Will Piumi be dropped from Liyasevana?

Piyumi Leeniyagala, who presents the ‘Liyasevana’ programme in Swarnavahini is to be dropped from the show, ‘Sri Lanka Mirror’ learns. A prolonged disagreement with Swarnavahaini Program Director Buddhika Kulasekara has led to the replacement of Piyumi, internal sources from the TV channel say. Piyumi Leeniyagala, who is a model and programmed presenter rose to popularity after hosting the show ‘Colombo Fashion Show’ broadcast in Derana. After resigning from Derana, she joined Swarnavahini, and hosted several morning shows. Despite her innocent appearance, she is a tough nut to crack, sources from the field say....

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Suspended Buddhika Pathirana barred from UNP MPs’ meeting

Matara district MP Buddhika Pathirana, presently on suspension by the UNP, was barred from attending the parliamentary group meeting of the party today (Oct. 18). When he tried to enter the meeting room, chief opposition John Amaratunga said a suspended member cannot attend the meeting. Then, the MP has left the meeting. Deputy leader Karu Jayasuriya and MP Dayasiri Jayasekara noted that the party cannot go forward with differences. Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said he has taken disciplinary action against Mr. Pathirana after considering reports he has received about h...

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duminda silva

ජනපති වීමට සිහින දුටු දුමින්ද සිල්වා ටී.වී චැනල් එකකුයි මොබයිල් කම්පැනියකුයි තිබුනොත් ජනාධිපති වෙන හැටි දන්නවාඉරිදා ලංකාදීපයට ප්‍රසන්න සෝලංගආරච්චි මහතා දුමින්ද සිල්වාගේ දේශපාලනය ගැන හෙළිකොට තිබුනේ මෙසේය."ලකී අයියා ජීවත්ව ඉද්දී කියලා තියනවා මේ තැනැත්තා දැනට ඉන්දියාවේ සිටින තෙල්බාලා කියන පාතාල සාමාජිකයා හරහා මාලු පෙට්ටි වල සඟවලා තමා කුඩු ගේන්නේ කියලා. ලකී අයියා මෙවැනි ව්‍යාපාර ගැන දැනගන හිටියා.මගේ යාවජීව දේශපාලන ගුරුතුමා මහ පාරේ බල්ලෙක් වගේ මරලා දැම්මා. ගිනි අවි විස්සකට ආසන්න සංඛ්‍යාවක් පාවිච්චි කරලා තියනවා. මේ වැඩි සංඛ්‍යාවක් නීති විරෝධියි. එයා මගේ අම්මට පයින් ගැහුවා. ඒ අහිංසක අම්මා බිම දැම්මා. එයාට කවදාවත් මගෙන් සමාවක් නෑප්‍රජාත්‍රන්තවාදී...

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HIRUNIKA SPEAKS ABOUT HER BOY FRIEND

What is mentioned in web sites that I have a love affair with Namal is all wrong. Hirunika speaks to ITN showing her real boy friend:Hirunika Premachandra, daughter of slain Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra had spoken to the ITN TV net work that the rumour about her having a love affair with Namal, the President’s son is all wrong. It had been stated that for this unfortunate incident permission was sought was published in the internet and websites is all wrong information.She boldly posed with her real boy friend for the people to see, via the ITN Rupavahini channel yesterday. While showing her boy friend she told the media that her love affair...

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DUMINDA NOT A SUSPECT-HULUGALLE

For Bharatha’s killing Duminda is not a suspect-Lakshman HulugalleThe whole of last week the talk was that Duminda Siva was responsible for Bharatha’s shooting.During a discussion with the BBC’s ‘Sandeshaya’ programme, the Head of the Media Unit of the Defence Ministry, says a completely a different story. What he says is that Duminda Silva is not a suspect for the killing. What he is indirectly saying that once Duminda Silva recovers he would not be taken into custody. According to Bharatha’s driver’s evidence Duminda Silva assaulted Bharatha and ordered to shoot. The BBC had questioned: The answer given by Lakshman Hulugalle was: “Duminda...

