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This program was organized by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, under the leadership of the Secretary to the Ministry, Mr. Aruna Bandara, and attended by the Additional Secretaries of the Ministry, all Executive Officers, and other officers. The program was held at the Duncan White Auditorium of the Ministry on 4th and 21th November 2025.

In connection with an investigation being conducted by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption, the former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Dhammika Ranatunge, was arrested by the Investigation Officers of the Commission on 15 December 2025 for allegedly causing a loss of nearly Rs. 800 million to the Corporation by cancelling three long-term tenders intended to purchase fuel for the year 2017-2018 and executing spot tenders at higher prices during his tenure as the Chairman.

The Chairman of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Justice Neil Iddawela, delivered a concise and impactful lecture on the role and functions of CIABOC during the Capacity Building Programme organized for Members and staff of COPA and COPE on 21 November 2025.

On 12 November 2025, the Commission arrested former Minister of Tourism and Aviation Services, Prasanna Ranatunge, on suspicion of committing an offence punishable under Section 70 of the Bribery Act. In the year 2021, the Ministry of Tourism has obtained direct medical insurance coverage for employees of the institutions under the Ministry - namely, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, the Sri Lanka Institute of Hotel Management, and the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau- from the state-owned Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, and, although it had been possible to obtain such insurance coverage directly from the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation without the payment of any commission, the former Minister engaged the services of an insurance brokerage company, My Insurance Brokers, and caused the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation to pay Rs. Rs. 4,750,828.72 to the brokerage company - a payment which ought not to have been made - thereby conferred an undue benefit on the said brokerage company and caused an equivalent loss to Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation.

Former General Manager of the Sri Lanka Railways, Sumathipala Mahanama Abeywickrama, and former Executive Director of the State Engineering Corporation, Sarathchandra Gunaratne Jayathilake, were arrested on November 3, 2025, at 9:15 a.m. and 10:15 a.m., respectively, by the Investigation Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). The arrests were made in connection with the following allegations: Sumathipala Mahanama Abeywickrama was arrested for conferring an undue benefit upon engine driver, I.L.K. Dissanayake, by altering the disciplinary order to dismiss him with immediate effect issued by the then General Manager, B.A.P. Ariyarathna, after finding him guilty in the disciplinary inquiry held on a charge sheet issued under sub-section one of Chapter XLVIII of the Establishments Code.

Jayampathie Charitha Ratwatte, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister during the period 2015-2018, was arrested by the Commission’s Investigation Officers on November 4, 2025. The arrest was made on charges of influencing officers of the Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation in the year 2015 to bypass the prescribed procurement procedures applicable to purchase goods and services by the Corporation and import 50 temporary grain storages from
a company introduced by him, despite having no actual requirement for such items, and thereby causing a loss of Rs. 99,679,799.70 to the Corporation (i.e., to the Government) and conferring an undue equivalent benefit as well upon an external party.

Former Chairman of the Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation Ltd, Hussain Ahmed Bahila, was arrested by the Commission at around 8:30 a.m. on 31 October 2025 on allegations of corruption. He has imported 50 temporary storage units in 2015 without any genuine requirement for the corporation, and without following the proper procurement procedures required for the purchase of goods and services for the Corporation, and thereby caused a loss of Rs. 99,679,799.70 to the Corporation, i.e., to the Government and conferred an equivalent undue benefit upon an external party.

Colombo, October 09, 2025 – In a landmark moment for Sri Lanka's anti-corruption movement, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the CIABOC main auditorium at 10:00 AM.

The Investigation Officers of CIABOC arrested former Director General of the Urban Development Authority (UDA), Sampath Sumeda Pujitha Ratnayake (retired), and former Director (Lands) and Internal Assessment Committee Chairman (retired), Koswatta Liyanage Weerawansha Perera, over corruption allegations committed by causing a loss of Rs. 29,519,666.16 to the UDA during the leasing of a 55.5 perch land at Mayura Place, Colombo 05, belonging to UDA. The arrest was made on 11 th September 2025.

CIABOC, with support from UNDP and the Government of Japan, unveils a transformative platform

7 October 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka: In a landmark move to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of addressing bribery and corruption related matters in Sri Lanka, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)  in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, with funding from the Government of Japan through the Japanese Supplementary Budget (JSB) has unveiled the Case-File Tracking Systemfor CIABOC; a major step in advancing the country’s efforts to strengthen integrity, transparency, and accountability in governance. The success of the case tracking system project is deeply rooted in the ongoing project on ‘Promoting Economic Governance through Anti-Corruption Policy Support’.

Coding4Integrity Hackathon – 2025, held from 15th to 20th of September in Hong Kong was successfully completed and, the five-days program consisted of various events, and the participants were also given the opportunity to visit the Hong Kong's statutory independent anti-corruption agency, Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). Hackathon is a youth-focused competition launched by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's (UNODC) GRACE initiative to harness technology for anti-corruption efforts, encouraging young people to develop digital solutions for real-world integrity challenges. It provides a platform for participants to learn about corruption, enhance their technical and social skills, and innovate solutions using technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain.