by Our Correspondent in Colombo Serious allegations have emerged in Sri Lanka against Hatton National Bank (HNB), a prominent private sector bank, with multiple customers claiming that the institution has been quietly
Local media reports have revealed allegations that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and a group of associates received a bribe of US$5 million in connection with the sale of land belonging to the
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Two employees of Ernst and Young (EY) have been dismissed after Australian authorities alleged that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s personal banking information was unlawfully accessed while the pair were working for the
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Warren Buffett has delayed his usual midyear donation to the Gates Foundation, breaking a two-decade pattern of annual contributions as he waits for the results of an internal review examining the foundation’s
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A company that helped destroy farmland and threaten protesters in Liberia is now trying to mine the coast of eastern Sri Lanka, and it has not bothered to change its strategy, only
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Sri Lanka just lost 2.5 million dollars to a hacker, and the two institutions responsible for guarding the country’s money are spending more energy dodging blame than explaining how it happened. That
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Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng, alleging he was part of a transnational criminal network that laundered money from online scams and illegal gambling through unauthorized cryptocurrency
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Uruguayan journalist and football commentator Víctor Hugo Morales has intensified his criticism of FIFA, accusing world football’s governing body of sacrificing its principles in pursuit of billions of dollars in revenue. Speaking
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HSBC’s Australian unit has admitted to serious failures in protecting customers from scams and could face a proposed A$35 million ($24.59 million) penalty following an investigation by Australia’s corporate regulator. The Australian
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India has temporarily blocked access to the Telegram messaging application until June 22, citing allegations that the platform was used by groups attempting to defraud candidates in a national medical entrance examination,
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An Indian pollution regulator has alleged that wastewater discharged from a Tata Electronics factory supplying Apple’s iPhone components has contaminated groundwater used by nearby farmland, according to a regulatory notice reviewed by
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