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Bail plea of former Import & Export Controller rejected
LOCAL

Bail plea of former Import & Export Controller rejected

Bail plea of the former Import and Export Controller of the Import and Export Department who was arrested for accepting…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/08/2018
Chinese national arrested attempting to bribe Mahaweli officer
LOCAL

Chinese national arrested attempting to bribe Mahaweli officer

A Chinese national has been arrested for attempting to bribe Rs. 20,000 the Divisional Manager of Mahaweli Divisional Office in…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/07/2018
President’s fmr. Chief of Staff and ex-STC Chairman further remanded
LOCAL

President’s fmr. Chief of Staff and ex-STC Chairman further remanded

President’s former Chief of Staff H.I.K. Mahanama and former Chairman of the State Timber Corporation (STC), P. Dissanayake who were…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/07/2018
Kalkuda OIC arrested for taking a Rs. 300,000 bribe
LOCAL

Kalkuda OIC arrested for taking a Rs. 300,000 bribe

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has arrested the OIC of the Kalkuda Police Station while he…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/07/201811/07/2018
President’s former Chief of Staff, former STC Chairman further remanded
LOCAL

President’s former Chief of Staff, former STC Chairman further remanded

The Colombo Chief Magistrate today extended the remand of two top Sri Lankan government officials who were arrested last month…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/06/2018
Brazil’s Lula must start prison term, Supreme Court rules
WORLD

Brazil’s Lula must start prison term, Supreme Court rules

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be imprisoned while he appeals his corruption conviction, the country’s Supreme…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/04/2018
Election monitor says the legal framework to limit election advertising expenditure should be strengthened
LOCAL

Election monitor says the legal framework to limit election advertising expenditure should be strengthened

An election monitoring watchdog in Sri Lanka, People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) says the legal framework to…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/12/2017
THE FULL EXTENT OF TREACHERY
EDITORIAL

THE FULL EXTENT OF TREACHERY

It was expected that yesterday (Friday the thirteenth, no less) would be the final day for the commission probing the…

byAdmin30/10/201731/10/2017

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