Deputy minister Fiaz Mushtapha is reported to have left at 2.45pm today (December 26) on board an Emirates Airlines flight for Singapore.

A deputy minister involved in the alleged Ethanol scandal, his wife and two children are reported to have been sent out of the country.

The CID has recorded statements from Opposition Presidential Candidate Mathiripala Sirisena and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.

A sinister move is said to be underway to arrest Common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena has come to light following information provided by a confessor Dhammika Bandara Illangasinghe to police.

A re-election of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at next month's election could result in his victory being declared null and void by the Supreme Court according to Clause 83 of the Election Act for violating the law, former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva has said.