Arrested news website editor, remanded (Update)

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1 year ago

March 6, 2024

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Editor of the Ravana Lanka News website – Mr. G.P. Nissanka, who was arrested by the CID last night, has been remanded.

Fort Magistrate – Thilina Gamage today (March 06) ordered to remand him until March 20.

The CID informed requested the Magistrate to remand Mr. Nissanka as further investigations against the suspect are underway.

The Magistrate issued the order while informing the CID to brief the court of the investigation’s progress.

(Previous News on 6^th March 2024 at 11:28am)

CID arrests a web editor!

A group of officers from the Criminal Investigation Department’s Computer Crime Division has arrested Mr. G.P. Nissanka, the editor of Ravana Lanka News website.

He was arrested at around 10.45pm last night (March 05) at his home in Pallebedda, Godakawela.

According to the CID officers who had arrested him, an article critical of the Army Commander had posed a threat to national security, leading to Mr. Nissanka’s arrest.

They had informed Mr. Nissanka’s father and his teenage son that Mr. Nissanka would be produced before courts today.

Batalanda commission report handed over to the AG

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1 hour 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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1 hour 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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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.