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Govt. can make Batalanda report official – Kumar Gunaratnam

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Kumar Gunaratnam, General Secretary of the Frontline Socialist Party, says that the National People’s Power Government is capable of presenting the Batalanda Report to Parliament and making it an official report, and that the government has the majority to do so.

He stated this at a media conference held by the party in Colombo yesterday (March10).

He also said that the facts presented in the interview conducted between Al Jazeera and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe show that he is fulfilling the responsibility of a state that is repressive of the people.

The Chief Secretary further commented,

Even when the BBC reporter showed the Batalanda report and asked, former President Ranil said that this is not an official report. It has not been passed in Parliament.

He said, if the victims want justice, if the parents of the missing want justice, then justice must be done in all cases. According to the Batalanda report, Douglas Peiris is the first person to be promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police, after passing the one hundred and fifty. He is a person who failed the Assistant Superintendent of Police examination. He worked to remove some activists of the JVP. This removal is being discussed in the commission. Removal means murder. Wijeydasa Liyanarachchi is a famous speaker of the JVP. A lawyer. He was abducted and disappeared in 1988. We only know the details of his murder. “This report clearly states that he was brought to Colombo on the orders of Ranil Wickremesinghe.”

Kumar Gunaratnam stated that no matter how much a government is provoked, it cannot act illegally, nor can it act in violation of the Constitution.

"බටලන්ද කොමිෂන් වාර්තාවට චන්ද්‍රිකා කළ දේම ජාතික ජනබලවේගය ආණ්ඩුවත් නොකරයි කියා හිතනවා. සුදුසුකම් ලද 150ක් පන්නලා ඩග්ලස් පීරිස්ට උසස්වීම් දෙන්න නිර්දේශ කළේ සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාසගෙ තාත්තා" – කුමාර් ගුණරත්නම් සහෝදරයා 'பட்டலந்த ஆணைக்குழு அறிக்கைக்கு சந்திரிக்கா செய்ததையே தேசிய மக்கள் சக்தி அரசாங்கம் செய்யாது என நம்புகிறேன்.' "தகுதியான 150 பேரை பதவி நீக்கம் செய்த பின்னர் டக்ளஸ் பீரீஸுக்கு பதவி உயர்வு வழங்க பரிந்துரைத்தவரே சஜித் பிரேமதாசவின் தந்தை" தோழர் குமார் குணரத்னம்

Posted by Front Line Socialist Party on Monday, March 10, 2025

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Forests on state lands to be designated as reserves

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The Ministry of Environment has decided to designate several forests located on state owned lands as official forest reserves.

Deputy Minister – Anton Jayakody has stated that such forests, each spanning 05 hectares or more, have been identified in every district.

Special priority will be given to designating forest reserves on mountain peaks.

In the first phase, 20 forests in districts including Monaragala and Ampara have been selected under the new program named ‘Vanaspathi’,  he said.

He further said the initiative aims to protect these forest areas and expand the country’s forest cover.

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No cases filed against 22 banned pyramid schemes – CBSL

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Although the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has banned 22 institutions operating illegal pyramid schemes, no legal action has been taken against any of them so far, according to reports.

This was disclosed during a workshop held at the CBSL yesterday (July 08) on the dangers of pyramid schemes.

According to CBSL officials, after initial investigations, the files were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further inquiry.

The CID’s Financial Crimes Unit has reportedly completed its investigations and submitted findings to the Attorney General’s Department, which is responsible for filing cases.

However, it was noted that not a single case has been filed to date.

The CBSL states that investigations will be continued against companies engaged in these illegal practices and hopes at least one or two such cases would be filed by the end of this year or early next year (2026).

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NPP’s Nishantha Jayaweera sworn in as MP

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U. D. Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a National People’s Power (NPP) National List Member of Parliament before the Speaker of the House – Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (July 09).

He fills the Parliamentary seat left vacant following the resignation of Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma last month.

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