Actor turned Politician Ranjan Ramanayake heading for a performance at an event in the US was today turned away at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) due to an existing travel ban on him, Airport officials said.
Mr Ramanayake was due to board a flight to Qatar before proceeding to the US.
He was informed at the airport that the travel ban was in respect of two pending cases.
Mr Ramanayake was released from Welikada Prison on conditional Presidential Pardon in August after being 18 months in prison after being found guilty for contempt of court.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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