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AKD meets ADB’s Country Director

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9 months ago

August 13, 2024

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Leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) and Member of Parliament Anura Kumara Dissanayake has met with Mr. Takafumi Kadono, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Country Director for Sri Lanka, at the JVP headquarters yesterday (Aug.12).

In a post on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), Dissanayake stated, “We discussed the ongoing development activities being carried out by the Asian Development Bank in Sri Lanka, and Mr. Kadono shared the organization’s continued readiness to provide aid to the country.”

National Executive Member of the National People’s Power (NPP), Mr. Bimal Ratnayake, was also present at the meeting.

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2 injured in Kotahena shooting

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7 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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A man and a woman have been injured in a shooting incident in the Kotahena area this evening (May 16), police said.

Both victims were hospitalised for treatment.

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Arrest warrant issued against Mahindananda

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7 hours ago

May 16, 2025

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An arrest warrant has been issued against former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the ongoing investigation into the importation of Chinese fertilizer.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court issued the warrant on a request by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), after Aluthgamage failed to appear before the Commission as summoned on May 14.

Earlier, on May 14, a motion seeking anticipatory bail on behalf of his counsel was filed with the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, requesting that the matter be taken up on May 16. The Magistrate ordered that the motion be heard on May 19.