The Central Bank has not ordered Lankan banks to forcibly convert balances in their customers' forex accounts, CBSL’s Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said.
“Rumors spread by some mischievous elements that Sri Lankan #banks have been ordered by @CBSL to forcibly convert balances in their customers' #Forex accounts are totally false. #SriLanka #Fakenews,” Cabraal tweeted.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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