POLITICS

The first results of the relatively smaller wards of the February 10 local government elections could tentatively be announced about three to four hours after polling closes at 4.00 pm, a senior elections official said.   “It is difficult to specify an exact time, but we are looking at between …

Criminal Investigation Department have reportedly arrived at residences of Arjun Aloysius and Perpetual Treasuries CEO Kasun Palisena and to arrest them for investigations.

The Finance and Media Ministry has planned to hold a series of awareness programs on Right To Information (RTI) Act for the new members appointed to the Local Government bodies at the upcoming Local Government polls. Accordingly the series of awareness programs will be held for 8293 representatives who will …

Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday said that selling votes or bartering them for goods was a sign of slavery.   “Some candidates are in the habit of distributing everything under the sun, but I urge voters to refrain from selling their voting right,”   Addressing a news conference, Deshapriya said …

Former Acting Crimes OIC of Mt- Lavinia police arrested over Lasantha Wickramatunga’s murder remanded till 16th February  by Mt-Lavinia Chief Magistrate, our news sources said.

Presidential Commission to probe activities of Mihin Lanka and Sri Lankan Airlines has gazetted last night, President Maithripala Sirisena told at a rally in Hettipola

Fort Magistrate court issues interim order preventing movable and immovable properties of Perpetual Treasuries Ltd from being transferred to a 3rd party.

A suspect has been arrested for attempting to bribe the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Beruwala Police Station. He had allegedly attempted to bribe the police officer with Rs 25,000 in order to release a van in custody over cattle theft. The 35-year-old resident of Beruwala was arrested by police while …

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today named former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, his son-in-law Arjun Aloysius and former Perpetual Treasuries CEO Kasun Palisena as suspects in the CID’s investigation into the bond scam case. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today filed its first ‘B Report’ in court over the …

The Colombo High Court today rejected the petition filed by former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking to discharge him from the Avant-Garde case. The Bribery Commission had filed a case against 8 defendants including Rajapaksa accusing them of causing Rs. 11.4 billion in losses to the government by allowing Avant …