The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has issued an order suspending 16 bank accounts of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and his family members amounting to Rs 93.1 million.
The suspension is for a week and facts would be reported to the High Court and an order seeking an extension of the suspension of the accounts would be obtained, the Commission said.
In addition three Insurance bonds too have been suspended.
The bank accounts belonged to the former minister, his wife, three daughters and one of the son in laws of the ex-minister.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
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The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
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