Sri Lanka's President Anura Dissanayake investigates 253 missing gov't vehicles amid foreign exchange crisis.

Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has initiated an investigation into the abandonment of hundreds of government vehicles in Colombo by the previous administration. Of 833 vehicles at the Presidential Secretariat, 253 are missing, raising concerns about the misuse of state resources. The country faces a severe foreign exchange shortage, leading to a ban on vehicle imports. Dissanayake aims to reduce the vehicle allocations for government officials.

September 25, 2024
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