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CIABOC arrested Welisara sub-office technical officer

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested a technical officer attached to the Welisara sub-office of the Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha for receiving a bribe of  Rs. 50,000 to take the necessary steps to approve a building plan submitted for authorisation despite its deficiencies.

Former Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa and seven others' trial January 27

The case filed against former Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa and seven others has been fixed for trial on January 27  at the Colombo High Court. They have been accused of misusing funds over Rs  6.1 million belonging to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), under the pretext of providing relief to people displaced by floods in Bingiriya and Narammala areas in 2014, and instead using the funds for presidential election campaigning activities in 2015.  

Committee to probe seaplane crash

A formal investigation committee has been appointed to probe an incident involving the seaplane that crashed into Gregory Lake in Nuwara Eliya, the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka said today.

A/L examinations from January 12 to 20

Postponed GCE Advanced Level (A/L) 2025 examinations due to the disaster situation in the country will be held from January 12 to 20, 2026, said the Department of Examinations.

Matugama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Kasun Munasinghe gets bail

Matugama Magistrate’s Court has granted bail with two surety bonds of Rs. 500,000 each for the Chairman of the Matugama Pradeshiya Sabha Kasun Munasinghe. He was accused of interrupting an official from performing her duties.