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Bribery Commission Members File Rights Case 4 Wednesday 28th July, 2010 The IslandTheHome Island News Veteran LSSP Bribery Commission activist dies N.S.C.Perera, veteran LSSP activist and former Treasurer of the Party from the time of late LSSP Leader Dr.N.M.Perera, passed away after a brief illness on Monday. members file rights case According to LSSP General Secretary Minister Prof Tissa Vitarna, NSC Perera was an architect by profession and was employed at Edward Reid and Begg from SC grants leave to proceeed the time of late Prof Bevis Bawa. He helped to keep the Party finances BY CHITRA WEERARATHNE Parliament. General and connected respondents. leave to proceed with the petition was on an even keel at all times and was a The pay rise had been approved by They have requested the Court to granted. dedicated Party activist who helped in he three members of the the parliament between the period of declare the violation of their rights and The Court granted leave to proceed establishing the late Dr.N,M.Perera Permanent Commission to January 1, 2006 and January 30, 2009, to grant them their due relief. under the alleged arbitrary treatment, Centre at Cotta Road in Borella. TInvestigate Bribery and they said adding that they had also been The petition was supported by Faiz the petitioner said they had been subject- He also helped in maintaining the Corruption, Ameer Ismail, P. Edussuriya granted a monthly petrol quota of 250 Mustapha PC, instructed by Gowri ed to. The case will be mentioned on Centre for Social and Economic and Indra de Silva complained to the litres. But, none of those new benefits Shangari Thevarasa. August 23, 2010. Education and helped running the LSSP Supreme Court that they had not had been passed down to them up to date. Deputy Solicitor General Shavindra The Bench comprised Justices Organ Janadina newspaper from the received the salary increases and the fuel The Commissioners have claimed Fernando, who appeared for the State, Saleem Marsoof, S. I. Imam and R. K. S. time of late Sarath Nawala. allowance granted to them by arbitrary treatment by the Director said that the matter could be settled if Sureshchandra. He was 83 years old at the time of his untimely death. His funeral took place amidst a large gathering of friends and party activists. Rienzie... From page 1 Winners/Merit Award List Merit (Sinhala): M. Mihiri Mangala (FRS) “Rienzie spoke to me several times Journalism Fonseka - Irida Lakbima, during his last days. He had previous- Mervyn de Silva Journalist of the Merit (Tamil): Arun Arokianthan - ly spoken to Mr. Ranil Year: Namini Nimilamalee Wijedasa - Daily Virakesari. Wickremesinghe also on a few occa- Lakbimanews. Awards for Upali Wijewardene Feature Writer Mission with a sions. The last time he telephoned me of the Year (S/T/E): was on Monday around 4.45 p.m. when Scoop of the Year: News Desk - The Sunday Times. Winner (Sinhala): Udani Wijesundara difference I was in Aluthgama and he said mama Excellence - Irida Lakbima, An extraordinary spiritual mission, deshapalanayen samugannawa (‘I am Investigative Journalist of the Merit (Sinhala): Sanjeewika designed to provide much enlightenment, going to bid farewell to politics’). I Year: Samaratunga - Irida Lankadeepa, will be conducted at Christ Church, then advised him not to be hasty and 2009 Winner: Mandana Ismail Winner (Tamil): Balasubramaniam Mirihana from 9.00. a.m. to 1.00 p.m. with to take it easy. Fifteen minutes later, I Abeywickrema - The Sunday Leader, Kirubharan - Thinakkural, a break for tea this Saturday, 31st July heard that Rienzie had set himself on Merit: Raknish Savan Wijewardene - Merit (Tamil): Hassthani and Sunday, 1st August. The theme of the fire. I left for Colombo immediately.” The Sunday Leader. Radhakrishnan - Virakesari (daily), Mission, which is open to all, is "How to Jayasuriya said that on July 24, Winner (English): Ranee Mohamed - tell my neighbour about who I am." The Rienzie had come to see him with cut- Best Environmental Reporter of The Sunday Leader, Missioner is Dr. Vijaya Corea. tings of articles he had written over the Year: Merit (English): Randima Attygalle - the last 15 years to various newspa- Winner: Karunaratne Gamage - Irida The Nation. pers. He was a dejected man and Divaina, bemoaned the fact that prominent Merit (Tamil): Kulanthaivel Business and Finance Journalist of UNPers were slinging mud at each Jeyandran - Thinakkural, the Year (S/T/E): Winner (Sinhala): Appeal from a other in public, while the party was Merit (English): Ifham Nizam - The Shyam Nuwan Ganewatta - being torn to shreds. In the weeks Island. Divaina/Irida Divaina, prior to his death, Rienzie travelled a Winner (Tamil): Yogarajah Nimalraj - kidney patient lot to meet UNPers of all walks of life. Subramaniaym Chettiar Award for Thinakkural, Muthukumar Suresh His mission was to unite the party and Reporting on Social Issues: Winner (English): Walimuni (43) of No. 6A 6th Lane, make it a strong force once again. Winner: Mohamed Hussain Fathima Cheranka