President Maithripala Sirisena has issued a
warning to local event organizers against musical concerts by foreign
singers who destroy the country’s culture and civilization.
He has referred to a girl’s having thrown her bra at Enrique Iglesias during ‘Sex and Love’ tour of Sri Lanka.
The occasion was the awards presentation at Ampara D.S. Senanayake Vidyalaya today (27) of Dhamma school competition.
He said steps would be taken not to grant approval for such concerts,
at which tickets are priced at up to Rs. 35,000 and boys and girls get
drunk and throw their bras at the singer and kiss him.
It is the organizers of such events, not the indecent singer or the
girl who threw the bra or the one who kissed him, who should be
punished, said the president.
The concert at CR & FC grounds in Colombo on December 20 was organized by live events owned by former cricketers Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara.
Girl Throwing her Bra to Enrique Iglesias at Love and Sex Tour Sri Lanka
Enrique Iglesias Kisses a lucky Girl in Colombo Sri Lanka
Former president and Kurunegala district MP Mahinda Rajapaksa said his son Namal had published his photograph doing Yoga without his permission in the Facebook.
He said this to a journalist when he visited the Prison Hospital in Welikada to meet the five army personnel arrested on charges of being involved in the abduction and disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda.
“I have been doing Yoga for some time now but it had been exposed in the media only when I visited this school with Namal,” Mr. Rajapaksa said.
It is my Yoga practice that has helped me to be in shape.
The photograph posted on MP Namal Rajapaksa’s Facebook account on Sunday shows former Mr. Rajapaksa in a Yoga posture on the day after he celebrated his 70th birthday. Yoga instructor Nanda Siriwardena is seated beside him.
Mr. Rajapaksa wished Mr. Siriwardena a happy birthday and wished him long life.
Dismissing allegations that she had threatened and assaulted a 26 year old man who had been abducted by her support staff in a "Defender" vehicle, UNP MP Hirunika Premachandra said today that all she wanted to do was to prevent a family from breaking up.
At a special media briefing yesterday evening, the MP, who is at the center of the controversy, said that she wanted to help one of her staff members, as his family was about to be broken up by an outsider.
Admitting that it was wrong for her support staff to carry out the unlawful act of bringing a person forcibly to her office, Ms. Premachandra said that if the injustice that that was done to her staff member was referred to the police it would have taken days for the matter to be resolved.
She said the abducted man, who was also married had been having an extra marital relationship with the wife of one of her staff members who had two children.
She said the abducted man had forcible taken away the wife of the staff member and was keeping her.
When the staff member went with a group of people to talk to him at the drapery shop where he worked he had refused to come out. Then the group had dragged him out and had taken him from there, Ms. Premachandra admitted.
The group had brought the man to her office in Kolonnawa and reported to her. She said she had tried to sort out the matter and advised him to end the affair as it would break up another family.
When asked whether she did the right thing, as a responsible public representative, to interfere in a personal problem in such a manner, she said that all she wanted to do was to save a family.
She added that she had willingly brought her staff members who were involved in the abduction to the police station along with the vehicle to cooperate with the police inquiry.
In a statement to the police a 26 yea old youth who was abducted by some supporters of parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra said he was personally threatened by her, the Police Spokesman said yesterday.
The drapery store employee identified as U. Priyankara told the Dematagoda Police that he was forcibly taken away by six men in a Land Rover Defender on Monday afternoon.
The victim who turned up at the police station around 10.00 p.m. that evening with injuries on his face and body said the men had forcibly taken him in a Defender to an undisclosed location where he was confronted by Ms. Premachandra.
Police said according to the victim's statement he had been asked by her to cease a relationship he was having with the wife of a close supporter of Ms. Hirunika.
However, it is unclear whether the youth had been assaulted by the gang prior to or after his confrontation with the MP. The abductors had reportedly left him on the road following the confrontation.
Although the MP had agreed to send her supporters to the police station immediately after she was contacted by the Dematagoda Police to inquire about the vehicle, registered in her nameused in the abduction, had failed to do so on even till last morning.
The Police were preparing to arrest the identified suspects when they surrendered to the Colombo Crime Division yesterday evening along with the Defender vehicle.
A Senior CCD officer said all six suspects were arrested and statements recorded and would also to record a statement from Ms. Hirunika as well.
The abducted youth who was produced before Colombo JMO on Monday night was admitted to the National Hospital.
Former Chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Dr. Nalaka Godahewa, and two others, had been further remanded until January 4 by Colombo Additional Magistrate today.
They had been arrested in connection with an alleged fraud at the SEC in 2013 by the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID).
"Sinha Le"is the latest trend among Sri lankan youth in social media. This Concept started by Tatoo artist Namal Bandara few years ago. There are some heated argument going on between people about this concept now a days as some beleive there is a hidden political agenda behind this. Namal's wife has posted a note on Facebook claiming it is not true.
Award winning global superstar Enrique Iglesias performed LIVE
in Sri Lanka 20th December.
Live Events Sri Lanka is brought Enrique Iglesias to Sri Lanka, the
biggest chart topping star to perform in Sri Lanka so far.
Enrique Iglesias performed in Sri Lanka at the CR & FC
grounds as part of his ‘Sex and Love’ world tour.
Live Events is managed by top radio DJ Shaq who is
also the Chief Executive Officer, along with Kumar Sangakkara (Board
Director) and Mahela Jayawardene (Board Director).
Ticket prices were from 5000 LKR - to 35000 LKR.
However there are lots of negative comments posted all over Facebook about the organizing. People were Happy with Enrique Iglesias performance and the show but There are lots of complaint about organizing.
Concert was supposed to start at 8 pm but according to fans it started around 10.30 PM. Gates was not open till late so people had to to wait for hours out side. Even for the people who payed 35000 LKR for a VIP tickets had to stand for hours to get in.
Then there were no proper seating system so All the tickets groups were mixed according to one fan who was very disappointed after paying 35000 LKR for a VIP ticket.
These are some comments made by angry fans And most of them are demanding partial Refund for inconvenient.
Actress Yureni Noshika has done her first song "Saree Pote ". She posted this in her Facebook page.
"Hey guys here's my Christmas gift to you !!! I am SOOO EXCITED to share with you my DEBUT SINGLE "Saree Pote"
Song - Saree Pote (සාරි පොටේ)
Singer - Yureni Noshika
Lyrics - Manuranga Wijesekara
Music - Ashan Fernendo
Production - Aryans Films
Directed by - Hasitha Vithanage
A well known comedian and character actor Sunil Hettiarachchi passed away this morning (03) at the age of 78.
He who has contributed to teledramas, films as well as radio dramas had suffered from ill health for sometime.
He entered the world of cinema in 1982 by joining the cast of
'Kadaunu Poronduwa' and has played roles in number of films including
'Hitha Hoda Chandiya', 'Newa Gilunath Ben Chun', 'Demodara Palama',
'Cherio Captain','Come or Go Chicago' , 'Hai Hui Babi Achchi', 'Weda
Beri Tarzan' and 'Machan'.
