Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, MP Namal Rajapaksa and Dhammika Perera at the rally organized by SLPP MP Rohitha Abeygunawardene in Kalutara on Saturday.
A list of hundred Parliamentarians who have not submitted their declarations of assets and liabilities to the Speaker of the Parliament before June 30 has been referred to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) by the Parliamentary officials, according to sources.
The sale of alcoholic beverages has been banned for 16 days by order of the Excise Chief in respect of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya’s Esala Festival, which is to commence today in the Southern religious town of Kataragama.
Director of Environmental Protection Department of Hong Kong Dr. CHUI Ho Kwong Samuel said that the Hong Kong Environment Protection Department (HKEPD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Academy
The body of a young woman was found in an abandoned well in Kumarapuram in the Mutur Police area. The victim Nades Kumar Vinodini, 25, was a resident of Thanganakar in Serunuwara who had gone missing since last Monday
The Lantern Festival of Sri Lanka, organised by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Addis Ababa in collaboration with the Sri Lankan community in Ethiopia, was celebrated in Ethiopia on 23 June 2024, marking the International Day of Vesak 2024 with a magnificent showcase of Sri Lankan culture and Buddhist spirituality, according to a statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Following the arrest of the gunman linked to the murder of Public Health Inspector (PHI) Deepal Roshan Kumara in Elpitiya last February, investigations revealed that the fatal shooting was a case of mistaken identity, as the slain PHI was inadvertently shot instead of a police officer in the area, police sources said.
On an application made by the Bribery Commission, the Colombo High Court has issued an order to freeze 16 fixed deposit accounts and three insurance policies belonging to the family members of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella. The value of the frozen fixed deposit accounts and insurance policies has been estimated at Rs. 93.125 million.
The Chief Justice has nominated a fuller bench comprising five judges of the Supreme Court to hear the Fundamental Rights petition, which sought an order restraining the Election Commission from taking any further steps to conduct the Presidential Election in 2024.
Officials from the Elpitiya Special Crimes Investigation Division took custody of a vehicle that had been parked at the car park of the arrival terminal of the Katunayake Airport for a month, police said.
The Supreme Court yesterday issued an interim order staying the further proceedings relating to the indictment filed before Colombo High Court against eight accused including the Captain of the fire-ravaged container ship MV X-Press Pearl.
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