Successive pre-Aragalaya governments appointed Presidential Commissions of Inquiry (PCoI) as well as various other committees for specific purposes to dissipate pressure from contentious issues. This despicable strategy was also used to divert
Full-page advertisements published this week by Hatton National Bank and Commercial Bank have once again exposed a deeply entrenched culture in Sri Lanka where prestige is not earned but purchased. Splashing newspaper
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China has expelled three top-ranking military officers from the National People’s Congress, marking the latest developments in an ongoing anti-corruption campaign within the People’s Liberation Army. The Standing Committee of the NPC
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Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to hear a crucial verdict on Friday in the biggest trial he faces over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a decision that could further
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A majority of judges on a Brazil Supreme Court panel voted Monday to uphold the preventive arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, keeping him behind bars while he awaits the start of
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The Department of Money Laundering Investigation in Nepal has launched a sweeping inquiry into the assets of three former prime ministers and two former ministers over allegations of illegally amassing wealth through
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lankan authorities have carried out a series of arrests of prominent politicians over various charges, signaling a crackdown on alleged misconduct spanning decades. Former Member of
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India’s Adani Group has firmly rejected reports suggesting the cancellation of its $440 million power purchase agreement with Sri Lanka. A spokesperson for the conglomerate labeled the reports as “false and misleading,”
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Oleh Druz, the chief psychiatrist of Ukraine’s armed forces, has been arrested on suspicion of corruption as part of an investigation into bribery and military service exemptions. Druz, who was responsible for
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Former Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa has issued a direct challenge to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, demanding proof of long-standing allegations that the Rajapaksa family stole and hoarded public funds during their
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Geneva, September 14, 2024 – Swiss authorities have frozen $311 million (approximately ₹2,610 crore) held by a Taiwanese resident in multiple Swiss bank accounts, amid an ongoing money laundering investigation. The funds
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U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to all nine counts in his criminal tax case in a Los Angeles federal court. Hunter Biden, 54, was indicted in California
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Mr. Wickramasinghe, answer the accusations against you. Sixty thousand deaths, deaths in Bataland, children buried at Suriyakande in Embilipitiya, death of Gamini Athukorala, death of Gamini Dissanayake, death of Lalith Athulathmudali. Ranil
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