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The left side of his body is paralysed

DUMINDA’S LATEST HEALTH CONDITIONOctober 17The left side of his body is paralysedDuminda Silva is still in the Intensive care Unit of Sri Jayewardanapura Hospital. The panel of specialists are perturbed about his condition as it is not satisfactory. If he lives he would be a paralysed person for life. An operation was done to the right side of his head. But his left side of the body is completely paralysed.Another bullet embedded in a delicate place of the brain is too risky to be removed as it would prove fatal. The bullet embedded is not harmful to him as the whole body may become paralysed.All medical reports are confidential:To take him overseas...

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Anjula’s number one - Saranga

Anjula’s number one - Saranga Popular actress Anjula Rajapakse says that Saranga Disasekara tops her list of best onscreen lovers. She has spoken thus to a weekend news paper. Further speaking, Anjula has added that marriage and kids were on the top of her goal list before turning 40. Anjula, a popular face inmusic videos, was crowned Miss Photogenic at the 2000 Miss Working girl beauty paegent. She also contested for Miss Sri Lanka 2002. Anjula rose to popularity through her appearances in ‘Wehi Pabalu Sela’, ‘Nil Nethu’ and ‘Olu’. She also presents weekday morning programs such as ‘Hello Sri Lanka’ and Rasabara...

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Anjula’s number one - Saranga

Anjula’s number one - Saranga Popular actress Anjula Rajapakse says that Saranga Disasekara tops her list of best onscreen lovers. She has spoken thus to a weekend news paper. Further speaking, Anjula has added that marriage and kids were on the top of her goal list before turning 40. Anjula, a popular face inmusic videos, was crowned Miss Photogenic at the 2000 Miss Working girl beauty paegent. She also contested for Miss Sri Lanka 2002. Anjula rose to popularity through her appearances in ‘Wehi Pabalu Sela’, ‘Nil Nethu’ and ‘Olu’. She also presents weekday morning programs such as ‘Hello Sri Lanka’ and Rasabara...

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Mother opposes Hirunika’s political entry

Mother opposes Hirunika’s political entry The wife of the slain presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra says she opposes their daughter Hirunika’s entry into politics. Sumana Premachandra says her husband had gained nothing from politics, but had to sacrifice his life in the end. She says the massive crowds who attended the funeral indicated Bharatha’s popularity among the people. Commenting on reports that Hirunika is going to enter politics, Mrs. Premachandra says she has advised the only daughter to change her mind. However, the girl is yet to give an answer, the mother sa...

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ජැකාට කොට ගවුම් පේන්න බෑලු

ජැකාට කොට ගවුම් පේන්න බෑලු ප‍්‍රවීන නළු ජැක්සන් ඇන්තනි සිය යෙහෙළියන් කොටට ඇදීම සම් දැඩි ලෙස විරෝධය දක්වන්නෙක් බව ‘ශී‍්‍ර ලංකා මිරර්’ වෙත වාර්තා වේ. පසුගිය දිනක සිය හිතවතියක් කොටට ඇදීම හේතුවෙන් ඇයට අවවාද කිරීමට ගොස් ඇය සමග පුංචි අමනාමයක් ද ඇති කර ගත් බව පැවසේ. පසුව ජැක්සන් විසින් සිය යෙහෙළියට ලාංකික කන්තාවක් කොටට ඇදීමෙන් සිදුවන අදීනත්වය පිළිබඳව පැහැදිළිකර දීමෙන් පසුව එම යෙහෙළිය ජැක්සන්ට ස්තූති කළ බව ද වාර්තා ...

