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Court of Appeal upholds prison sentence for ex-Deputy Minister
The Court of Appeal has upheld a prison sentence imposed on former Deputy Minister Shantha Premaratne who had been found guilty of accepting a bribe of Rs. 50, 000.
The ex-deputy minister was found guilty by the Colombo High Court in 2017 for obtaining the bribe in 2007 from a woman after promising to get her a job at the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).
The High Court sentenced him to four years rigorous imprisonment and this was upheld by the Court of Appeal today.
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Flt Lt Kasun Cumaratunga , more than a pilot, a guardian remembered on his 37th death anniversary
Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred
- June 2, 2025 - 452 - 0
National Tax week launched
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.
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SriLankan Airlines’ new A330 Fleet to perform low fly past over Colombo on Wed.
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Krishanthi Kumaraswami convicts FR dismissed by SC
The Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by five convicts in the 1996 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy abduction, rape, and murder case.
- June 6, 2025 - 194 - 0
SriLankan flight grounded in Indonesia
A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.
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