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  • Anti – Corruption activists meet in Seoul

    Anti – Corruption activists meet in Seoul

    The annual regional programme of Transparency International’s (TI) Asia Pacific chapters – a three day event to discuss anti-corruption strategies is now being held in the Olympic Parketel Hotel in Seoul, South Korea . More than representatives from 21 Chapters of the region are attending the conference. The three-day forum provides an opportunity for chapters [...]

  • Rideemaliyadda Development Plan approved

    Rideemaliyadda Development Plan approved

    Members of the Rideemaliyadda Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) in Badulla district have approved the TISL facilitated four-year development plan. The plan will be formally adapted on 30th May 2012. The monthly Pradeshiya Sabha meeting was converted in to a committee meeting before the presentation of the development plan. People in Rideemaliyadda along with the PS members [...]

  • Investigative Journalism training in Polonnaruwa

    Investigative Journalism training in Polonnaruwa

    Media personnel representing both electronic and print media in Polonnaruwa District participated at a three-day workshop on Investigative Journalism organized by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) in association with European Union(EU) recently. The workshop held at Girithale Hotel in Polonnaruwa was the first of its kind where TISL developed resource book and handbook on IJ [...]

  • Rupee Crisis discussed at a lively forum

    Rupee Crisis discussed at a lively forum

    Pic: IMF Resident Representative Dr Koshy Mathai responds to questions raised at the Sambhashana discussion on the ‘Rupee Crisis’. From left are Dr Harsha de Silva, Dr Prasanna Perera, Nisthar Cassim (moderator) & R M B Senanayake   The need to rebuild the economic resources and stabilise the exchange rate was stressed by Senior Economist [...]

  • Shelter for Integrity opened

    Shelter for Integrity opened

    Opening the ‘Shelter for Integrity’ – a Center for Legal Advice against Corruption, Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration, Padma Siriwardena promised to extend the fullest cooperation of the Ministry to make the Center a success. This is yet another initiative of Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) in furtherance of its mission of [...]

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  • Handbook on Local Governance launched

    Handbook on Local Governance launched

    TISL launched the Handbook on Local Governance outlining the services provided by local government institutions in Sri Lanka on 12th January at the Yakkalamulla Pradesheeya Sabha – Galle District – auditorium. Titled ‘Pradeshiya Yahapalanaya’ it comprises information in Sinhala to

    January 13, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • TISL releases National Integrity System Assessment 2010

    TISL releases National Integrity System Assessment 2010

    The ‘National Integrity System (NIS) study 2010, a comprehensive assessment of the legal basis for and actual practice of functioning of Sri Lanka’s key institutions responsible for preventing and curbing corruption – has just been released by Transparency International Sri

    October 31, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Other Recent Articles

  • Six chairmen sacked on COPE report – DEW

    Six chairmen sacked on COPE report – DEW

    Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises and Senior Minister D. E. W. Gunasekera told Parliament yesterday that six chairmen of State sector corporations and statutory bodies have been sacked by the President on the basis of findings in the COPE report. Making the winding up speech in the adjournment debate on the COPE report, [...]

    May 9, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Sri Lanka's Bribery Commission awaiting legal advice to act on government minister

    Sri Lanka’s Bribery Commission awaiting legal advice to act on government minister

    The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption of Sri Lanka is awaiting legal advice on whether to pursue investigations against Public Affairs Minister Mervyn Silva. Chairman of the Commission, Justice D. J. De S. Balapatabendi has said the legal department was yet to hand over the report on the possibility of pursuing an [...]

    May 8, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Sri Lanka trade union leaders linked to corruption in public enterprises, says Minister

    Sri Lanka trade union leaders linked to corruption in public enterprises, says Minister

    The Chairman of Sri Lanka’s parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Minister D.E.W. Gunasekera says that some trade union leaders are also connected to the massive frauds of public money in certain public enterprises. The COPE recently revealed that several public enterprises are paying the income tax of their employees with the funds of the [...]

    May 8, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post