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How Rajapaksas misused super luxury CHOGM buses

Misuse of luxury buses by the Rajapaksa administration during the Commonwealth Heads of State meeting in Colombo in November 2013 has come under investigation by the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

The luxury buses had been acquired by MP Namal Rajapaksa, for Minister Sajin Vaas Gunawardena and the former Chief Minister of the Uva Province Sachinda Rajapaksa and given on lease by the Lanka Ashok Leyland Company.

As much as Rs.900,000 a month was paid for the buses and the Foreign Affairs Ministry had paid a whopping Rs.25 million and it is not known for what purpose the two buses were used.

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera ordered the investigation after the two buses were brought and parked at the Ministry premises without anyone's knowledge.

Further inquiries will be conducted by the Criminal Investigations Department in consultation with the secretary of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, a spokesman said.

A special feature of these two luxury buses is that they are highly advanced in transport and passenger comfort which other luxury buses don't have.

Below are pictures of former Uva Chief Minister Shashinda Rajapaksa travelling in one of the luxury buses.

 

My brothers asked not to attend rugger practice - Namal

Hambantota UPFA MP Namal Rajapaksa said that his two younger brothers -Yoshitha and Rohitha who were members of the Sri Lanka Army and Navy rugger teams, were asked not to attend rugby practice without citing any reasons.

“Just a few days ago, my brothers – Rohitha and Yoshitha – were both informed, by telephone, not to attend rugby practice. No reasons were given. They were just asked not to come,” Mr.Rajapaksa said in his personal blog.

Earlier media reports said Yoshitha and Rohitha were to be removed from the captaincy of the Rugby teams of the Navy and Army respectively, on the instructions of a highly placed official.

Mr. Rajapaksa also said that his family decided to respect the request and not to question the decision ‘regardless of how unjust it seems.’ “Not wanting to tarnish the sport through any potential conflict, we took a decision to simply respect the request and not question the decision regardless of how unjust it seems. Though deeply hurtful, we felt this would be the best decision we could make at this time,” he said.

The full statement issued by Mr. Rajapaksa

Having begun playing around the age of six, we played during school, during college, captained university teams and finally represented Sri Lanka internationally. In addition to enjoying the game, in recent years, we also tried to do whatever we could to elevate the sport in Sri Lanka for younger generations that will follow us in the years to come.

In this effort, we brought down internationally-acclaimed rugby players to Sri Lanka and worked to get access for our players to obtain playing experience abroad. In all honesty, we simply enjoyed playing the game. And as we began to reach the final stages of our sports careers, we felt like we should try to give back to a sport that had given us all so much.

I think and hope that these efforts would have made at least a small contribution to the development of the game. Today, we’re incredibly saddened to see that the bitter, vengeful politics that took over this country after elections earlier this month, have even made its way to the sports sector. Just a few days ago, my brothers – Rohitha and Yoshitha – were both informed, by telephone, not to attend rugby practice. No reasons were given.

They were just asked not to come. Not wanting to tarnish the sport through any potential conflict, we took a decision to simply respect the request and not question the decision regardless of how unjust it seems. Though deeply hurtful, we felt this would be the best decision we could make at this time. For some, rugby was also a part of politics.

But for the three of us, it was the sport we loved. On behalf of both of my brothers and myself, I want express our deepest gratitude to all those who supported us during our rugby careers. I think you all know how sincerely we loved the game. And if given the opportunity, we will never hesitate for a moment to contribute to the development of the sport in any way that we can.

SriLankan Airlines air hostess dies in Qatar

A Sri Lankan airlines flight stewardess met with a tragic death yesterday before she was to board the plane on a flight from Qatar to Colombo. She had been on a 'desert safari' excursion when the jeep she was traveling in had overturned, killing her.

The victim has been identified Ms. Ammendra De Kauwe from Raddolugama. Officials confirmed that six passengers were onboard the jeep at the time of the accident. One of them was the wife of the Air Force pilot who was killed in an air crash at Hokandara last December. She suffered a fractured arm and is said to be out of danger.

SriLankan Airlines CEO, Kapila Chandrasena said “we are shocked and deeply saddened by this news, and our first priority has been to be in touch with the families of those involved in this tragic accident and to provide them with all the necessary care and assistance in their hour of grief”. For the sake of the family members, the airline requests that all inquiries be directed to the airline.

Ravi's Robin Hood Budget

Maithripala-Ranil interim Govt. taxes the rich and vice to give sweeping relief for poor

Gets generous with highest ever pay hike for public servants in two phases; urges private sector follow suit; PAYE threshold upped

Mini-Budget gets ‘100-day revolution’ populist tag and covers poorest of the poor, farmers, pensioners, migrant workers, disabled war heroes among others

Makes 13 essential imported food items, domestic LPG, Kerosene and mobile phone reloads cheaper

Higher allocation for health and education

Far-reaching one time payments and additional taxes on those who have enjoyed super gains, high profits in the recent past

Finance Minister exposes economic and fiscal mismanagement of MR regime; warns true public debt is as high as 89% of GDP as opposed to 74% as previously claimed

Plans to cut Budget deficit to 38-year low of 4.4% of GDP

Review of all major capital projects/contracts awarded during past six months

Lankan expats to be tapped for $ 10 via five-year special Bond Issue carrying a fixed interest rate of 4.5% 

The Government yesterday released what could be classified as a Robin Hood Budget which gave rise to unexpected relief and benefits. High net-worth individuals as well as business entities enjoying benefits under the Mahinda Chinthana were slapped with sweeping restrictions and regulations as well as taxes to shore up revenue.

