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Former Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), a short while ago.Former Minister Nanayakkara this morning (15) appeared before the Bribery Commission to record a statement.Manusha Nanayakkara was summoned to be questioned over alleged irregularities during the tenure of the previous government regarding the deployment of Sri Lankan workers to Israel for employment in the agricultural sector.According to a statement issued by the Bribery Commission, an agreement signed on November 5, 2023 between the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) and the State of…

The legal counsel for Attorney-at-Law Gunaratne Wanninayake has informed the Court of Appeal that his client is prepared to appear before the Mt. Lavinia Magistrate’s Court in connection with the recent incident that occurred at the Mt. Lavinia Magistrate’s court premises.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hemal Prashantha, who served as the Director of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), has been transferred to the Police Field Force Headquarters as its Acting Commander.Meanwhile, SSP H.M.C.P. Herath has been appointed as the new Director of the PNB.

The Kopai Police Station has been temporarily removed from its current location, police sources confirmed.The station had been operating from eight houses belonging to private civilians. The Jaffna District Court, has ordered that seven of these houses be returned to their rightful owners. The fiscal officer has returned the relevant properties to their owners today (15).The Jaffna Police Station will continue to accept complaints from residents in the affected area. For security reasons, the Kopai Police Station’s armoury has been transferred to the Jaffna Police Station.A senior police officer stated that measures are underway to re-establish the Kopai Police Station within approximately…

Madagascar’s military has taken charge of the Indian Ocean island, an army colonel said on Tuesday, after President Andry Rajoelina fled abroad during a standoff with youth-led protesters and security forces.“We have taken the power,” Col. Michael Randrianirina, who led a mutiny of soldiers joining anti-government Gen Z demonstrators, said on national radio.Randrianirina added that the military was dissolving all institutions except the lower house of parliament or National Assembly, which voted to impeach Rajoelina minutes earlier.In a day of turmoil for the nation off east Africa, the 51-year-old leader had sought to dissolve the assembly by decree.Despite flying out…

The Meteorology Department states that the Intertropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge) and the atmospheric disturbances in the vicinity of the island are currently influencing the weather over the island. Therefore, showery weather over the island is expected to be enhanced for the next few days starting from today (15). Showers or thundershowers will occur at most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m. Heavy rainfall above 100 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva and North-western provinces and in Ampara District. Showers may occur in Western, Southern and Northern provinces in the…

Two Special Task Force (STF) personnel have left for Nepal to assist the CID team already there to bring back the five Sri Lankan suspects, including ‘Ishara Sewwandi,’ who is a main suspect in the killing of ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’. They are expected to arrive in the island this evening (15), according to police sources. ‘Ishara Sewwandi’, the fugitive female suspect wanted in connection with the murder of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa,’ was arrested in Nepal, yesterday (14).Four others were also arrested during a joint operation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Nepal Police. Among them is a…

Attorney-at-Law Gunaratne Wanninayake has filed a writ petition with the Court of Appeal through his lawyers seeking an order to prevent his arrest in connection with an alleged incident at the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court premises.

‘Ishara Sewwandi’, the fugitive female suspect wanted in connection with the murder of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne alias ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa,’ who was arrested in Nepal yesterday (14), is scheduled to be brought back to Sri Lanka today (15), according to police sources.

The exact contents of the 51 packages found floating on seas off the southern coast, which were recovered by the Sri Lanka Navy and brought to the Tangalle fisheries harbour last evening, have been revealed by the navy today.Accordingly, the packages contain a total of 670 kg of ICE (Crystal Methamphetamine), 156 kg of heroin and 12 kg of Hashis, according to the Sri Lanka Navy Spokesman.Over 50 floating parcels suspected to contain drugs were found drifting in the sea off the southern coast and were brought to the Tangalle Fisheries Harbour by the Sri Lankan Navy, yesterday (14).It is…