A corruption case filed against former Civil Aviation minister Priyankara Jayaratne in the Colombo High Court was withdrawn today.
This came after the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC), which prosecuted the case, informed court that the case had been filed without the approval of its three commissioners.
CIABOC lawyers told court they would withdraw the case on the premise that the case would be refiled.
Jayaratne was accused of pressurising the Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Catering to make a payment of Rs. 330,000 to Gambada Caterers of Marawila while he was the Minister of Civil Aviation in 2014.
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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