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Johnson & Johnson sued over distributor fiasco
Sunday, 14 August 2016 11:53GSG Distributors (Pvt) Ltd (GSG), a local distributor for the giant multinational Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in Sri Lanka, has filed action in the Commercial High Court claiming inter-alia damages in a sum of Rs 250 million.
Ceylon Dollar Bond Fund’s annual return increases
Sunday, 14 August 2016 11:51The Ceylon Dollar Bond Fund (CDBF) that invests in Sri Lanka Dollar Sovereign Bonds and Bank Bonds has recorded a 9% p.a. annualized return in US dollar terms up to May 17 of 2016.
Rainwater harvesting in Kayts
Sunday, 14 August 2016 11:48Würth Lanka and the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (APAD SL) recently sponsored the Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting and Water Storage Project in Kayts in the Jaffna district.
Geetha says another MP has Swiss citizenship
Sunday, 14 August 2016 09:57Actress-turned politician Geetha Kumarasinghe says that there is another MP who holds Swiss citizenship, other than her.
UNP COPE members try to embarrass auditor general
Sunday, 14 August 2016 09:12The prime minister’s side has strongly criticized the auditor general’s report submitted to COPE with regard to former Central Bank governor Arjun Mahendran.
Sundaralingam uses military officers to strike deals
Sunday, 14 August 2016 08:29The welfare association affiliated to Mayurapathi Sri Badrakali Amman Kovil at Kirulapone in Colombo has become a complete money business with the aid of deceived politicians and state officials, ‘Sathhanda’ reports.
It is this association which organizes a dinner at King’s Court, Cinnamon Lake Hotel in aid of the armed forces on August 10.
Defence secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi will be the chief guest, and commanders of the three armed forces and the IGP have been invited to attend as special guests.
In addition, invitations have been sent to several government politicians.
Rs. 10,000 ticket
Anyone willing to attend could do so by buying a Rs. 10,000 ticket, and hundreds of businessmen have been told to take part, as they would be able on the occasion to build connections with heads of the armed forces.
Trustee of the Kovil T. Sundaralingam is using this opportunity to target personal gains, and he has already made the welfare association a money-earning business.
However, it was founded in the 1980s by senior customs officer Pon Vallipuram with the aim of uplifting Hindu culture and arts as well as education of children.
Sundaralingam used force to get appointed as the trustee with the aid of the previous Rajapaksa regime, after which the association has become a business for him.
Shiranthi, chief patron
During that period, chief patron of the Kovil was Shiranthi Rajapaksa, and it was common that various events were held there to promote the Rajapaksas.
A fortnight ago, its Vel event was held and on that night a special pooja took place for Namal Rajapaksa.
Sundaralingam has been able to build links with the present government too, and got president Maithripala Sirisena to donate a Land Reclamation Corporation owned land to build a new Kovil.
Chairman of the Corporation, Asela Iddawela, is a close relative of the defence secretary.
Sri Lanka links up with Eurasian Economic Union
Saturday, 13 August 2016 23:26Sri Lanka has agreed to partner with one of the largest export exhibitions in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) region on 12 August. As a result, almost five million visitors attending the largest global export exhibition in the EEU region will be sampling the Lankan export portfolio for a three month long period in Astana.
Sri Lankan Airline’s crew begins its PIA Airbus operation
Saturday, 13 August 2016 23:22Sri Lanka’s cash-strapped national carrier, the Sri Lankan Airlines crew is to begin wet lease operation from Islamabad and Lahore to London following the taking over delivery of Sri Lankan Airlines aircraft by Pakistan International Airlines, SL Airline sources said.
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