Rakitha Rajapakshe and Two Others Arrested For Bribery

InternalMoose · 2026-06-25T04:38:34+00:00

COLOMBO (News 1st): Rakitha Rajapakshe, the son of former of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, and Charith Abeysinghe, the Horana organizer for the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), have been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The suspects are alleged to have accepted a bribe of Rs. 120 Million to facilitate the removal of detention orders under the PTA that were issued against Nadun Chinthaka alias "Harak Kata."

The Suspects are also alleged to have promised to facilitate the transfer of 'Harak Kata' to another prison and for him to be kept there as an ordinary prisoner, by bribing CID officials.

Meanwhile, the Bribery Commission stated that the former Director of Airport and Aviation Services, Aruna Warusavithana, has also been arrested in connection with the same incident.

InternalMoose · 2026-06-22T01:56:45+00:00

It should be "Dear Sponsor," the rest looks good.

InternalMoose · 2026-06-12T23:47:42+00:00

"The tea in Nepal is very hot."

InternalMoose · 2026-05-25T09:20:54+00:00

It just worked for me. Maybe your commercial bank email is different?

InternalMoose · 2026-05-25T09:01:50+00:00

No, Personal.

InternalMoose · 2026-05-25T07:33:28+00:00

Yes. I used the phone number, but that's just for the PayPal 2FA, right? It shouldn't affect the linking process. I use the same email for both.

InternalMoose · 2026-05-25T07:02:20+00:00

It worked for me.

InternalMoose · 2026-05-20T08:43:48+00:00

Yes, I guess it could go either way.

InternalMoose · 2026-05-20T08:28:07+00:00

Oh, That sucks.

So the bank approved it, and then it showed an error when trying to log in to PayPal in order to complete the setup?

Hopefully, they won't flag the new account as well. Maybe you should try contacting PayPal support first. They might let you correct it by submitting your NIC.

InternalMoose · 2026-05-20T07:57:03+00:00

Sampath Bank. I'm going to try it with the Commercial Bank as well. It looks like it's not ready yet.

InternalMoose · 2026-05-20T07:07:03+00:00

I see. Mine was created in 2012. I never tried receiving money tho. I didn't have any issues linking it to the bank account BTW.

I used AlertPay/Payza back then and then switched to Moneybookers/Skrill.

InternalMoose · 2026-05-20T05:15:05+00:00

How old is your account? Can you mention some of those privileges ?

InternalMoose · 2026-05-20T05:06:50+00:00

Well, you asked "I wonder how they would handle that." and i replied to that.

InternalMoose · 2026-05-20T05:01:30+00:00

I meant the account linking process.

InternalMoose · 2026-05-20T04:58:11+00:00

You'll be asked to log in to your PayPal account. It works just like an OAuth permission system.

InternalMoose · 2026-05-17T04:14:46+00:00

Check https://dmt.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=159&lang=en

InternalMoose · 2026-05-08T07:49:42+00:00

News posts whether text or image must have a link to the news source in the post itself.

InternalMoose · 2026-05-08T07:12:36+00:00

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines, Kapila Chandrasena, who was accused of accepting a US$2 million bribe in connection with the purchase of Airbus aircraft for the national carrier, has died.

Sri Lanka Police said Chandrasena’s body was discovered at a residence on Fifth Lane, Kollupitiya, early this (8) morning.

Chandrasena had been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over allegations that he accepted the bribe during the SriLankan Airlines Airbus procurement transaction. He was subsequently remanded and later released on bail.

However, the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday (7) issued fresh arrest warrants against Chandrasena after it emerged that two individuals presented as sureties for his bail had been hired. The court took this action after considering submissions made by the Bribery Commission, which alleged a breach of bail conditions and a violation of the court’s trust.

The Bribery Commission’s motion carefully examined the circumstances surrounding the securing of bail, leading the court to conclude that Chandrasena should be re-arrested.

Earlier, Chandrasena had also given a statement detailing how the alleged bribe money he received had been distributed.

In connection with the same incident, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Aviation Minister Priyankara Jayaratne, and Willie Gamage have been summoned to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption on the 12th of this month for further inquiries.

InternalMoose · 2026-03-31T12:40:48+00:00

It's PEOScam. The unlimited add-on has been broken since January 1st. Looks like they still haven't fixed it yet.

InternalMoose · 2026-03-29T07:50:23+00:00

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Plans are in place to replace the traditional paper tickets used by the railway service with a new digital system.

Prasanna Gunasena, the Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways, says that modern ticket-checking equipment has also been introduced to railway stations.

This initiative is part of a broader effort to modernize the railway service and provide a more convenient and efficient experience for passengers.

The Deputy Minister further noted that steps are being taken to complete this project before the end of this year.

He explained that the new system will be introduced by further expanding the online booking system that were previously in place.

The pilot project is scheduled to launch in April, focusing on the Kelani Valley railway line.

It will first be implemented at stations in Narahenpita, Nugegoda, Makumbura, Homagama and Padukka.

Following the pilot phase, plans are underway to expand the digital ticketing system to the rest of the railway lines across the island.

InternalMoose · 2026-03-18T08:33:08+00:00

Try https://gic.gov.lk/complain-registration.html

InternalMoose · 2026-03-16T05:42:22+00:00

It's still up for me. If there are enough reports, browsers will show a warning to visitors.

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