The Attorney General has directed the Acting IGP to obtain warrant from court and arrest MP Rishad Bathuideen on charges of criminal misappropriation of public funds and violation of election laws.
This is in relation to the transportation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs ) in Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses to vote at the 2019 Presidential Election, Attorney General's Coordinationg Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne stated.
The MP has faced allegations connected to the transport of 12, 000 IDPs from Puttalam to Mannar on SLTB buses to vote during the 2019 presidential election. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, which had been under Mr Bathiudeen then, is alleged to have released Rs 9.5 million in funds to transport the IDPs.
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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