Sri Lanka has been rated as the most corrupt cricket nation by the world governing body, the country’s sports minister said Monday.
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Sri Lanka parliament demands sacked PM is restored
Sri Lanka’s legislature voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to demand the reinstatement of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, as a bitter power struggle headed for a government shut down within weeks.
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Sri Lanka president usurped powers of MPs
Sri Lanka’s parliamentary Speaker Sunday accused President Maithripala Sirisena of “usurping” the rights of legislators and asked public servants not to carry out his “illegal orders”. Karu Jayasuriya in a hard-hitting statement said Sirisena’s actions since October 26 to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and dissolve parliament undermined the freedoms of the people. “I have […] …
Sri Lanka restricts car imports as currency crashes
Sri Lanka announced a raft of restrictions Saturday in a bid to slow down imports of cars and luxury goods as the country faces a foreign exchange shortage. The finance ministry banned the import of vehicles for all state institutions for one year and said public servants will not be allowed to import cars at […] …
I’m a ‘scapegoat’ says sacked Sri Lanka captain Mathews
Sri Lanka ex-president claims ‘witch hunt’ over kidnap probe
Couple arrested for assaulting officer while trying to smuggle in dog
A Sri Lankan court Monday impounded the passports of a Kuwaiti couple who tried to smuggle a dog into the country and assaulted five customs officers who tried to stop them. A magistrate ordered immigration authorities to prevent the couple from leaving Sri Lanka and fixed a court hearing for August 10. The 32-year-old woman […] …
Sri Lanka arrests presidential aide for graft
Sri Lankan police caught a top aide of President Maithripala Sirisena in the act of allegedly accepting a bribe from a foreign investor on Thursday, an anti-corruption official said. Sirisena’s Chief of Staff, I. H. K. Mahanama, was arrested with some 20 million rupees ($133,000) he apparently received to release state land for a private […] …
