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Pay rent or vacate residence : AKD tells MR

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6 months ago

January 20, 2025

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The rent for the residence of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was valued as Rs. 4.6 million per month and he could either pay the rent or vecate the residence, President Anura Kumara Disanayake has said.

According to the state evaluation done on the residence of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the monthly rent alone is Rs. 4.6 million, he revealed, speaking yesterday.

Also, according to the relevant Act, the Act, former Presidents are entitled to either a residence or one-third of their salary. The President said that in this case, the amount was Rs. 30,000.

He if must stay he can pay the rest of the Rs. 4.6 million, President Disaanayake said, adding that the residence of former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga will also be evaluated soon.

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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.