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Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s former Private Secretary, Sugeeshwara Bandara, has been arrested by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau.The arrest was made in connection with an ongoing investigation into allegations that he received salaries from two government institutions simultaneously.

Mr. Sanjaya Mahawatte stated that “Sinha Capital Investment,” which was established and operated without being registered with the Central Bank, has already collected deposits amounting to approximately Rs. 900 million.

New research has revealed that COVID-19 vaccines may provide an added benefit by helping to protect cardiovascular health. A study published on Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine found that the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine was associated with a nearly 38% reduction...

Manori Sallay, the wife of former Director of the State Intelligence Service and retired Major General Suresh Sallay, has sent a letter to all members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference, led by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith. In the letter,...

The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered the release on bail of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva issued the...

The Court of Appeal has ordered that the petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, seeking an order preventing his arrest in connection with the investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks, be taken up for hearing tomorrow (18). The...

The wife of former State Intelligence Service Director Suresh Saleh, Ms. Manori Saleh, states that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has admitted that former SIS Director Suresh Saleh was stripped naked and subjected to a search while in custody. Sri...

Fort Magistrate Basil Rajapaksa today (17) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Unlawful Assets Unit to arrest the former Economic Development Minister and produce him before court in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds belonging to the Sri Lanka...

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. This morning (17), he appeared before the Bribery Commission in response to a notice issued by the Commission...

The Attorney General informed the Court of Appeal today (17) that he has not yet received instructions from the respondents regarding the petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, which seeks an order preventing his arrest in connection with investigations...