Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva has resigned from his ministerial portfolio with immediate effects following corruption allegations levelled against him.
Issuing a statement, President Media Division (PMD) said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered an immediate formal investigation into the allegations leveled by the opposition leader in Parliament yesterday (05) regarding a transaction between the Ministry of Aviation with a private company.
Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva will step down temporarily from the position of Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Services on the instructions of the President until the investigations are concluded, the statement said.
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa revealed in Parliament yesterday that one Cabinet Minister had demanded a bribe to grant approval from a Japanese company namedTasisei.
Rejecting the allegations, Mr de Silva also wrote to President Rajapaksa urging him to conduct an independent probe to clear his name from the bribery allegations.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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