Body of airman found near Ratmalana airport

LTTE fuel storage tank found by Air Force in Kilinochchi

An?LTTE fuel storage tank was found by the Air Force during a search operation in the Kilinochchi area. Search operations were carried out based on information received by the?Air Force. Using a court order excavation work was carried out and the large fuel storage tank was found hidden under the earth. (Colombo Gazette)

08 Sep, 2017

Arjun Aloysius appears before the?Presidential Commission

Arjun Aloysius appeared before the?Presidential Commission investigating the treasury bond scam today to make a statement. Yesterday Aloysius appeared before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the?Presidential Commission to make a statement over the allegations against him. Telephone recordings played before the Presidential Commission this week revealed Arjun Aloysius leaked sensitive information he received from the Central Bank to his company. The telephone recording indicated

08 Sep, 2017

Weeratunga and Anusha Pelpita admitted to prison hospital

Secretary to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Lalith Weeratunga and former Telecom Regulatory Commission Chairman Anusha Pelpita have been admitted to the prison hospital. Weeratunga and Pelpita were yesterday found guilty in the ?sil redi? case and were sentenced to three years in jail by the Colombo High Court, and ordered to pay Rs. 2 million each as a fine and Rs. 50 million each as compensation. They were accused of misappropriating Rs. 620 million of Government funds to distribute ?si

08 Sep, 2017