Former Deputy Minister and Chairman of Development Lotteries Board Sarana Gunawardena was arrested by Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) for misuse of state vehicles, police said.
Earlier he pleaded guilty for not declaring assets during tenure of two years as Chairman of Lottery board from 2005 to 2007. The Colombo magistrate’s Court fined him Rs 2000 and he was released.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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