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Local con-artist arrested by Foreign Employment Bureau Investigation Unit
An individual who had swindeled money from locals promising them jobs in hotels in Germany was arrested by the Foreign Employment Bureau (FEB) Investigation Unit in Ampara and is due to be produced in courts, today, a spokesman for the FEB said.
The Bureau had received information that the individual was trying to flee the country.
The man had offered jobs to two individuals if they agreed to pay Rs. 2 million and collected an advance of Rs. 1.1 million.
The man claimed he had contacts with the Prime Minister’s Secretary and Cabinet Ministers, and that he was a close friend of Higher Education Minister Wijeyadasa Rakapaksha’s brother-in-law, in an attempt to gain the confidence of his victims.
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CBSL Governor warns reversal of reforms could trigger new crisis
Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, has cautioned that reversing the current economic programme could lead to a resurgence of the severe economic and social crisis Sri Lanka endured nearly two years ago.
- August 22, 2024 - 153 - 0
Australia’s United Petroleum to commence retail operations from Sep.
United Petroleum (UP) was launched in Sri Lanka today and will commence retail fuel operations in September with 150 dealer owned and operated fuel stations.
- August 28, 2024 - 147 - 0
President opens Sri Lanka’s first LNG power plant
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today inaugurated the open cycle phase of the “Sobadhanavi” 350 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Kerawalapitiya, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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