


Close on the heels of controversy over the transfer of duty free vehicle permits issued to the JHU MPs including its leader Ven. Ellawela Medhananda thero, the battle between JVP factions has revealed the JVP, too, transferred duty free vehicle permits issued to its MPs. The offence came to light against the backdrop of the damaging dispute between Somawansa and Weerawansa factions with the latter receiving the backing of the Patriotic National Movement (PNM).

Dissident JVP leader Wimal Weerawansa offers 'pirikara' to Most Ven. Tibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayaka thero of Malwatte. Pic Cyril Wimalasurendre

Lanka likely to get LPG
from Iran at concessionary prices
Sri Lankan households might get a chance to breathe a sigh
of relief, if the Iranian Government agrees to sell Liquefied Petroleum
Gas to Sri Lanka at a concessionary price.

Media, police alerted to
bogus JVP, PNM statements
Both JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva and Patriotic
National Movement Chief Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekera yesterday warned the
media of interested parties issuing bogus press statements on their
respective letter heads.




