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Basil arrested
Monday, 18 July 2016 11:45Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa has been arrested by the FCID a short while ago (18).
Namal bailed
Monday, 18 July 2016 11:43The Fort Magistrate's Court today (18) granted bail to UPFA MP Namal Rajapaksa.
PM moves for pay hike to Bribery Commission DG
Monday, 18 July 2016 11:14Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will present a motion in Parliament to revise the salary of the Director General (DG) of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC) Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe, to be on par with the entitlements of an Additional Solicitor General (ASG).
‘No Phobia’ on taking Chinese money, Sri Lanka’s Premier says
Monday, 18 July 2016 10:54Sri Lanka is agnostic about what countries it accepts foreign investment from, including China, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
Australian tourist describes the horrifying Wasp attack in Sri Lanka
Monday, 18 July 2016 10:51An Australian couple were among a panic-stricken tour group that was attacked by a swarm of wasps while climbing Sri Lanka’s Sigirya Rock.
Jayalalithaa writes to Modi, seeks his intervention
Monday, 18 July 2016 10:29Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention to secure the release of 77 fishermen and their 102 fishing boats, apprehended by the Sri Lankan navy.
AG’s powers to be curtailed?
Monday, 18 July 2016 09:01The individual powers of the auditor general are to be transferred to a three member commission, according to minister Ravi Karunanayake.
‘Racism played no role in Jaffna campus clash’
Monday, 18 July 2016 08:21The clash between two groups of students of Jaffna University two days ago has now been resolved, says the area’s DIG Sanjeewa Dharmaratne.