Badulla District New Democratic Front (NDF) Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.
He has been arrested over an alleged incident of corruption that occurred during his tenure as Uva Province Chief Minister.
The MP was questioned by officials of the Bribery Commission earlier this morning and was arrested thereafter.
He is due to be produced before the Colombo Magistrate's Court later today.
The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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