Colombo High Court has ordered that further evidence in the bribery case filed against former Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody be heard on 5 October, as testimony continued over allegations linked to a
Authorities have uncovered a series of alleged fraud operations involving public sector employees, intensifying scrutiny over abuse of trust and influence in state institutions. In one case, the Central Crime Investigation Bureau
More
The government of Sri Lanka has initiated decisive measures to rein in informal microfinance operators accused of exploiting economically vulnerable communities, signaling a major shift in the country’s financial oversight framework. Officials
More
A partner at KPMG Australia has been fined A$10,000 (£5,200) for using an artificial intelligence tool to cheat on an internal training course about AI, prompting questions about ethics and oversight in
More
HSBC and Barclays are facing a $12 billion lawsuit in the United States over their alleged roles in an offshore trust business suspected of large-scale fraud and linked to the Jeffrey Epstein
More
Sri Lanka’s public service is once again engulfed in controversy, as disputes surrounding senior civil servants expose a deeper, long-running crisis at the heart of the state. The recent controversy involving Attorney
More
Sri Lanka’s energy sector is now mired in a scandal so blatant that it has stripped away any remaining pretence of clean governance. The importation and continued use of substandard coal at
More
Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption landscape has come under renewed scrutiny following the release of the 2025 Progress Report of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, revealing widespread procedural failures across
More
Sri Lanka’s long-term coal supply agreement with Trident Chemphar Ltd. will remain in force after the third shipment of coal reportedly cleared required quality standards, easing immediate concerns over supply disruptions, according
More
The chairman and chief executive of Dubai-based logistics giant DP World maintained a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and exchanged emails containing explicit references to sexual encounters, according to documents released by
More
A romance fraudster who deceived multiple men into funding her luxury lifestyle by claiming she was about to inherit a vast fortune has pleaded guilty to a series of theft and fraud
More