The appeal filed by drug dealer 'Vele Suda' against the death sentence which was issued on him by the Colombo High Court has been rejected by the Appeal Court.
G.V. Samantha Kumara alias 'Vele Suda' is serving a death sentence after he was convicted over the possession of just over seven grams of heroin in 2015.
He was arrested in Mount Lavinia in 2008 and was sentenced to death by the High Court on October 14, 2015.
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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