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COPE demands answers as ECT project falls 18 months behind schedule
Sri Lanka’s Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has raised alarm over prolonged delays and escalating costs in the construction of the East Container...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
