Sri Lanka Orders 250 State Institutions to Set up Internal Affairs Units

“Internal Affairs Units” ordered across 250 state institutions (anti- corruption push)

Sri Lanka has decided that the best way to fight corruption is to… create another unit. This time, they’re called Internal Affairs Units, and the Government says 250 state institutions have been instructed to set them up. The theory is familiar and not inherently wrong: if citizens have a clear channel to report misconduct, and if institutions are forced to track complaints and outcomes, then the old culture of “just tolerate it” begins to crack…

Sri Lanka orders 250 state institutions to set up internal affairs units

COLOMBO, Jan 30: The Sri Lankan government has instructed 250 state institutions to establish Internal Affairs Units as part of a nationwide anti-corruption drive, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said in a statement. Authorities said Internal Affairs Units were previously set up in 106 state bodies, with officers receiving training to improve oversight and ethical standards. The PMD said the new units will help foster a culture of accountab…

Sri Lanka expands Internal Affairs Units to 250 more state institutions

A workshop to brief heads of 250 state institutions on setting up Internal Affairs Units was held yesterday (January 29) at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, under the patronage of Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, as part of Sri Lanka Government’s drive to build a clean and corruption-free public service. The programme is being carried out in phases. In the first phase, Internal Affairs Units were established in 106 st…

Workshop Held to Brief Heads of 250 State Institutions on Establishment of Internal Affairs Units - LNW Lanka News Web

A workshop to brief the heads of 250 state institutions on the establishment of Internal Affairs Units was held yesterday (29) at the auditorium of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, under the patronage of Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake. The programme was organised in line with the Government’s initiative to build a clean, transparent and corruption-free public service. According to the President’s Media Division (PMD…