The Chairman of Litro Gas Lanka Limited Shalila Moonesinghe who is currently in remand, has been removed from his post.
Litro Chairman interdicted
Hirunika to file defamation case against Gammanpila
Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra says a defamation case will be filed against MP Udaya Gammanpila.
Speaking at a media briefing held in Colombo today, MP Premachandra said MP Udaya Gammanpila has made false statements pertaining to the property owned by her.
Namal Rajapaksa arrested
Parliamentarians Namal Rajapaksa, D.V. Chanaka, Prassanna Ranaweera and three others were arrested by the Hambantota police in connection with the recent protest in Hambantota, Police said.
They were summoned by the Hambantota police to record a statement in connection with the incident this afternoon.
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in second Test, take series
Sri Lanka now trails fifth ranked Australia (97 points) by three points.
Thirteen months after lifting the prestigious ICC Test Championship mace for topping the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings, Pakistan have plummeted to seventh in the latest Test team rankings, which were updated following the conclusion of its home series against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka not only won the series 2-0 but handed Pakistan only its second whitewash in a home series (Pakistan lost all three Tests against Australia in 2002-03).
Deadly fires hit California
Parts of California's wine region are being ravaged by fast-spreading fires that have killed at least 10 people.
A state of emergency was declared in northern areas after mass evacuations, with 1,500 properties destroyed.
About 20,000 people fled from Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties in response to some the state's worst-ever wildfires.
Namal’s fmr. Secretary Ornella arrested at BIA
MP Namal Rajapaksa’s former secretary Ornella Iresha Silva was arrested this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake following a court order.
She was arrived at the BIA at 05.07 this morning from Abu Dhabi
Later she was handed over to the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) officers at the airport.
Litro Gas Chairman arrested
Shalila Munasinghe, the Chairman of Litro Gas, had been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today, CID sources said.
It was reported that Rs.110 million stolen from the Far Eastern International Bank in Taiwan had been found in his bank account.
Namal's secretary arrested in Abu Dhabi
A young woman who is said to be the former secretary of MP Namal Rajapaksa has been arrested in Abu Dhabi, reports say.
The individual, identified as Batapola Arachchilage Ornella Iresha Silva, was wanted by the FCID over her having aided Namal to launder Rs. 30 million of black money through Gower’s Corporate Services.