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Anuradha & Ravi avoid paying casino taxes
A complaint has been made to Central Bank Governor Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe over casino businessmen Anuradha Perera and Ravi Wijeratne holding positions on the boards of directors of Vallibel Finance and SMB Finance PLC.
In their complaint, Magen Ratata Organisation President Sanjaya Mahawatta and United National Self-Employed Traders Association President Charles said the two businessmen are on bail from Court No. 08 of the Colombo High Court for non-payment of casino taxes.
It is said that businessman Ravi Wijeratne has unpaid casino tax amounting to Rs.760 million.
They pointed out that people with such allegations are unfit to be directors of financial companies.
Mr. Mahawatta spoke to the media after making the complaint to the Central Bank on the 22nd.
Below is the written complaint.
Attached below is the document on Ravi Wijeratne’s unpaid taxes.
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03 vehicles collide at railway crossing
03 vehicles have collided at the Merawala railway crossing on the Chilaw-Colombo main road.
The accident occurred at around 6.25 a.m. this morning (May 21) when a van, which had stopped behind a fuel bowser at the Chilaw Marawala railway crossing while it was closed for train traffic, was rear-ended by a prime mover transporting cement.
The prime mover had been unable to stop due to brake failure.
The van involved in the accident sustained significant damage and Chilaw Police are currently conducting further investigations.
(Pic: Accident 1st)
