COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo High Court has sentenced former North Central Province Chief Minister S.M. Ranjith and his Sister-in-Law, Shanthi Chandrasena, to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment for corruption.The judgement was delivered by Colombo High Court Chief Judge Aditya Patabendi, following...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo High Court today (2) sentenced S.M. Ranjith, the former Chief Minister of the North Central Province, and his sister-in-law, Shanthi Chandrasena, to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment.The verdict comes after a prolonged trial initiated by the Commission to Investigate ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath Dasanayake has been remanded until April 8. This decision was made following his appearance before the Colombo Magistrate's Court this morning.Dasanayake was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption in con...

COLOMBO (News 1st) Former State Minister S. Viyalendran has been remanded until April 8 by order of Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali.The decision follows allegations that Viyalendran aided and abetted the acceptance of a bribe of Rs 1.5 million in exchange for issuing a sand mining permit.Th...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the law will continue to be implemented against fraud and corruption.He made this statement while attending a public rally in Tissamaharama , held as part of the Jaya Niyathayi Gama Apatai rally series organized by the National People's Po...