Sri Lankan police have produced before a court millions of rupees in cash found by anti-government protesters inside former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence after he fled the mansion following mass uprising against his government.
Vacated after the controversial resignation of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ranil Wickremesinghe is to take up the premiership for the record sixth time in the island nation.
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on the directive of Attorney General Dappula de Livera arrested four Directors of Edirisinghe Trust Investments (ETI) Finance on charges of Criminal Misappropriation, cheating, money laundering and other offences at ETI Finance yesterday. They are Jeewaka Edirisinghe, Anjali Edirisinghe, Asanka Edirisinghe and Nalaka Edirisinghe,