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08 including 04 MTD officers issued notice

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5 months ago

November 20, 2024

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Colombo Chief Magistrate Thilina Gamage yesterday (19) issued notices to four former Motor Traffic Department (MTD) officers and four others currently working in the (MTD) to appear in Court on November 29 in connection to the case of 200 vehicles imported to Sri Lanka, depriving the Government of over Rs. 5 billion in tax revenue.

Officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC) told the Court that the investigations on the matter is still ongoing.

The Bribery Commission also informed the Court that vehicles imported in 2020/2018 were entered into the information system as they were registered in 2002/2003 and the vehicles had got released without paying tax to the Customs.

The Bribery Commission informed the court that during the investigations conducted by the Bribery Commission in relation to this incident, 16 jeeps have been found so far and about 200 more jeeps are to be investigated. The Magistrate ordered the Bribery Commission to seize the other vehicles and produce them to the Court and collect the taxes owed to the government. Pointing out that it is the Commission’s responsibility to immediately arrest the suspects who caused loss to the government and present them to the court, the Magistrate also ordered the arrest of the suspects as well.

(dailynews.lk)

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Batalanda commission report handed over to the AG

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10 hours ago

April 29, 2025

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The “Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Places of Unlawful Detention and Torture Chambers at the Batalanda Housing Scheme” which was recently tabled in Parliament, has been handed over to the Attorney General by the Presidential Secretariat following a directive from President Anura Kumara Disanayake.

The report, originally compiled over 25 years ago, was tabled in Parliament recently. The Government has taken a decision to take necessary action and as a result, actions have been initiated to hand over the report to the Attorney General’s Department today (29).

(President’s Media Division)

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Ex-SLTB Vice Chairman granted bail

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10 hours ago

April 29, 2025

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The former Vice Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), L.A. Wimalaratne, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) earlier today (April 29), has been released on bail.

He was arrested in connection with an investigation into a house in Kataragama, allegedly linked to the family of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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Franchise agreements of Colombo Strikers & Jaffna Kings terminated

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10 hours ago

April 29, 2025

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in collaboration with the event rights holder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) – the IPG Group, has officially announced that the franchise partnerships of the ‘Colombo Strikers’ and ‘Jaffna Kings’ have been terminated.

According to a statement issued today (April 28), the terminations were made due to the respective franchises’ failure to fulfill contractual obligations outlined in their agreements with the IPG Group, which were established at the commencement of their participation in the league.

Accordingly, the forthcoming edition of the Lanka Premier League will feature franchises representing Colombo and Jaffna under new ownership, the statement notes.

As the event rights holder, the IPG Group retains the exclusive rights over the LPL franchise teams and, accordingly, is vested with the authority to transfer and/or assign the ownership rights of the said franchises to interested parties.

Sri Lanka Cricket and The IPG Group remain committed to upholding the integrity, standards, and success of the Lanka Premier League and look forward to an exciting upcoming season with renewed participation.