With Sri Lanka having an ineffective diplomatic mission in the United Arab Emirates, the Government has been compelled to use the services of a law firm to deal with matters relating to a most wanted person – Udayanga Weeratunga, former Ambassador to Russia.
Legal sources say that so far the Government has incurred more than US$ 300,000 as fees (Rs. 47 million) for the firm as efforts to seek the extradition of Mr. Weeratunga to Colombo continue.
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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