By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan in Ceylon Today, Aug 23, 2023State Minister for Ports and Aviation Premalal Jayasekara yesterday (23) alleged that the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, under Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, had leased 13 acres within the Colombo Port to China’s CM Port to construct South Asia’s biggest logistic centre, without calling for tenders, procurement or government evaluation of the land. The CM Port also runs the Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT) and…
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by Pinaki Roy in The Daily Star, Apr 29, 2023The farmers, who are reaping a bumper harvest this Boro season, say they will suffer losses if the government does not increase the procurement price for their produce. The farmers say the government’s procurement price of Tk 30 a kg will barely cover their production cost. Besides, the farmers, who are forced to sell their produce before the government starts procuring on May 7, are suffering…
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, April 17, 2023The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Sunday filed a corruption case at the Special Court against nine individuals including Bikal Paudel, the executive director of the Security Printing Centre. The anti-graft body said in a statement that they were involved in irregularities of up to Rs690.88 million while procuring equipment for the printing press. According to the CIAA, the accused were involved…