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Bribery Commission receives over 1,800 complaints in 2022

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3 years ago

November 14, 2022

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The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has received 1,861 complaints as of October 31, 2022.

The highest number of complaints have been received regarding bribery and corruption which is 620.

In addition to this, the Commission said it has received 64 complaints over corruption and irregularities related to assets and added that it has conducted about 50 raids related to the complaints received.

The Commission has called for reports at the institutional level regarding 72 complaints and another 328 complaints have been referred to other institutions for further investigation.

A spokesperson of the Commission said that investigations of 719 complaints have been suspended from investigation since they do not fall under the Bribery Act .

Source: Ada Derana

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Former Eastern Provincial Council member arrested

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6 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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Ampara District Organizer of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party and former member of the Eastern Provincial Council K. Pushpakumar alias Iniya Bharathi has been arrested.

He was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University Prof. Subramaniyam Ravindranath.

Sivanathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former State Minister, was arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Department at his office in Batticaloa on April 8, over this incident.

He was later detained for 3 months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Iniya Bharathi, also known as Kumaraswamy Pushpakumar, was arrested based on information revealed during the interrogation of Pillayan.

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e-Revenue Licence system down due to technical glitch, ICTA says

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6 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical infrastructure issue.

According to the ICTA, the disruption began on July 3, 2025, and has made vehicle revenue licence issuing services inaccessible.

The unavailability is expected to continue until July 9, 2025.

The ICTA expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the public and assured that technical teams are working urgently to resolve the issue.

The agency also said that further updates will be shared as work progresses, with an official notice to be issued once services are restored.