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Thilina Gamage granted bail
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 13:04Former Colombo Additional Magistrate Thilina Gamage has been granted bail by Colombo High Court Judge Manilal Waidyathilake.
Nalanda College principal’s souvenir fraud (video)
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 12:31Principal of Nalanda College, Colombo Wasantha Ranjith Jayasundara has allegedly defrauded nearly Rs. 10 million from a souvenir for ‘Rang Gee Raawa’ musical show held by the school in 2013.
Crime unit OIC arrested while accepting bribe
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 12:28The OIC of Mt. Lavinia police special crime investigation unit has been arrested by the bribery commission while in the act of accepting a Rs. 20,000 bribe from a woman in Kalubowila.
Will retrieve Katchatheevu from Sri Lanka, says Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalitha
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 09:42Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha assured the state assembly on Monday that her government would retrieve the Katchatheevu Island, which was given to Sri Lanka by India in 1974. The AIADMK supremo said her government had been unable to take back Katchatheevu even after 25 years of efforts because of the opposition DMK.
Customs officers warn of indefinite strike
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 09:23Customs officers are warning of an indefinite strike if the draft customs ordinance is not withdrawn immediately.
Fire guts building at Eppawala factory
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 09:15A section of a building at the Eppawala Phosphate factory premises has been destroyed by a fire which erupted in the early hours of today (20), Police say.
Report into corruption in Gota’s Pentagon project!
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 08:29A cover up is alleged of a report by a presidential committee that investigated irregularities in the construction of the defence ministry and armed forces headquarters (Colombo Pentagon) at Akuregoda in Pelawatte, Battaramulla.
Writ of quo warranto sought against Mahendran
Monday, 20 June 2016 20:08CaFFE executive director Keerthi Tennakoon filed a petition in the court of appeal today (20) seeking a writ of quo warranto against Arjun Mahendran’s holding office as the Central Bank governor.