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FIU assessment comes ahead of FATF mutual evaluation; Sri Lanka has been in Grey List twice
The fuel card could be used at any filling station across the country: Digital Ministry
At least 15 high profile politicians including ex-president Wickremesinghe arrested under new NPP government
Shssheendra hails from once powerful former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's family
President also blames certain bank managers for the illegal dollar outflow
Country has enacted tough law against corruption in 2023 after its bankruptcy
Sri Lanka has long failed to bust corruption despite laws
Govt yet to implement SC's interim order; tourism industry raises concerns
Presidential elections scheduled for September 21
135 Parliament members have declared their assets and liabilities to anti-graft body
Government has denied any wrong doing in the VFS deal
DMT officials have resisted digitization move in the past
The new Act comes as part of an IMF condition
Sri Lanka has witnessed a raft of harassment against foreign visitors recently
Recipients who got Aswesuma benefits with false information could face legal actions
112 vehicles worth more than 7 billion rupees: State Minister
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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New Act has empowered anti-graft body to effectively investigate, prosecute cases of bribery, corruption
"If you look at our debt, I don't think we can do that even if we go to the richest person in the world."
JVP has opposed many Indian projects strongly in the past
An ICIJ analysis has alleged Alles of using shell companies to buy properties in the U.K.
Recyclers said they could not make payments that did not go the BoI or the consolidated fund
“It’s not our houses that should be surrounded but theirs,” he added.
Anti-corruption legislation enactment delayed because Anti-Corruption Commission grappling with recruiting trained staff
“Why wasn’t an asset recovery law included in this? Why no retroactive punishment? said Attanayake.
“Next week, when this bill is brought to parliament, I believe we will be able to take that forward,” he said.
A stock of 204 million cigarettes, valued at 15 billion rupees, was destroyed at a storage yard in Kerawalapitiya
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