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.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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