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Wednesday, January  13, 2010
      Editorial:More laws to battle corruption

Retired Army Captain Upul Illangange, currently resident in Oklahoma, USA, yesterday claimed that Presidential candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka’s son-in-law Danuna Tilakaratne had forged his signature and supplied arms to the Sri Lanka Army.

At a press conference in Colombo, the ex-soldier said that those transactions had been done with the full knowledge of the then Army Commander Gen. Fonseka and they were fraudulent. Fonseka had influenced certain officers in the army...

Captain Ilangage addressing the press at the Galadari Hotel on General Fonseka’s connection with ‘Highcorp’ and other allegedly illegal deals. (Photo-Kamal Bogoda)

Govt. promises new laws to battle bribery and corruption
Non-cabinet Justice Minister Dilan Perera, MP, yesterday said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa would introduce a new Act in Parliament to fight waste, corruption and irregularities in the public sector.

UPFA says joint UNP-JVP alliance targeting media
UPFA General Secretary Susil Premjayantha, MP, yesterday alleged that the joint Opposition was engaged in a systematic campaign to suppress the media though it regularly accused the ruling coalition of harassing...


Save ‘Oliver Castle’
‘Oliver Castle’ on Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7, is one of the last surviving heritage...
Familiar foes battle in cricket final
The tri-series has moved on the expected lines as far as the results are concerned...

Corruption issue boomerangs
It was just last Friday that the morning newspapers published General Fonseka’s...

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