{"id":29763,"date":"2026-09-17T23:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=29763"},"modified":"2026-09-17T23:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:55:19","slug":"former-ntc-chairman-renuka-perera-remanded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=29763","title":{"rendered":"Former NTC Chairman Renuka Perera Remanded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Chairman of the National Transport Commission (NTC), Renuka Perera, who was arrested by the Bribery Commission over corruption allegations involving the issuance of 56 passenger transport permits for the Southern Expressway, has been remanded until September 29 by the Colombo Magistrate&#8217;s Court today (17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The order was issued by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. 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