The 19th Finance Minister of Sri Lanka, Ravi Karunanayake, exchanging his usual European attire for national garb, said he was laying the foundation to create a new Sri Lanka devoid of misdeeds which would in turn lead to a “Maithri Palanaya.” “Today’s statement will be a shining example of how a people-friendly Government creates opportunities to serve the people. At this juncture, I call upon all Sri Lankans to show solidarity with our Government and rally together for a change to create a better tomorrow commencing with the 100-day revolution.

Power is temporary. Official positions are also temporary. As trustees of our voting public, our duty is to honourably serve the nation. We must not forget that we are servants of the people and it is our bounden duty to be of service,” Karunanayake said. The recent victory of President Maithripala Sirisena, who engineered the move which saw the United National Party establish a Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, has brought smiles to many faces, Karunanayake stated. “The smiles portray freedom, liberty and courage. It is refreshing, the release from the bonds of family rule and crony nepotism. Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of the Parliament, before I conclude I am sure that the smiles will be wider. They deserve the plethora of benefits that are to be announced. And they also deserve a future of sustenance, enjoyment and good life. All are enjoying the serene breeze of change, a change for the better and a change to be cherished. A rule of compassion – a Maithri Palanaya,” he said.

According to the Finance Minister, Budget 2015 expected a total revenue of Rs. 1,594 billion which consisted of Rs. 1,400 billion of tax revenue and Rs. 194 billion of non-tax revenue. Total expenditure and net lending was Rs. 2,990 billion of which recurrent expenditure was Rs. 1,465 billion and capital expenditure and net lending was Rs. 685 billion. The estimated deficit in Budget 2015 was Rs. 521 billion or 4.6% of GDP, the lowest since 1977. “I should say that this deficit is related only to Government revenue and expenditure. However, we have repeatedly shown to this Parliament and discussed even outside Parliament over the past several years that this deficit does not reflect the real burden of the public finances of the country today as it does not take into account the many budgetary operations of the Government.

This facade of duplicity has to be removed and the actual position has to be made known to the Honourable Members of Parliament and the public. We do not intend to mislead either the Honourable Members of Parliament or the general public in our endeavour to ensure good governance,” Karunanayake said. The Government plans to raise $ 10 billion from Sri Lankan expatriates through a special five-year Government bond which will carry a fixed interest rate of 4.5%.

One step forward and two steps back!

Step forward:  The present 38 taxes and levies will be reduced to 20 and our intention is to get this implemented as soon as possible – Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake in Mini-Budget 2015.

Two steps back: Several new taxes were added yesterday including a Mansion Tax, Migrating Tax and Super Gain Tax apart from a plethora of new levies.

Source : ft

Yoshitha's CSN to close ? One Billion Tax Throws Company Into Deep Crisis

It looks as if Carlton Sports Network a TV channel started by the sons of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is on the verge of a serious financial crisis which could even lead to its closure.

The government through its interim budget which was presented to Parliament yesterday imposed a onetime tax of Rs. 1 billion on all sports networks that dodged taxation. Although Capital Maharaja Organization also has a sports channel, the TV station, according to sources, has a clean tax file.

Sources from CSN told on Friday that the company was not in a position to pay Rs. 1 billion to the government by way of taxes. This means the company which is also on the verge of losing its cricket broadcasting rights has been plunged into a serious financial crisis.

In this context, observers say, the closure of the controversial sports channel, is very much written on the wall.

Meanwhile, a Cabinet sub committee was also set up to look into the possibility granting broadcasting rights of international cricket matches to Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation a privilege that was enjoyed by CSN, run by the Rajapaksa sons.

It was awarded the rights for three years by Sri Lanka Cricket in May 2012, despite an earlier Cabinet decision to award the rights to SLRC. At the time, speculation was rife that the deal was fraudulent.

 

A month later, Sri Lanka Cricket was forced to admit that CSN did belong to Namal Rajapaksa and Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the two elder sons of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

However, SLC defended the decision to award rights to CSN, claiming that the deal took place according to proper procedures.

SL Dual citizenship available to all Lankans

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake presenting the interim budget 2015 today said that the option of dual citizenship would be available to all persons of Sri Lankan origin and granted after due evaluation. A payment of Rs. 500,000 will have to precede each individual request.

Furthermore, provision will be made for foreigners seeking resident status in Sri Lanka who are in a position to invest US$ 10 million in the country. All such applications would be subject to the approval of Defence Ministry, and would need to be renewed every 5 years. The visa fee for such persons will be Rs. 2.5 million.