Colombo, March 19 Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa received a bribe of 60 million Sri Lankan rupees, Kapila Chandrasena, the main accused in the 2017 Airbus case, told a court in Sri Lanka on Thursday.Chandrasena, the former CEO of the national carrier from 2011-15, was produced in the...
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Colombo, February 25 Suresh Sallay, a former head of Sri Lanka's state intelligence service, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 270 people, police said.Sallay, a retired Major General, will be detained for 72 hours for questioning under the...