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Frauds at People’s Bank revealed!

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3 years ago

November 7, 2022

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The Pragathi Bank Employees’ Union has revealed details about several large-scale irregularities that have allegedly taken place in the People’s Bank and the banking system.

PBEU People’s Bank Branch Deputy Secretary R.U.W.K. Dissanayake said the management had concealed many incidents of theft by some bank officials including theft of gold items pawned by customers and money fraud by stealing pin numbers of debit and credit cards.

He has disclosed these details during an interview with the ‘Mee Massoo’ TV channel.

Mr. Dissanayake accused the senior staff officers of a major state bank of committing a vehicle scam and alleged that some banks even pay income taxes on behalf of their employees.

He also alleged that media institutions have been bribed to prevent them from giving coverage to these incidents.

Watch the interview here:

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Former Eastern Provincial Council member arrested

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7 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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Ampara District Organizer of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party and former member of the Eastern Provincial Council K. Pushpakumar alias Iniya Bharathi has been arrested.

He was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University Prof. Subramaniyam Ravindranath.

Sivanathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former State Minister, was arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Department at his office in Batticaloa on April 8, over this incident.

He was later detained for 3 months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Iniya Bharathi, also known as Kumaraswamy Pushpakumar, was arrested based on information revealed during the interrogation of Pillayan.

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e-Revenue Licence system down due to technical glitch, ICTA says

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7 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical infrastructure issue.

According to the ICTA, the disruption began on July 3, 2025, and has made vehicle revenue licence issuing services inaccessible.

The unavailability is expected to continue until July 9, 2025.

The ICTA expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the public and assured that technical teams are working urgently to resolve the issue.

The agency also said that further updates will be shared as work progresses, with an official notice to be issued once services are restored.