoshitha asked him as to how long it would take to withdraw that money, the man said it could be repaid infrequently once the investment begins to provide profits. Angered by that, Yoshitha had attempted to attack Mushtaq Bhai, but his friends restrained him. In the meantime, the man beat a hasty retreat.

Relating this story to his own Mormon community members, Mushtaq Bhai described the Rajapaksas as a band of thieves who had mortgaged the country. If any harm comes to his life, he said, the Rajapaksas should be the ones to be blamed. Now, he is ready to make a full exposure of the Rajapaksas, before such harm comes his way. We invite senior DIG Ravi Vidyalankara, who heads the investigations into major financial frauds to obtain a detailed statement from Mushtaq Bhai.

The person who revealed this to us said in conclusion, “Basil headed the list of persons, whom Yoshitha wanted to shoot. Now, Basil has been replaced by Dubai Bhai. If Yoshitha is to be exposed, just one statement is enough from Yasara Abeynayake.”

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