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Businessman arrested over alleged rape of hotel employee

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11 months ago

July 19, 2023

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A billionaire businessman was taken into custody by the Police Children and Women Bureau on suspicion of the alleged rape of a female employee at a five-star hotel in Colombo.

Police said the businessman was the owner of an agency sending young men and women to European countries for higher education and that the victim was one of his employees.

Investigations revealed that the suspect had informed her to attend a meeting organized by his institution at the hotel and that she had called over at the hotel as required by him. The suspect had already reserved a meeting hall in the hotel and when the young woman entered it he had locked the doors and raped her.

However, he told police that the young woman came to the hotel with him voluntarily.

The suspect was arrested during investigations of the victim’s complaint. She was admitted to hospital for a medical examination.

OIC Children and Women Bureau CI Samanthika is conducting further investigations on the instructions of SSP Buddhika Manatunga and DIG Renuka Jayasundara.

(dailymirror.lk)

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Railways trade union action called off

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2 hours ago

June 18, 2024

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The Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) has decided to call off their planned trade union action as their demands are being reviewed by the Public Service Commission.

The Commission is expected to announce its decision by Thursday (20). Meanwhile, train operations are continuing as usual today, according to the SLRSMU.

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Proposal to extend attorney general’s term defeated

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3 hours ago

June 18, 2024

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A proposal by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to extend Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam’s term by another six months was defeated at the Constitutional Council meeting.

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Even first properties are to be taxed – Harsha

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6 hours ago

June 18, 2024

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Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP – Harsha de Silva says that taxes are to be imposed even on first properties according to IMF conditions, despite what the President says.

Speaking in Parliament today (June 18) on the proposed Imputed Rental Income tax, he said that he would be delighted if the President would decide to scrap it.

However, he pointed out that Minister Bandula Gunawardena has emphasised that conditions of the IMF agreement are set in stone.

MP de Silva further noted that this unfair taxation system would be amended under the new government which will come into power in the next 04 months.

Speaking in Parliament earlier today on the introduction of the Imputed Rental Income tax, President Ranil Wickremesinghe had assured that the first property would be exempted from taxation.

He also added that it is intended to focus on high-net-worth individuals and not on average-income earners.

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