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Sri Lankan anti-corruption authorities have arrested Rakitha Rajapakshe, son of a former justice minister, for allegedly negotiating a substantial bribe to secure the release of an extradited drug suspect.
Sri Lanka's anti-corruption authorities have arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, 38-year-old son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, on allegations involving misuse of state funds for overseas naval officer training. The arrest reflects intensified scrutiny of the once-dominant political family under the new administration.
Sri Lanka has sentenced former deputy minister Sarana Gunawardena to 16 years in prison for corruption, marking another conviction in the government's expanding crackdown against figures linked to the ousted Rajapaksa administration.
Scam networks are shifting operations to Sri Lanka after authorities in Cambodia intensified crackdowns. The island's visa-free entry, modern telecoms and informal money systems make it an attractive base for transnational fraud gangs.
Police arrested the manager of a Sri Lankan care home following a deadly fire that killed 12 residents and injured six others. Forensic teams recovered additional bodies as investigators probed the cause of the tragedy.
Sri Lanka's Buddhist leadership has suspended a prominent 71-year-old monk facing charges of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl at a major temple in 2022, marking a rare institutional response to such allegations.