The Colombo High Court has sentenced a drug trafficker to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to kill a police officer by running him over with a vehicle during an anti-narcotics operation.
The incident occurred on 17 January 2008...
Retired Colonel Neville Wanniarachchi was remanded until 17 October after the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) told Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday (2) that he had amassed more than Rs. 28 million in unexplained income between...
Neville Wanniarachchi, the chief security officer of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Bribery Commission earlier today, has been remanded until 17 October by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.
Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanka S. Bodaragama issued the order...
Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Ranga Dissanayake, revealed today (2) the Ministry of Finance has refused to fulfil its obligations under the Anti-Corruption Act to approve staff appointments for the Commission.
“The...
Children’s Day 2025 was more than just a date on the calendar — it became a day of joy, love, and healing at the pediatric ward of the Apeksha Cancer Hospital, thanks to Asia Asset Finance PLC.
In a world...
Neville Wanniarachchi, former Chief Security Officer of ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today.
He is currently being questioned by commission officers in connection with ongoing investigations.
Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Ranga Dissanayake, today (2 October) strongly rejected claims made by former MP Nandana Gunathilaka that he was a member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna’s (JVP) legal...
Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa today (2 October) withdrew the revision petition he had filed before the Colombo High Court seeking release on bail.
Rajapaksa had filed the petition after being remanded by order of the Colombo Magistrate’s Court under...
At least 69 people have been killed and dozens injured after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines late on Tuesday.
The province of Cebu, which suffered the brunt of the damage, declared a state of calamity early...
Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, a world-leading expert on chimpanzees, has died aged 91.
Former US president Barack Obama was among those who paid tribute to Dr Goodall, who he said, “opened doors for generations of women in science”.
Actor and environmental...