Apeksha Mendis - Daily Yasorapura, Attidiya, Husna - Thinakkural, Obviously, he was a disappointed man Financial Times, Dehiwala, is suffering from Merit (Sinhala): Ratna B. Ekanayake - at the end of it all. Merit: Mandana Ismail Kidney failure. Dr Divaina, Rienzie was good at reading politi- Abeywickrema - The Sunday Leader. C.A.Herath, Consultant Merit (English): Solonachchige cal developments and one such exam- Nephorologist of the Sri Chathuri Prathanie Dissanayake - The By nomination: Sepala Gunasena ple was when he predicted correctly, Samantha Perera - Daily Mirror, Jayawardenepura General Sunday Times Award for Defending Press that the UNP would get 42 seats at the Merit: Sanka Gayashan Vidanagama - Hospital has advised him to The Sunday Times. Freedom of Sri Lanka last parliamentary election, MP have a kidney transplant which costs Sports Journalist of the Year: Main Award to: Mr. Lasantha Jayasuriya said. around Rs. 800,000. His family appeals for Winner: Channaka de Silva - Daily Best Designed Newspaper of the Wickrematunge a donor of a O positive kidney. They can Mirror, Year: Winner: Irida Lakbima, Honourable mention: Mr. Upali Karapitiya... Merit: Mohamd Naushad Amit - The Merit (English): The Nation, Tennakoon, Mr. J. S. Tissainayagam, be contacted on 072 2908107 and Nation, 0114997990. From page 1 Merit (Tamil): Metro News. Mr. Poddala Jayantha, Mr. N. Merit: Ehamparan Ravivarmah - Vithyatharan. They also appeal to the generous pub- arrangements to fill the vacancies Metro News. Cartoonist of the Year: lic to help raise the funds for the opera- and replace the equipment in the car- Winner: Suppiah Jeyapalan - By nomination: D. R. Wijewardene tion by contributing to Savings Account diology unit. Denzil Peiris Young Reporter of Virakesari, Award for earning the No. 70681109 at the Bank of Ceylon Mt. The Minister was accompanied to the Year: Merit: Wasantha Kanthilal Appreciation of Peers and the Lavinia branch. the Hospital by Galle District MP. Dr. Winner: Yahalawelge Surekha Siriwardena - The Nation, Public Ramesh Pathirana and Senior Sanjeevani Samarasena - Ravaya, Merit: J. M. Kelaart de Silva - The Main Award to: Mr. Iqbal Athas, Assistant Secretary of the Health Merit Nadia Fazlulhaq - The Sunday Island. Honourable mention: Mr. Shamindra Times, Ministry Piyasena Samarakoon. Ferdinando - The Island,Mr. Cancer patient Merit: B. Dianne Geraldine Silva - Prof. K. Kallasapathy Award for Sirimevan Kasthuriarachchi Daily Daily Mirror. Reporting Under Special Divaina, Mr. Mihiri Fonseka - Irida needs help COPE... From page 1 Circumstances: Lakbima, Mr. Ramesh Warallegama - Photo Journalist of the Year: Winner: Sunday Leader newspaper, Daily Lakbima. K. Nimalawathi (60) of The Opposition seemed to be Winner: Hettiarachchige Ganasiri No. 222, Telijjawila, obsessed with the implementation of Kirimetimulla, Alaswatta 17th Amendment to the Constitution, has breast cancer and is which some key UNP and JVP MPs currently receiving treat- believed was a panacea, they said. Only NGO’s... From page 1 TNA... From page 1 ment at the Karapitiya UNP sources said that the need was to Teaching Hospital under “The government wants to make the lives of the people He said: “Though the DPF is a Northeast, a majority of the Tamil press the government to allow COPE Dr. Upul Ekanayake, more comfortable and it has a duty by them to improve their southern based Tamil Party, it has people from the North and East had and PAC to operate freely thereby giv- Consultant Onchologist. livelihoods,” Rambukwella said. representation in all parts of the voted for the TNA to achieve their She has undergone three surgeries ing members an opportunity to tackle The responsibility of the 35,300 people in the IDP cen- country. It represents the Upcountry political aspirations and their partici- financial irregularities. but remains uncured forcing her to con- tres is in the hands of the government and they will be re- Tamils, Northeastern Tamils and we pation was essential, he said. tinue with the treatment at the hospital. settled as early as possible once the de-mining process is are ready to extend our fullest sup- TNA Parliamentarian Suresh She appeals to the generous public for completed in those areas, he said. port. But the support should be Premachandran said that they had assistance as she is unable to afford her A number of countries have expressed satisfaction with meaningful in uplifting the lives of all not boycotted the Tamil Party Forum travelling and treatment expenses. The Universities... the manner in which the situation is handled by the govern- From page 1 Tamil people.” but there was been no formal invita- donors can contribute funds to Account ment and neighbouring India was one of them, he said. He said that it was the first time tion from the convener and they No. 117-2-001-9-0021996 of the People’s Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh held fruitful that that all the political parties from believed it would be meaningless to Bank, Akuressa branch.
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