Randenigala Distilleries face 3 court cases over tax evasion

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1 year ago

March 20, 2024

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The Department of Inland Revenue has filed 03 separate cases against Randenigala Distilleries Lanka Pvt Ltd for tax evasion of over Rs. 1.35 billion.

The cases (No. B 13052/09, B 13053/09 and B 13054/09) have been filed before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

At the moment, the Randenigala Group is chaired by Mr. R.D.S. Kumara Wijawickrama and the official website – www.randenigalagroup.com is also down.

Meanwhile, the Department of Inland Revenue has also filed a FR petition against 10 distilleries for tax evasion of over Rs. 6.78 billion.

Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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51 minutes ago

June 27, 2025

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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe has been remanded until July 01.

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(Previous News : June 27, 2025 4.41pm)

2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former Chairmen on corruption charges.

Former Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation – Upali Liyanage and former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickremesinghe have been arrested in this manner.

However, Liyanage, who was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga, was released on three sureties amounting to Rs. 5 million.

Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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4 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.