A development officer and an agriculture research assistant were arrested today (March 27) for soliciting a bribe of Rs 58,000 from a farmer in the Elahera area, Director of the Bribery Commission, Priyantha Chandrasiri said.
According to the director the money had been requested from the farmer as payment for recommendations to be made in order for the farmer to obtain compensation for crop damages.
The suspects are to be produced before the Hingurakgoda Magistrate Court.
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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