2026 in a nutshell so far

Bandara alleged that payments originally made to contractors in 2023 were duplicated through this online system recently. “Exactly the same amounts paid for contracts in 2023 have been paid again by mistake, totaling over 380 million rupees,” he said.  

RDA denies allegations of Rs. 380 Mn double-payment  

The Road Development Authority (RDA) has issued a formal clarification strongly refuting allegations made by Member of Parliament Nalin Bandara regarding a purported financial irregularity involving over Rs. 380 million. The authority dismissed the claims circulating on social media as “false, misleading, and entirely baseless.”  

In a statement, the RDA management clarified that no such “double-payment” to contractors has occurred. The authority said that its financial records confirm no duplicate transactions were processed from its accounts and that the institution has not suffered any financial loss as claimed by the Parliamentarian.  

Rs. 263 million erroneously remitted to contractors  

Despite the government’s refusal of the allegations of the Road Development Authority (RDA) payments being duplicated, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa said a Bank of Ceylon ‘Recall of Funds’ notice confirms that Rs. 263 million was erroneously remitted to contractors due to a ‘system error.’   

“A Bank of Ceylon ‘Recall of Funds’ notice confirms that Rs. 263 million was erroneously remitted to contractors due to a “system error.” Over Rs. 51 million is still missing,” he said.