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Duminda, a man with a small image - cabinet spokesman

Duminda, a man with a small image - cabinet spokesman Cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella says MP Duminda Silva, seriously injured in the Mulleriyawa gunfight, is not a supervising MP for the Defence Ministry, and he had only a small image to maintain. Speaking to the media today (Oct. 13), the minister said he was the supervising MP for the Urban Development Ministry, adding that supervising MPs are not officially appointed. Since the MP has close connections with the shanty dwellers in Colombo city, he had an image among them, according to minister Rambukwella. He added that the injured MP would get the same treatment...

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Nadeesha’s dickey mishap

Nadeesha’s dickey mishap The story of Nadeesha Hemamali’s ‘Dickey misshap’ has become a popular topic these days, ‘Sri Lanka Mirror’ learns. Speaking to a weekend newspaper, Nadeesha has said that it was the most unforgettable experience in her acting career. According to Nadeesha she and another young girl were required to climb in to the boot of a vehicle while filming the film ‘The train to Kandy’. However, once inside, Nadeesha has felt claustrophobic and had yelled to the crew to open the boot. However, the crew, thinking that she was saying her lines, has not suspected anything else. They had only learnt of the harrowing...

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Death threats to suspect in Bharatha murder

Death threats to suspect in Bharatha murder Courts have ordered that adequate protection be provided to a suspect in the killing of presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra at Mulleriyawa. The suspect, police constable Anura Thushara de Mel, has been sent into remand custody at Welikada Prison until October 18. Colombo additional magistrate Praharsha Ranasinghe was today (Oct. 13) informed that the man was having enemies inside the prison. On the day of the next hearing, the suspect is due to be produced for an identification para...

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UNP suspends Buddhika, Shiral

UNP suspends Buddhika, Shiral The UNP announced today (Oct. 13) that it has suspended the party membership of Matara district MP Buddhika Pathirana and western provincial councilor Shiral Lakthilake. Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe took the measure in view of the many complaints against them received by general secretary Tissa Attanayake during the recent local government polls, said a UNP statement. According to these complaints, the two had not given any support to the party’s campaign work, but instead supported independent groups in their are...

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Bharatha’s daughter to enter politics

Bharatha’s daughter to enter politics The daughter of slain politician Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra says she expects to enter politics to fulfil her father’s duties to the people. Hirunika Premachandra has told a weekly newspaper that she was yet to decide which party should would work with. According to Hirunika, her brother is unlike her and dislikes politics. She has said that her father, who was simple, nonviolent and innocent, had earned people, adding that she and her younger brother both have his qualities. Hirunika has gone on to say that the large crowds paying their last respects to him show his popularity...

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Bharatha killers had been close to Defence Ministry - Fonseka

Bharatha killers had been close to Defence Ministry - Fonseka Former Army chief Sarath Fonseka alleges that the killers of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra are those who had been close to the Defence Ministry. He was speaking to journalists today (Oct. 12) while being escorted by prison officials out of the Hulftsdorp court complex where he appeared for the ‘white flag’ and Hicorp cases. Mr. Fonseka also said the evil ruler is responsible for the unfortunate social and political situation in the count...

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German woman sexually abused in Sigiriya

German woman sexually abused in Sigiriya On a complaint by a 32-year-old German woman, a man was arrested yesterday (Oct. 11) for allegedly sexually abusing her at a hotel in Sigiriya. The woman has complained to police that he had sexually abused her and then fled the hotel on the previous day. The suspect is said to be a resident of Negombo area....

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Duminda shot Bharatha, latter’s driver tells CID

Duminda shot Bharatha, latter’s driver tells CID MP Duminda Silva shot presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra with his pistol, the latter’s driver Saman Shantha Perera alias Bola Saman has told the CID in a statement. The Colombo magistrate’s court was informed of this when additional magistrate Praharsha Ranasinghe today (Oct. 12) took up the Mulleriyawa gunfight case, which resulted in four murders. The driver has told police that the MP had arrived with about 100 men in 20 vehicles. Parliamentarian Duminda got down, came up to the presidential advisor and slapped him, then shot him with his pistol and shouted,...

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