Police freeze Rs. 100 million in assets in Boralesgamuwa drug probe
The Central Crime Investigation Bureau has frozen a gym, a tourist facility and an apartment allegedly bought with drug proceeds, police said.
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Minister Bimal Rathnayake tables list of 50 cases in Parliament
Minister Bimal Rathnayake tabled a 10-page list of 50 corruption and criminal cases and denied the government is pursuing political revenge.
Sri Lanka and Lithuania agree regular political consultations
Sri Lanka and Lithuania signed an MoU in Colombo setting up regular political consultations, as the two countries mark 30 years of…
Fisheries Minister welcomes Indian court remarks on Tamil Nadu fishermen
Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar welcomed the Supreme Court of India's call to advise Tamil Nadu fishermen not to enter Sri Lankan waters.
Court rejects Shasheendra Rajapaksa’s objections in bribery case
The Colombo High Court has dismissed preliminary objections by former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa and two others in a Rs. 8.85 million…
Opposition signs no-confidence motion against Speaker
Opposition MPs signed a no-confidence motion against Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne at the Opposition Leader's office in Parliament on Thursday.
CCIB in Colombo declared place of detention under PTA
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has designated the Central Crime Investigation Bureau in Colombo as a detention site under the Prevention of Terrorism…
Asgiri Chapter questions robe removal for Gnanasara Thera
The Asgiri Chapter has questioned whether prison authorities followed the Prisons Ordinance in producing Gnanasara Thera in court in lay attire.
MP says Presidential Secretariat to lease 16 vehicles
MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake told Parliament on Wednesday that a gazette notification covers the lease of 16 vehicles for the Presidential Secretariat.
Man arrested in Ethul Kotte over protected deer antlers
A suspect was arrested in Ethul Kotte in a joint raid by Air Force Intelligence and wildlife officers over alleged possession of…