Speculation was rife in the Colombo stock market a while ago (around 12. 30) on Monday that some brokers had been summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
However there was no independent verification of these reports as other brokers said they were unaware of such a development. One source said the ‘call’ may be connected to the probes on insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegedly by the stock mafia which were suspended after a new chief was appointed about two years ago.
Since opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena won the January 8th presidential poll, an avalanche of complaints has come in of widespread corruption and mismanagement during the tenure of the previous government. – Ends -
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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