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Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) strongly condemns the attack on the MTV/MBC studio complex in Depanama, Pannipitiya. TISL states this is an attack on the freedom of expression in the country, and a clear threat to dissent. Download Full Press Release (*.pdf) English | Sinhala | Tamil
The Parliamentary Select Committee for Investigating the Operations of Non Governmental Organisations and Their Impact (hereinafter the Committee) has presented its Interim report to parliament on 8th of December 2008. This report contains references adverse to Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) and hence this Response Paper is issued. Download Full Press Release (*.pdf) English | [...]
Outcomes of the Round Table Discussion on Governance Dimensions of the Global Financial Crisis Peter Eigen, the Founder Chairman of Transparency International, addressing the Round Table discussions on ‘Governance Dimensions of the Global Financial Crisis’ facilitated by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL),emphasized the urgent need for collective action to prevent further escalation of the crisis [...]
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) commends the government for the Cabinet decision taken on the eve of the UN Anti-Corruption Day falling on Tuesday 9 December, to take legislative steps to implement the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which was ratified by Sri Lanka four years ago. Reminding that many institutions such as CIOBAC, UNDP, [...]
The Transparency International 2008 Bribe Payers Index (BPI) will be released on 09 December, 2008. The BPI ranks the likelihood of firms from 22 top exporting countries to bribe abroad. These 22 countries account for approximately 75 per cent of total foreign direct investment outflows and export goods worldwide. The Index, last published in 2006, [...]
A grenade attack was made on the residence of the Executive Director of Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL), Mr. J.C. Weliamuna. The attack took place at around 11.40pm on 27th September 2008. Although there is no indication of the source of the attack, it is reasonable to assume that the attack was aimed at the [...]
Download Full Press Release (*.pdf) – English | Sinhala | Tamil CPI 2008: all materials and information : http://www.transparency.org/cpi Sri Lanka occupies the 92nd position among 180 countries in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2008 conducted by Transparency International (TI), the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. Sri Lanka’s score remains [...]
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) hails the Chief Government Whip, Minister Dinesh Gunawardena’s statement that Parliament should actively participate in the preparation of budgetary estimates and the achieving of set targets. TISL views this as an extremely positive step to ensure more accountability in the national budget process. “Sri Lanka’s budget process is ailing with [...]
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) describes the move by Parliament in electing Ministers to head COPE (Committee on Public Enterprises) and PAC (Public Accounts Committee) as “an intentional undemocratic move to weaken legislative scrutiny so that the irregular financial expenditure of the Executive would continue unabated.” Regretting the appointment of Ministers to head the two [...]
Why haven’t Parliament yet appointed the financial oversight committees – Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Public Accounts Committee (PAC), asks Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL). With the recent prorogation of Parliament by the President, all Committees including COPE and PAC ceased to operate. TISL points out that Parliament being the custodian of public finance [...]
