SLRC loses Rs.131M because of Carlton Network: Ravi

Saturday, 17 November 2012 08:15

The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has lost Rs.131 million by transferring broadcasting rights to Carlton Sports Network (CSN) and thus giving up the sole broadcasting rights of sports programmes, United National Party (UNP) front-liner Ravi Karunanayake told Parliament yesterday.

He said this was a serious matter because losses incurred by state institutions were losses incurred by the people.

Minister Keheliya Rambukwella who responded said this issue was not relevant to the segment on oral questions. He said the Peoples Bank, National Insurance Trust Fund, National Construction Association of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Cricket, Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, Central Environment Authority and the Health Education Bureau owed a total of Rs.7.9 million to the SLRC as at November 5 this year.

It has also been disclosed that the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) owed Rs.9.1 million to SLRC. (Yohan Perera)

Comments

-2+39 # Thomas 2012-11-17 09:22

Now Rupavahini is a FIRST FAMILY concern. No comments

-1+23 # dehiabul 2012-11-17 09:32

All these are thieves... and steal public money.. now trying to en cash all deposit funds by showing divineguma !

-1+13 # Nodrog 2012-11-18 09:55

It's the common man thats propping up the economy while the Government continues to waste and abuse the country's wealth.

-3+26 # Srimal 2012-11-17 10:24

People involved should be punished.....

-8+23 # Game Pappa 2012-11-17 11:50

What? Even UN could not punish them over war crimes, do you want the same to be punished by local court???

Take a simple example of the case Chief Justice S.Bandaranayke

-2+35 # Srimal 2012-11-17 10:26

Issue not relevent? When it will be relevent. It's people's money which are being wasted. Should punish the political sons and reletives involved in this.

-7+7 # richardson 2012-11-17 10:30

Is this some kind of a mosquito net

-11+9 # richardson 2012-11-17 10:41

You can shout now , all of you people are god damn crooks

All of you are disgusting which ever the party you belong to.

In SL politics is Sucking the blood out of people,with out killing them

-4+20 # Game Pappa 2012-11-17 11:56

What a fantastic mathematics.....

lost of 131 million = 7.9 + 9.1 millions ??????

Keheliya made the nation a fool.

-1+23 # Andrew Pitugala 2012-11-17 12:13

All lead to the King's coffers.

-36+16 # Subi 2012-11-17 13:43

Since we aware what had happend to SATHOSA You have no right to talk about corruption.

-50+15 # Dots 2012-11-17 13:49

How much country lost due to sale of Sathosa by Ravi

-6+26 # Imran Hussein 2012-11-17 14:00

Here we go.
As long as these guys are there this country will never be back to normal again.

-5+27 # Ranjith 2012-11-17 14:23

No match with the underhand commissions from current corrupt deals

-9+26 # Kool 2012-11-17 14:28

Sathosa was loosing money anyway.. He improved it althought the 24 hours opening didnt work out

-9+4 # reader 2012-11-18 09:52

I happened to visit sathosa on the first night after the Bradby shild game it opened all florescent lights were on and fans going full speed only 1 cop and two sales people were at work what a waist of money

-4+7 # Ranjith 2012-11-18 12:05

Do not talk nonsense. Most of the people used to do shopping after hours and it was in par with major super markets - Only if one can remember what Sathosa was used to be. It was like JR's change to Sirima's rule

-6+4 # reader 2012-11-18 12:59

Do not talk nonsense, Will you be willing to pay for the electricity bills and for god sake who the hell would come to sathosa at 2 am this was a silly decision

-5+29 # Imran Hussein 2012-11-17 14:35

Keep singing, Ravi's Sathosa, Ranil's Batalanda, Karu's Cross over, JVP's past and Dr, Bahu's LTTE Sympathy etc. .
There is a Tsunami out there man, you and all of us will be washed away soon, if not stoped this catostophy.

-1+8 # Gamaraala 2012-11-18 09:54

You hit it on the head...

-0+0 # buffaloa citizen 2012-11-19 10:54

Their are too many yakko type fellows who cannot simply understand what your saying. For them, as long as their yakoo governerment shows tamil threat, that fills their racist stomachs.

-28+9 # Anang manang 2012-11-17 15:04

Tell us what happened to the CWE Takaran ,

-2+13 # Cobbler 2012-11-17 15:23

What a comparison ?
Millions 131.0 :: 7.9 : 9.1

-4+7 # citysena 2012-11-17 15:25

Lanka is not ready for the european or US style trade enviroment. we are a still a poor country, find things we all can buy or sell, Lambrogini ok but we want cheap mazda too.

-0+11 # manju 2012-11-17 15:35

Dear dots... because of those thing that they are in the lost seat now.. but if again same thing happening ... every time with this governement ... What to do... is it icorrect ????

-11+4 # Jagath Leanage 2012-11-17 16:30

UPFA owes 9.1 Mn. How about other parties(UNP,JVP ,Hela Urumaya, SF's party etc)?

-1+2 # meenavan 2012-11-17 16:52

In chinthanaya make 19 th amendment and rectify.....?

-1+10 # P.D.Vidanage 2012-11-17 17:01

really ? Some Rupavahini technical staff getting salary from one company in Ward place and with foreign trip , Some Engineers looking to buy Hybride cars

-1+8 # Selwyn 2012-11-17 17:03

Judging by the massive continuos losses in all State Corporations, the present State concept seems to be ' A service for the Ruling Junta' and not the expected ' A Service for the People'.
Are there any profit making State Corporations?

-20+7 # Don Joseph Wisidagam 2012-11-17 17:23

he says carlton.....i say SATHOSA!

-8+2 # ryan 2012-11-17 22:16

What if we gave to MTV like you did to National Lotteries Board programmes

-11+5 # Kudu Mervyn 2012-11-17 22:16

Black pot calling the kettle black. Aney. Aney. Kaata Kiyannada

-5+1 # Abdul 2012-11-18 06:01

Whatever said, CSN coverage has been good, why SLRC can not cover like CSN do, that is a pertinent question

-12+5 # asoka 2012-11-18 10:31

are you a clean person ravi...? you sold the only play ground in kotte to HSBC and destroyed the "sathosa" the only super market chain of poor...now you are talking about corruption of others...i am not a fan of this government but i say you have no right to open your mouth...now you have enough money to migrate to any european country....please leave, you are not suitable here...

-9+5 # kapa ta pissu 2012-11-18 12:12

It is good to raise these issues and find out people who are responsible. BUT has it been raised by the right person? We havent forgotten the millions SATHOSA lost during your days.

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