A Police officer in Puttalam was arrested by the Bribery Commission for soliciting a bribe from a driver yesterday (Jan 2).
The officer, serving as a Sergeant at the Puttalam Police Station had solicited a bribe of Rs 5000 while returning some documents of a lorry driver who had been arrested recently.
The Sergeant is due to be produced before the Puttalam District Court in due course.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firm about the President’s five-year tenure, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
Individuals who have obtained a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) yet do not meet the cutoff, can choose to remain tax exempt after notifying the IRD in writing, provided that their monthly income does not surpass the threshold, according to the State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
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