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Justice Delayed in Anti-corruption drive in Sri Lanka – ACF

(ACF logo) The Anti-Corruption Front (ACF) commenced its operations on January 14, 2015. Following the defeat of the Rajapaksa administration, we requested concerned citizens to...

Sri Lanka Govt TV (SLRC) Gave Rajapaksa Free Air Time Worth Rs. 36.9 M.

The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) gave former President Mahinda Rajapaksa over Rs. 36.9 million worth of air time free for his election propaganda...

Details of the 22 Investigations Into Rajapaksa Regime’s Crimes Concluded by the FCID

1. Investigations have been concluded against ex chairman Baschara Ekanayake Gunatileke and D.S. Jayaweera of the Tourist Board who robbed Rs. 5.7 million of...

Namal Rajapaksa Piad Rs 5 M to Hip Hop Artists from Money Allocated to Rural Youth

(Taio Cruz) Rs. 5 mn paid to US hip hop artistes: Case to be supported on July 26; Tharunyata Hetak, Ceylon Premier Sports Ltd and...

Sri Lanka: Case Filed Against Namal Rajapaksa

The Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) has filed charges against eight persons including former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder son MP Namal Rajapaksa for...

Rajapaksa’s Driver To Be Arrested For Thajudeen Murder

( Both are responsible ?) A driver of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to be arrested in connection with the murder of former Sri Lanka...

“I Paid A Bribe” Anti-corruption Website Launched in Sri Lanka

(LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government and I Paid A Bribe Sri Lanka has launched a “first of its kind” anti-corruption website www.ipaidabribe.lk to crowd...

Basil Rajapaksa Indicted on Multiple Criminal Charges

Basil Rajapaksa, the former Minister of Economic Development and powerful brother of ex President Mahinda Rajapaksa was indicted  on 9th multiple criminal charges ranging...

Budget for Business: A Red Flag for the People – Ahilan Kadirgamar

The 2016 Budget has been welcomed by the business and economic establishment. The big question is whether economic policies good for business are necessarily...

Questions Over “up for sale” Mobitel’s Craving for Hutch at Exorbitant Price

Questions are being raised over the craving by Mobitel, which is listed for sale by the Government, for Hutch Sri Lanka’s operations at an...

Sri Lanka to Prosecute Avant Garde, Revokes ‘Agreement’; Arms Issued to Police Ended Up with Avant Garde

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's government Wednesday decided to revoke a purported agreement Avant Garde had entered into with the defence minister under former secretary...

Sri Lanka’s New Regime Faces Major Split Over Arms Scandal

 ECONOMYNEXT - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's coalition faced the first major threat of a split Thursday as two key ministers threatened to either quit...

Sri Lanka’s Minster in Charge of Police Marapana Bats for Avant Garde, Undermines Ranil

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Law and Order minister Tilak Marapana Wednesday launched a staunch defence of the controversial private maritime security company Avant Garde...

Rajapaksa’s Brother-in-Law Missing From Home For Three Years, Commission Told

Former SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe has gone missing according to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Serious Financial Crimes. A group of commission members...

MR’s Aide Faces Money Laundering Charges

By Nirmala Kannangara. CID files B report against Gamini Senarath at the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court The Chief of Staff of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is...

One More Huge Corruption of Rajapaksa Regime: Hyatt Heist!

-Initial cost of Rs. 13 b doubles due to massive mismanagement including . -Rs. 5 b EPF funds. -Former board had no formal meetings, contracts doled...

Basil Rajapksa to Be Indicted in Two Weeks Under Offences Against Public Property Act

Former Minister and UPFA Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa will be served indictment before the Colombo High Court by the end of this month, Attorney General's...

Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Ranil Disturbed Over Court Order on FCID

Order on Gotabhaya’s petition denies the rights of the entire Cabinet to reply these allegations before Parliamentary elections. Elections are due before September according to...
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