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JOINT OPPOSITION ASK IMF TO LOOK INTO SCAMS AND CORRUPTION IN SRI LANKA

Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

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June 19, 2026

The leaders of political parties in the joint opposition yesterday met officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Colombo and urged them to look into the $2.5 million heist and other scams.

- YOHAN PERERA

Convener of the Joint Opposition Professor G. L. Peiris told journalists that they provided a detailed background of the scams such as purchasing fuel at an exorbitant price of $ 286 a barrel at the time global prices were fluctuating at $ 135 to 150. He said they also focused on the inferior quality coal s

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