{"id":162039,"date":"2016-05-10T01:14:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T19:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=162039"},"modified":"2016-05-19T18:40:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T13:10:13","slug":"sri-lankans-in-panama-papers-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sri-lankans-in-panama-papers-full-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lankans In Panama Papers: Full List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has published the list of Sri Lankans named in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Panama+Papers&amp;x=8&amp;y=4\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Panama Papers<\/span><\/a> a short while ago.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_140949\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/avant-garde-chairman-refused-permission-to-travel-to-nigeria\/nissanka-and-gota\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-140949\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140949\" class=\"wp-image-140949 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Nissanka-and-Gota.jpg\" alt=\"Nissanka Senadhipathi with former Defence Secretary Gorabaya\" width=\"314\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Nissanka-and-Gota.jpg 314w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Nissanka-and-Gota-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-140949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nissanka Senadhipathi the chairman of the Avant Garde Pte Ltd, has started his account in British Virgin Islands in August 2012| Picture &#8211; Senadhipathi with former Defence Secretary Gotabaya<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Panama Papers the largest ever release of secret offshore companies and the people behind them.\u00a0The Panama Papers are an unprecedented leak of 11.5m files from the database of the world\u2019s fourth biggest offshore law firm, Mossack Fonseca. The records were obtained from an anonymous source by the German newspaper S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung, which shared them with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).<\/p>\n<p>The database does not disclose the totality of the leaked records. It doesn\u2019t divulge raw documents or personal information en masse. It contains a great deal of information about company owners, proxies and intermediaries in secrecy jurisdictions, but it doesn\u2019t disclose bank accounts, email exchanges and financial transactions contained in the documents.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sri-lankans-in-panama-papers-full-list\/avant-garde\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-162075\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-162075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Avant-Garde-.jpg\" alt=\"Avant Garde\" width=\"1102\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Avant-Garde-.jpg 1102w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Avant-Garde--300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Avant-Garde--1024x551.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Avant-Garde--800x430.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1102px) 100vw, 1102px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We publish below the list of\u00a0all the persons connected to Sri Lanka published in ICIJ database; clicking on the names will lead you to a page with more information. For instance if you click on the names associated with Avant Garde Pte Ltd, you will see that they have given the addresses in four different countries, most probably countries where the Avant Garde companies are operating.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12099759\">Yapa Hetti Pathirannahalage Nissanka Yapa Senadhiathi<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Avant Garde Pte Ltd<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12173022\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Y H P Kithsiri Manjula Kumara Yapa<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Avant Garde Pte Ltd<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12104892\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Senerath Bandara Dissanayake<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Avant Garde Pte Ltd<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12115050\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Prasanna Athanasius Sirimevan Rajaratne<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Avant Garde Pte Ltd<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12095900\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kenneth John Pendigrast<\/span><\/a> &#8211; PASKEVILLE TRADING LTD<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12095900\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kenneth John Pendigrast<\/span><\/a> &#8211; SCATOLA FINANCE LTD.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12100137\">Mohamed Siddeek Mohamed Ali<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; KALIN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12100137\">Mohamed Siddeek Mohamed Ali<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; KALIN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12105360\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Min Xuan<\/span><\/a> &#8211; LENZSKI INTERNATIONAL LTD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/10165711\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jayakody Arachchige Dona Marian Srini Pamela Jayakody<\/span><\/a> &#8211; GRAND RISE INDUSTRY LTD<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12113970\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jayakody Arachchige Dona Martin Srini Pamela Jayakody<\/span><\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Lucky Stone Indus Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12110327\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Palavinnege Sumith Cumaranatunga<\/span><\/a> &#8211; EMPIRE STAR HOLDINGS LTD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12116292\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tristan Laurens Bernard<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Hotel IQ International Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12119509\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Nicola Dawn Hakansson<\/span><\/a> &#8211; NETWORK LIMITED<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12122207\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Michael Robert Nasmyth MacPherson<\/span><\/a> &#8211; KACHINE LIMITED<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12123349\">Aroon Hirdaramani<\/a><\/span> &#8211;\u00a0Brown International Limited<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12123350\">Mona Hirdaramani and Aroon Hirdaramani\u00a0as Joints tenants with Rights of Survivorship<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; STONECROFT INVESTMENTS INC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12124079\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Arun Prakash Mahtani<\/span><\/a> &#8211; PASSION CHINA LIMITED<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12134135\">Mukesh Khubchand<\/a><\/span> &#8211; ADVANI INVESTMENTS LIMITED<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12145811\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NG Yin Peng<\/span><\/a> &#8211; GENIUS.COM LTD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12159550\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Simon Finch<\/span><\/a> &#8211; BEST CHEERS LIMITED<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/12181212\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Christopher Rohan Martin<\/span><\/a> -Trump Trading Limited<\/p>\n<p><strong>list of intermediaries<\/strong> <strong>(the lawyers and service providers who help set up or act as the registered agents for the offshore companies)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/10099224\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SIMON PAUL FINCH<\/span><\/a> &#8211; BEST CHEERS LIMITED &#8211; FLAT 8B; CEYLINCO SEYLAN TOWER; 90 GALLE ROAD; COLOMBO 5; SRI LANKA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/11011165\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ASIA CAPITAL LIMITED<\/span><\/a> &#8211; 21- 01 &#8211; West Tower, World Trade Center &#8211; Colombo -1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/11011324\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ADVANTEC NETWORK SYSTEMS PVT. LTD.<\/span><\/a> &#8211; OVERSEAS FINANCE LIMITED, 7\/11, Liberty Plaza, Duplication Road, Colombo 3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>List of offshore entities (these are the companies, trusts, foundations and more)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/10099224\">BEST CHEERS LIMITED<\/a><\/span> &#8211;\u00a0SIMON PAUL FINCH\u00a0FLAT 8B; CEYLINCO SEYLAN TOWER; 90 GALLE ROAD; COLOMBO 5; SRI LANKA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/10064333\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TECLLOYD LTD<\/span><\/a>. &#8211;\u00a0ASIA CAPITAL LIMITED &#8211; 21- 01 &#8211; West Tower, World Trade Center &#8211; Colombo -1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoreleaks.icij.org\/nodes\/10062243\">OVERSEAS FINANCE LIMITED<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0ADVANTEC NETWORK SYSTEMS PVT. LTD., 7\/11, Liberty Plaza, Duplication Road, Colombo 3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related posts;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/full-list-sri-lankans-named-in-offshore-leaks\/\">Full List: Sri Lankans Named In Offshore Leaks<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":140949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2186,1,6981,6969,2375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-162039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-featured-news","category-news","category-panama-papers-sri-lanka","category-popular-stories","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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