Over 8kgs of heroin with a street value of over Rs. 80 million recovered from Thoduwawa in Marawila, Police said a short while ago. The heroin in believed to have been smuggled from India into the country.
UPFA MP Sajin Vass Gunawardana was arrested a short while ago by the CID on charges of misusing the vehicles belonging to the Presidential Secretariat, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.
Former Monitoring MP Sajin Vass Gunawardana is been questioned by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) over the alleged misuse of vehicles belonging to the Presidential Secretariat, the Police said.
The Colombo Chief Magistrate today issued an order to arrest Naufer Fowzie, son of Minister A. H. M. Fowzie, over an alleged death threat on a businessman in 2012.
An appeals court in India has cleared former chief minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu Jayaram Jayalalitha of involvement in a corruption scandal.
As many as 54 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in island’s waters off the coast of Kankesanturai and Talaimannar in the north.
Speaking at an event held in Colombo on Sunday (May 10th), Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, commented on a crisis facing the government.
President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered an immediate halt to deforestation and proposing land lots near the Wilpattu National Park, the Presidential Media Division said.
President Maithripala Sirisena will present the proposed 20th Amendment to all political party representatives’ meeting scheduled to be held next Monday.
Ranil Jayawardena of Sri Lankan origin romped to victory in North East Hampshire constituency, taking a near-30,000 vote majority over the Liberal Democrats, the Get Hampshire said.
