Mahindananda Aluthgamage, a former minister, was cleared today of charges filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for allegedly using over Rs 27 million unlawfully acquired funds to buy a lavish home on Kinsey Road in Colombo.
Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe delivered the judgment.
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.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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