Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- In a candid and data-driven address, the head of Sri Lanka's anti-corruption watchdog has revealed that the public institutions are perceived as the most corrupt by citizens, while simultaneously identifying a separate list of state bodies whose corrupt activities inflict the most severe damage on the national economy.

Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) Chairman Justice Neil Iddawala presented the stark findings from a recent year-long, nationwide survey.

Speaking at a lecture for senior government officials in Colombo recently, he drew a crucial distinction between the public perception and economic impact, placing agencies such as Sri Lanka Customs and Inland Revenue Departm...