Anti-Corruption Act

The Government has initiated steps to amend the Anti-Corruption Act, with a Bill proposing the relevant amendments now gazetted. Accordingly, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has submitted the proposed Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill.…

The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Mr. Donald Lu has expressed the United States government’s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s on-going anti-corruption initiatives as needed during a meeting with…

Australia’s Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tim Watts on Wednsday (Oct. 10) signed the renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Sports between Sri Lanka and Australia, together with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Sports…

The provisions of the new Anti-Corruption Act, which aims to enhance transparency in governance and public confidence in the government, come into effect today (Sept. 15). New legislation also intends to establish an independent…

An Extraordinary Gazette has been issued by the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs & Constitutional Reforms Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, pertaining to the new Anti-Corruption Act. Accordingly, as per the relevant gazette, issued on…

The United Nations was expecting to provide more than 300 million dollars through the new co-operation framework for the development Programmes of next 5 years including the adoption of the Anti-Corruption Act and the establishment of the…