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COPA unhappy over corrupt Samurdhi officials going unpunished

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The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) expressed strong displeasure for not giving a proper punishment to Samurdhi Development officials involved in misconduct and various corruption irregularities.

This was discussed when the said Committee met in Parliament on Jan. 10th under the Chairmanship of State Minister – Lasantha Alagiyawanna.

Officials from the Samurdhi Development Department affiliated with the Ministry of Women, Children Affairs and Social Empowerment had been called to before the Committee on this day.

The Committee inquired about the disciplinary action taken against the officials responsible for a financial irregularity in providing fishing nets to the prosperous people for livelihood in the Ampara Damana Divisional Secretariat. Accordingly, the Ministry of Women, Children Affairs and Social Empowerment was advised to re-investigate the incident and obtain a report, expressing their displeasure with the disciplinary measures followed. Accordingly, the Committee instructed the officials to take appropriate disciplinary action against the officials who engage in such misconduct from there on.

The Committee instructed the Samurdhi Development Department to prepare an immediate program to protect the Samurdhi beneficiaries. The Committee Chair instructed to pay more attention to the beneficiaries of Samurdhi who are not satisfied and work towards empowering them. Instructions were also given to send a report to the Committee including details of the amount of money in the seven funds currently under the care of the Samurdhi Development Department and the services provided by those funds.

The progress of computerization of the Samurdhi Bank system was also examined during the Committee. Accordingly, the officials informed that currently 1089 Samurdhi Banks have been networked. However, as all the banks are still not fully computerized, the officials were instructed to take the necessary measures to bring all the banks to operate through one system by giving a date for each bank to go through the system.

The Chair stated that the approval for the new staff of Samurdhi Development Department has been received and accordingly instructed to provide a report on the tasks expected to be carried out by the Department to solve the existing issues related to the staff and also advised to hire the new employees as soon as possible.

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Met. Department’s website being restored after cyber attack

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The website of Sri Lanka’s Meteorological Department is currently being restored after a cyber attack disrupted its services early last week, Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) says.

The cyber attack had taken place on Nov. 01, according to Senior Information Officer at SLCERT Charuka Damunopola.
“Due to this cyber attack, changes were detected on the Meteorological Department’s official website. Following preliminary investigations, necessary measures are underway to restore the website, with further inquiries ongoing to assess the full impact,” he has said.

Mr. Damunopola further confirms that initial findings indicate no data was accessed or stolen by external parties, however, SLCERT continues to monitor the situation closely to ensure the website’s functionality and security are fully restored.

(Excerpts – adaderana.lk)

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Fire breaks out at garment factory in Rajagiriya

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A fire has broken out at a temporary garment factory located in a house on Meda Welikada Road in Rajagiriya.

Four fire trucks attached to the Kotte Fire Department have been dispatched to control the fire.

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2 Chinese nationals arrested in Kandy

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Two Chinese nationals have been arrested by the Kandy Tourist Police for allegedly engaging in business activities while visiting Sri Lanka on tourist visa.Police have arrested the two women, aged 47 and 48 at the Economic Centre in Kandy after receiving a tip-off.

They have been handed over to the Kandy Police Station for further investigations.

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