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Shiranthi Rajapaksa Remanded Until October 13
Shiranthi Rajapaksa, the wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) after providing a state…
Shiranthi Rajapaksa Arrested
Shiranthi Rajapaksa, the wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). She was arrested at h…
“There Is Politics in Both the Robe and Its Removal”
A political commentator has said that, given the deep respect attached to Buddhist monks and the image of the monk in the collective consciousness, the recent photograph of Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasa…
Cabinet Approves ‘e-Court’ Project
The Cabinet has approved the implementation of the ‘e-Court’ project with the aim of digitizing all courts in Sri Lanka. As an initial step of the project, the development of digital systems required…
Court Order on Land Linked to Basil Rajapaksa
The Matara Chief Magistrate’s Court has issued a special order to reactivate and enforce the previous freezing and prohibition orders imposed on a nearly half-acre plot of land and property located in…
Mahinda Kahandagama Arrested with Ice
Former Colombo Municipal Council member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Mahinda Kahandagama, has reportedly maintained close links with organised drug traffickers, according to information uncover…
Namal and Janaki Remanded Until October 16
Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and former executive director of the Krish Group and businesswoman Janaki Siriwardena, who are in remand custody over the controversial ‘Krish’ deal, have been further…
Shiranthi’s Bail Petition Taken Up on October 12
A notice has been issued requiring the Officer-in-Charge of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division to appear before court on October 12 to report facts regarding the anticipatory bail application…
Sagara Kariyawasam Says No Charges Against Namal
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa has not been formally charged, has not been served an indictment and has not faced a trial, the party’s General Secretary, Attorney-at-La…
Legal Action Against Nearly 3,000 for Seat Belt Violations
Police have taken legal action against nearly 3,000 individuals for failing to comply with the new seat belt safety regulation on expressways. Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Traffic C…
Gnanasara Thero Remanded Until Tomorrow
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena organization, until tomorrow (5), following his arrest on an outstandi…
Order on Cabraal’s Release Request Due Tomorrow
The three-member High Court bench is scheduled to deliver its order tomorrow on a request by former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal seeking his release without further recording of evidence…
Gotabaya to Appeal to Supreme Court over Easter Case
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is reportedly set to file an appeal before the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of his writ petition seeking an order preventing his arrest und…
Legal Team to Travel to Saudi Arabia for Anojan
A special team of lawyers is scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia on October 6 to discuss securing the release of Sivarasa Anojan, who is reportedly facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia over allega…
Parliament to Meet from October 06 to 09
Parliament is scheduled to meet from October 06 to 09, Secretary-General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera said. The business for the relevant parliamentary week was decided at a meeting of the Commit…
P.B. Jayasundera Questioned Over Airbus Deal
Officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) have recorded a statement from former Finance Secretary P.B. Jayasundera for nearly four hours in connection wi…
Single National Digital System for Public Service
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has focused on establishing a single national system covering the entire public service, instead of separate systems operated independently by different government i…
Namal Rajapaksa Released on Bail
Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release on bail of Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who had been remanded in connection with money laundering allegations related to the Airbus case. Ac…
Gotabaya Gives Evidence in Lalith–Kugan Case
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (29) recorded evidence from former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in connection with the case being heard before the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court over the abduction of…
Sangeeth Jayasekara Remanded Again
Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amaraseena today (30) ordered that Sangeeth Jayasekara, who was arrested over the dissemination of false information claiming that an LTTE training camp and a bomb-making…
