Sri Lanka to keep politicians’ asset declarations open to publicPosted by Onlanka News Desk on August 6, 2026 - 7:50 pmThe Sri Lanka government has decided to keep the asset and liability declarations of elected representatives open to the public while amending the Anti-Corruption Act to strengthen privacy protections for others. He said the proposed amendments to the Anti-Corruption Act would address growing privacy concerns while maintaining transparency and public accountability for politicians and other public representatives. This expanded the number of people required to submit declarations to nearly 160,000. Rathnayake said some information from asset declarations had been selectively extracted, distorted and publicly circulated in ways that went against the original purpose of the law. Therefore, the asset and liability declarations of elected representatives, including politicians, will remain publicly accessible even after the amendments are enacted.