A controversial remark by former MP K D Lal Kantha, a frontliner of Sri Lanka’s Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), was taken out of context and the ensuing outrage was emblematic of alleged suppression, according to former JVP MP Sunil Handunnetti.
Previous attempts to go for an International Monetary Fund bailout was blocked at cabinet by Water Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara, who threatened to resign, a government minister has said.
Sri Lanka s will give a defunct state-run paper factory and 111 acres of land on a 30-year lease to be revived by Korean Spa Packaging (Pvt) Ltd, a government statement said.