Sri Lanka, June 27 -- In the wake of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's revelation that Sri Lanka lost nearly US$ 1 billion in foreign exchange due to fraud involving the banking system, Parliament's Committee on Public Finance (COPF) is set to question Central Bank officials next week, an official said.

The COPF is scheduled to meet next week to discuss laws relating to money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

Its Chairman, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva, told the Daily Mirror yesterday that the President's disclosure would "definitely" be taken up during the meeting.

"The President's statement is a matter of serious concern, and it will certainly come up for discussion when we meet next week," he said....