Cabinet approval has been granted to launch a forensic audit in order to determine the losses caused by the Central Bank treasury bond scam.
A cabinet paper in this regard was put forward by President Maithripala Sirisena during yesterday's (Mar 06) cabinet meeting.
Accordingly, the cabinet of ministers had approved the allocation of funds and the appointment of a team of specialists for this purpose.
The Presidential Commission which was appointed to probe into the bond scam had previously said that a forensic audit must be carried out into the issuance of treasury bonds from 2007.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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