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Party secretary among several arrested for taking Rs. 30M bribe from Janaka Ratnayake

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11 months ago

August 14, 2024

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A group of officials including the Secretary of the “United Lanka Podujana Party” (Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya) have been arrested while soliciting a bribe from the party’s presidential candidate, former PUCSL chairman Janaka Ratnayake.

They have reportedly been arrested today by officers of the Bribery Commission while accepting the bribe of Rs. 30 million from Mr. Ratnayake, the party’s presidential candidate.

The suspects have been arrested based on a complaint lodged by the former PUCSL chairman, on behalf of whom the security deposit was placed this morning as the party’s presidential candidate.

The arrested persons including the secretary of the “United Lanka Podujana Party” are accused of attempting to solicit a bribe of Rs. 30 million from Mr. Ratnayake in exchange for making him the party’s presidential candidate.

Former Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Janaka Ratnayake is running for the presidential election this year as the candidate of the ‘United Lanka Podujana Party’ (Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya).

The Secretary of the United Lanka Podujana Party, Nihal Premakumara Deshapriya, had placed the security deposit on behalf of Janaka Ratnayake at the Election Commission this morning (14).

(adaderana.lk)

(This story, originally published by adaderana.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Court summons ex-AGM of People’s bank over major fraud

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46 minutes ago

July 3, 2025

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The Attorney General has filed a case against one Vithanage Don Dayananda, a former Assistant General Manager (AGM) at People’s Bank head office, for allegedly preparing and using a forged document related to a Rs.2,000 million personal guarantee bond.

Colombo High Court Judge Lanka Jayaratne has fixed the case (HC 39/2019) for trial on October 30. When the case was called on July 01, the accused had appeared in court.

It is alleged that around June 01, 2006, in Colombo, the accused knowingly prepared a forged document purporting to show that a personal guarantee bond, allegedly signed and dated July 27, 1995, by directors of Yashoda Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.had been submitted to the bank’s head office.

Despite being well aware that the document was a forged one, he had allegedly presented it as genuine evidence during the Commercial High Court Case No. 122/2004.

Therefore, the Attorney General has charged him under Section 459 of the Penal Code.

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2nd round of Grade 06 admission appeals open online today

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1 hour ago

July 3, 2025

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The Ministry of Education has announced that online appeals for the second round of Grade 06 admissions in 2025, based on the 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination results, can be submitted from today (July 03) until July 17.

Parents or guardians can submit appeals for up to three schools by visiting the official website of the Ministry of Education at www.moe.gov.lk or directly via the extension at g6application.moe.gov.lk.

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Several showers expected today

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2 hours ago

July 3, 2025

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Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts today (July 03), the Department of Meteorology said.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night.

Meanwhile, fairly strong winds of about 30-40 kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.