The Colombo High Court today lifted the overseas travel ban imposed on former Minister Basil Rajapaksa over a misappropriation case.
Former economic development ministry secretary Dr Nihal Jayathilaka, former Director General of the Divi Neguma Department Kithsiri Ranawaka and his deputy Bandula Thilakasiri are also among the accused in the case.
The accused have been charged for misappropriating Rs 29.9 billion worth funds of the Divi Neguma Department, while distributing housing appliances and roofing sheets, among beneficiaries of the Department’s welfare programme, during the 2015 presidential election campaign.
Colombo High Court judge R Gurusingha instructed that Mr Rajapaksa should inform the Court prior to his foreign travels after his lawyer Gamini Marapana who appeared on behalf of him told the Courts that his client has to travel abroad since he is the Chair of a Presidential Task Force.
The Court also lifted the restriction imposed on Mr Rajapaksa of appearing before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in every three months. The AF department officials did not raise any objections. The case is to be called on November 25.
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
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