Former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa was brought to the Kaduwela Magistrate's Court this morning. Rajapaksa was arrested by police Financial Crimes Investigations Division on April 22 under offences against the Public Property Act. He was produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate on the same night along with former Secretary to the Economic development Ministry Dr. Nihal Jayatillake and Director General of Divi Naguma Project R.A.A.K. Ranawaka. They were remanded until May 5 by the Kaduwela Magistrate on April 22. Rajapaksa was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital on April 23.
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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