#Wasantha Samarasinghe
Minister rejects parts of Auditor General’s coal report, denies fraud allegations
Senior government Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe has dismissed sections of the Auditor General’s report into the controversial coal import process, stating that some of...
Forest Conservation Department rejects Minister’s request to access reserved forest lands
The Department of Forest Conservation has reportedly rejected a request by Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, to...
Bribery Commission flooded with requests for politicians’ asset details
Sri Lanka’s Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has seen a surge in Right to Information (RTI) applications seeking access to...
Wasantha who complained against me is richer than me – Namal
SLPP national organizer Namal Rajapaksa says he is among the type of men who do well in life thanks to their wives. According...
SJB demands anti-corruption probe into Trade Minister’s assets
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has requested the country’s anti-corruption body to investigate how Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe amassed assets worth Rs 275 million,...
Trade Minister opens up about building Rs. 275 million fortune
A wave of public scrutiny has engulfed Trade and Commerce Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe following the release of his official asset declaration, which reveals...
Court reprimands police for delaying case against Minister Samarasinghe – Sunday Times
Mount Lavinia Magistrate A.D. Chathurika De Silva reprimanded officials of the Colombo Fraud Bureau (CFB) for sending extracts of the case involving Trade...
Navin calls for Wasantha’s resignation over PM row
Former Minister Navin Dissanayake has called on Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe to resign from the Cabinet, for breaching the principle of collective Cabinet responsibility...
