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Sri Lanka

Rs. 15 billion loss to CWE from rice exports

The CWE has incurred a loss of Rs. 15,157,031,018 in 2014 and 2015 due to the import of rice in violation of procurement...

Sri Lanka

Rs. 600,000 per trial date: CIDA’s lavish legal spending amid harassment claims

The Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) has raised serious concerns over the Construction Industries Development Authority (CIDA) in light of allegations of employee...

Sri Lanka

COPE risks becoming ‘Quasi-Executive Agency’, says ex-chair Dr. Charitha Herath

Former Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), Dr. Charitha Herath, has raised serious concerns over a proposal to expand the committee’s...

Sri Lanka

170 medicines varieties in short-supply – Health Ministry

The Medical Supplies Division of the Ministry of Health said that around 170 varieties of medicines are currently in short-supply. Of them, an...

Sri Lanka

COPE chairman accused of distributing land in Kottawa-Kombala reserve forest

A plan to distribute reserved lands in the Kottawa-Kombala Reserve Forest, one of the most unique lowland rainforests in the Galle District, is...

Sri Lanka

COPE reveals that SLBFE sent 683 underage workers for domestic work

The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has raised significant concerns over the operations of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), alleging...