Minister Arjuna Ranatunga and his brother Dhammika Ranatunga have been asked to appear before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) probing state sector corruption tomorrow (Oct 22).
They are due to give evidence over alleged financial irregularities which had taken place while purchasing oil using the spot tender method, after cancelling long-term contracts to this effect.
Minister Ranatunga had been serving as the Petroleum Resources Development Minister at that time while his brother Dhammika had been functioning as the Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.
Both individuals have been asked to provide a statement to the Police Unit of the PCoI today, a spokesman for the Presidential Commission said.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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