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Petition of Ashu’s girlfriend dismissed!

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2 years ago

January 11, 2023

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Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis decided that it was not appropriate to set bail for the personal bail application submitted by Karadana Gamaralalage Wageesha Adarsha, who is said to be the girlfriend of former presidential advisor Ashu Marasinghe.

Accordingly, the Magistrate dismissed the application which was filed seeking bail in case she is arrested by the police.

The Magistrate stated that the allegations made in relation to the investigation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) appear to be bailable offences, and that the investigation of the incident is not at the initial stage but is scheduled to be completed.

The officials of the Computer Crime Division of the CID appeared based on summons issued by the court to present facts related to this incident, and a panel of lawyers including lawyer Chaminda Athukorala appeared on behalf of the aggrieved party Ashu Marasinghe.

(Lankadeepa)

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Lanka IOC donates Rs. 100 mn. to the President’s Fund

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2 hours ago

July 4, 2025

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The Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) has donated Rs. 100 million to the President’s Fund.

Mr. Dipak Das, Managing Director of Lanka Indian Oil Company, handed over the relevant cheque to Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the President, at the Presidential Secretariat today (July 04).

It is noteworthy that this donation is in addition to the contributions Lanka Indian Oil Company already makes to the education, health and cultural sectors in the country.

Mr. Roshan Gamage, Senior Additional Secretary to the President and a group of representatives from Lanka Indian Oil Company were also present at the occasion.

Mr. Das was a part of the CEOs delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) who was in Colombo from June 29 – July 02.

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Bus veers off road and crashes into a tree (Pics)

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July 4, 2025

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A Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus has veered off the road and crashed into a tree near the Deduru Oya bridge along the Chilaw – Puttalam Road.

It is reported that the accident took place around 11.30 am today (July 04) while the bus was plying from Point Pedro to Colombo.

Injured passengers in the accident have been admitted to the Chilaw General Hospital.

(Pics : Facebook)

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S.M. Chandrasena remanded (Update)

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2 hours ago

July 4, 2025

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Former Minister S.M. Chandrasena, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) earlier today (July 04), has been remanded until July 18th.

(Previous news 2025 July 04 – 10.49.am)

Ex-Minister S.M. Chandrasena arrested

Former Minister – S.M. Chandrasena has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) a short while ago.

Chandrasena had appeared before the CIABOC today (July 04) to record a statement.