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Finance Ministry Debunks Claims Over Pre-Tax Vehicle Import Letters of Credit.
May 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
The Finance Ministry has officially denied allegations that 4,000 Letters of Credit (LCs) were opened for vehicle imports just before a recent tax hike, clarifying the actual figures in Parliament.
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Sri Lanka Escalates Fraud Alert as 'Pig-Butchering' Cyber Scams Surge.
May 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has raised the national money laundering threat level for fraud to 'medium-high' due to a rapid increase in sophisticated international cybercrime, particularly 'pig-butchering' scams.
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Sri Lanka’s Postal Department Investigates Missing US$ 625,000 in Sophisticated Cyber Heist.
May 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Sri Lankan authorities have launched a major CID investigation into the loss of US$ 625,000 intended for the U.S. Postal Service, suspected to be the result of a sophisticated business email compromise (BEC) phishing attack.













