Sri Lanka Ilmenite tender flaws expose corruption and fraud

Sri Lanka’s latest sale of mineral sands mainly ilmenite in a flawed tender process conceals more than it reveals depriving the state of millions of rupees in revenue benefiting middlemen and racketeers, according to an Industries Ministry probe.

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Sunday Times

2021-04-04

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