Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa has been ordered by the Commercial High Court to pay Rs 10 million as compensation to JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva for violating the Intellectual Property Act.
Accordingly, National Freedon Front (NFF) MP Weerawansa has been found guilty of including the political ideology of the JVP in his book titled "Naththa Wenuwata Aththa" (Truth Instead of Lies).
The case was filed by Mr Silva who alleged that the accused had violated the Intellectual Property Act by publishing the book.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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