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SLC can’t sidestep AG: Ex-COPE Head
Former Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Prof. Charitha Herath, MP, told The Island yesterday that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) couldn’t sidestep the Auditor General’s Department.
Cash-rich SLC shouldn’t expect favoured treatment, under any circumstances, the rebel SLPP MP said. “SLC is a brand where ownership lies in the people. That ownership is exercised by SLC which represents cricket clubs. And its financial oversight comes under COPE and the Auditor General does the examination of accounts in terms of the relevant laws.
Dr. Prathiba Mahanamahewa told The Island yesterday that it could be the first case for the newly enacted Anti-Corruption law. Mahanamahewa explained how both public and private sector institutions could be subjected to examination in terms of the new law. (SF)
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Cabinet nod to establish a regional office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration in Jaffna
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to establish a regional office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration within the Jaffna District Secretariat premises this month.
The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Chief Minister of the North Central Province, S.M. Ranjith and his Private Secretary Shanthi Chandrasena to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs. 200,000 each after they were found guilty of corruption charges.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery Or Corruption (CIABOC) had filed the case alleging that the former Chief Minister had illegally obtained Rs. 2,080,500 as fuel allowances during his tenure.
Parliamentary staff members are contemplating trade union action in protest against what they describe as a downward revision of their allowances.
The salary revision, as detailed in a circular numbered DMS/Salary Revision/2025-1 (Management Services Circular 04/2025) dated March 25, 2025, has resulted in a reduction of Parliament workers’ allowances, and the decreases which vary, based on staff grades, range from 70% to 39%, raising concerns among Parliament staff, according to sources.
The 32-page circular, addressed to Secretary General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadheera, has been signed by Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development K. M. Siriwardhana.
Following the announcement of those revisions, parliamentary employees have expressed dissatisfaction, with their unions planning industrial action in the coming days. Sources confirmed that the staff members had already registered their protest with the parliamentary authorities.
The new salary revision has sparked widespread discontent among staff members.
Our attempts to contact General Secretary of Parliament Kushani Rohandheera were not successful.
By Saman Indrajith
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