The corruption case filed against former State Minister A. H. M. Fowzie for using a state vehicle for his private purposes was fixed for June 28 by the Colombo Chief Magistrates Court today (Mar 29).
Mr. Fowzie has been charged for using a jeep belonging to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) during his tenure as State Minister.
Meanwhile, the accused had filed preliminary objections in the case during today's hearing before Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne.
The Bribery Commission had filed the case against the former State Minister by claiming that he had defrauded
Rs 1,073,000 by using the vehicle for his personal activities between 2010 and 2015.
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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