Laugfs increases price of domestic gas

Case against Basil on misappropriating funds fixed for June

A case filed against former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa over the alleged?misappropriation of funds has been set for June. Accordingly the the case where Rajapaksa and the former Director General of the Divi Neguma Department Kithsiri Ranawaka were accused of misappropriating Rs.35.5 million of funds belonging to the Divi Neguma Department, has been fixed for 04 June 2018. The alleged?misappropriation of funds had taken place when Mahinda Rajapaksa was President and?Basil Raja

23 Feb, 2018

Army chief appoints six member committee to investigate bus fire

Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake has appointed a six member committee to investigate the recent bus fire. The Court of Inquiry (C of I) of senior Army Officers will be chaired by Major General Rukmal Dias, Commander, Security Forces – Central (SF-Cen) and Colonel Commandant, Military Intelligence Corps (MIC) has been appointed by the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake to look into all aspects, related to the bus explosion at Kahagolla, Diyatalawa, in

23 Feb, 2018

Sri Lanka continues to fare poorly in global corruption rankings

Sri Lanka has failed to show significant improvement in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2017, released by Transparency International, the global?movement?against corruption. The index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.?Sri Lanka?has moved?up 4 places from 95th?to 91st, far more importantly?its?CPI score has only risen by two points from 36 to 38, representing the slow rate of progress. Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL), t

22 Feb, 2018