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.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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