Over 68% Of The Major Party Candidates Contesting The Forthcoming Election Have Declared Their Assets-Elections Secretariat

According to the Elections Secretariat  over 68% of the candidates attach to Major Parties contesting  the forthcoming Parliamentary Election have submitted  declarations of their assets and liabilities so far.

The deadline for election candidates to submit declarations of their assets and liabilities was yesterday(05).

However the majority of the candidates that contesting the forthcoming election from Independent Groups and Minority Parties are still not declare their assets and liabilities Elections Secretariat has announced.

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Air Port Custom Officers Have Arrested A Sri Lankan Who Attempted To Leave the Country With Foreign Currency Worth More Then Rs. 4.5 Million

The Air Port Custom Officers have yesterday(04) arrested a 54 year old Sri Lankan at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port who attempted to leave the country with foreign currency worth more than Rs.4.5 million  in his possession. 

The Custom Officers have found 130,000 Saudi Riyals inside suspect's luggage while he was preparing to board a flight to Jeddah.

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Imprisoned Former UPFA MP Sajin Vaas Was Remanded Again Until 11th Of August

The imprisoned Former MP of United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Sajin Vaas Gunawardene who was arrested and remanded for the charges of misusing state owned vehicles has been further remanded until 11th of August by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today(04).

The Former MP was remanded further by the Colombo Fort Magistrate when he was produced before the magistrate today.

Sajin Vaas was questioned and arrested by the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division on 11th of May over the allegation leveled against him on misusing vehicles belonging to Presidential Secretariat during the previous government.

Twenty One Passengers Were Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Bus Accident

Around 21 Passengers were injured and hospitalized due to a two private buses collided each other on Colombo-Kandy Road this morning.The injured were admitted to the Wathupitiwala Hospital for treatment.

This accident was occurred when a private bus travelling towards Kandy collided with another private bus in Radawadunna Area at  Nittambuwa(Western Province).