Court hears state paid £24,536 for Yoshitha Rajapaksa naval course
A Navy witness told the Colombo High Court that £24,536 in state funds paid for Yoshitha Rajapaksa to attend a Royal Navy…
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Court told Yoshitha Rajapaksa drew Rs. 5.15 million in Navy pay
Colombo High Court hears Navy witness on Yoshitha Rajapaksa's salary in a money laundering trial.
Former Akmeemana council chairman jailed for three years
A former Akmeemana Pradeshiya Sabha chairman has been jailed for three years after a Colombo court found him guilty of bribery over…
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…
Rohitha Bogollagama remanded until end of corruption trial
The Colombo High Court has remanded former Minister Rohitha Bogollagama until the conclusion of a corruption trial brought by the Bribery Commission.
Two jailed 10 years over explosives in Puttalam
The Colombo High Court sentenced two people to 10 years in prison each for storing explosives at Lastos Watta in Wanathavilluwa, Puttalam,…
Two sentenced to 10 years over Wanathavilluwa explosives case
The Colombo High Court sentenced two men to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment after they pleaded guilty in the 2018 Wanathavilluwa explosives case.
High Court upholds Gnanasara Thera’s nine-month jail term
The Colombo High Court has upheld a nine-month jail term imposed on Gnanasara Thera over remarks found to have insulted Islam.
Kumara Jayakody bribery case postponed to 3 November
The Colombo High Court has fixed further trial of the Bribery Commission case against former minister Kumara Jayakody for 3 November.
Gnanasara Thera produced before Colombo High Court
Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera was brought before the Colombo High Court by prison officials on a…