Gossip Lanka web site blocked – Anusha Palpita Popular website ‘ Gossip Lanka ‘ (gossip lankanews .com) has been blocked, stated the Director General of Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Anusha Palpita. Speaking to ‘ Sri Lanka Mirror’ he stated that it was blocked by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission under a written order of the Ministry of Mass Media & Information. However, the administrators of the website yesterday stated that the Sri Lanka viewers cannot access ‘ Gossip Lanka’ due to a technical error. The administrators further stated that those who wish to view the website can gain access through proxy. http://www.srilankamirror.lk/news/7363-lanka-blocked-anusha-palpita Bribery Commission: Ousted CJ denies allegations SATURDAY, 18 MAY 2013 Impeached Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayke who appeared before the Bribery Commission issued a lengthy statement denying the charges levelled against her. Sources close to Dr. Bandaranayake said she gave a detailed explanation on how she obtained each and every asset she possessed. She spoke for some three and a half hours giving details of her bank accounts and how she came to own her other properties. She emphasised that she had accumulated her assets in a legitimate way. Dr. Bandaranayake was asked to appear before the commission once again at 9.00 a.m. on Monday. The charges include the non-declaration of assets and liabilities annually and about some 20 bank accounts she held in various banks including nine accounts in the National Development Bank (NDB). According to reports the Bribery Commission is said to have received a complaint against the then Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake by an yet unnamed complainant. (Yohan Perera) PS Vice chairman arrested over alleged sexual abuse SATURDAY, 18 MAY 2013 The vice chairman of the Laggala- Wilgamuwa Pradeshiya Sabha was arrested by the Wilgamuwa police for allegedly entering the house of a widow and attempting to sexually abuse her. The wife of a deceased soldier had been living in Naminigama Wilgamuwa, and on the day of the incident the suspect vice chairman (UPFA) had stealthily entered her house under the influence of liquor and tried to abuse her. Her screams for help alerted the neighbourhood and the vice chairman sensing danger had quickly taken to his heels leaving behind the pair of slippers he had worn. She had lodged a complaint at the police station producing the vice chairman’s slippers as evidence. (M. W. Somaratne)