‘Ceylon Today’ sports editor refuses to do Tiran’s biddings, resigns!

 Thursday, 31 October 2013 

Callistus David has resigned as sports editor of ‘Ceylon Today’, owned by MP Tiran Alles.

The most immediate reason behind David’s resignation is that he had been reprimanded by the owner for having published an article in the sports page to the effect that sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage had ordered Sri Lanka Cricket president Jayantha Dharmadasa not to attend an ICC meeting and that secretary Nishantha Ranatunga should participate instead.

The talk of the media circle these days is Callistus, a man of silent habits and small in stature, but very big in self-confidence, in light of the fact that there are editors who dance to the tune of media institution owners and do their dirty biddings.
 
He is the second journalist to resign due to intimidation by Tiran Alles, after Shantha Wijesuriya, who left ‘Mawbima’ following pressure by the owner.
 
Shantha later received death threats and had left the country.

Monk arrested for possession of cannabis

BY Yapa Kumara and Premalal Rathnayake-Thursday, 31 Oct 2013

The Mahiyanganaya Police have arrested a monk for allegedly transporting a stock of cannabis in a bus plying from Thanamalwila- Mahiyanganaya.

The 62 year old monk who is attached to a prominent Temple in the Hambegamuwa area was arrested for the possession of 4kg cannabis.

The suspect was arrest when the Police who were inspecting the bus had discovered the stock of cannabis concealed in the suitcase belonging to the monk.

The monk has been released on bail after being produced before the Magistrate’s Court, while the Case is due to be taken up again. (Ceylon Today Online)