Category: Legal
FM will formally inform decision of govt. to withdraw co-sponsorship of resolution
Feb 26, 2020 (LBO) – Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations, Dinesh Gunawardena who leads the Sri Lanka delegation to the 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council is scheduled to address the High Level Segment of the Human Rights Council (HRC), Wednesday. He will formally inform the Council Members of the […]
Proposals for a new constitution presented to President
Feb 14, 2020 (LBO) – A set of proposals containing facts that should be taking into account when formulating a new Constitution was presented to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The proposals on new Constitution compiled by the Yuthukama organisation under the theme ‘proposals to formulate a new Constitution for a strong state ‘ was presented to […]
President of Appeal Court Yasantha Kodagoda sworn in as a judge of Supreme Court
Feb 03, 2020 (LBO) – President of the Court of Appeal Justice Yasantha Kodagoda was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today. Justice H. M. D. Nawaz took oaths as the new President of the Court of Appeal.
‘t be used to attack entire Judiciary: BASL
Jan 17, 2020 (LBO) – Bar Association of Sri Lanka emphasizes that individual incidents cannot be permitted to be used to attack the entire judiciary as the judiciary is an extremely important institution for the protection of individual liberties and upholding the rule of law. Releasing a statement the association said that they have brought […]
BASL condemns recent references made to role of Judges & prosecutors
Dec 12, 2019 (LBO) – The Bar Association of Sri Lanka condemns recent statements made with reference to concluded cases, pending litigation, role of Judges, role of prosecutors and the right of representation relating to litigants who are parties to court. It is a basic tenet in our criminal justice system that every suspect or […]
Sri Lanka bans import of spices, minor export crops for re-export
Dec 06, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry has prohibited the importation of spices and minor export crops for the purpose of re-export or re-export after minor processing. The Finance Ministry said in a statement that this restriction has been imposed as a measure to protect small export crop growers and SMEs. Accordingly, the […]
Conservative manifesto contains distortion about Sri Lanka: SL Foreign Ministry
Dec 04, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry says that they took immediate steps to make strong representation to the Co-Chair of the Conservative Party with regard to the distortion contained in the manifesto in its reference to Sri Lanka. As per the Foreign Ministry, this was conveyed through a letter by Sri Lanka’s […]
Gotabaya released from all indictments filed over D A Rajapaksa memorial case
Nov 21, 2019 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been released from all indictments filed over the alleged misappropriation of public funds for the construction of the D A Rajapaksa Memorial. The Permanent High Court’s Trial at Bar also decided to lift the overseas travel ban imposed on Rajapaksa and to release the impounded passport. […]
Strengthening Right to Information in Sri Lanka
Nov 13, 2019 (LBO) – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that freedom of expression includes the ‘right to seek, receive and impart information’. The right to information is, therefore, a fundamental right and an essential component of a democratic society. In Sri Lanka, the right to seek and receive information is a constitutional […]
Finance Ministry has no legal authority to sign MCC: Bar Association of Sri Lanka
Nov 05, 2019 (LBO) – Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) says that the Finance Ministry has no legal authority to sign the MCC Agreement which contains many more matters other than a simple agreement to borrow money from the lender. According to BASL, the proposed agreement goes much beyond a simple loan or grant […]
Sec Aryasinha on Sri Lanka’s obstacles on peacekeeping contribution to UN
Oct 01, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha at the 74th UN General Assembly Session, met with Jean-Pierre Lacroix, under secretary general of the United Nations Department of Peace Operations (USSG/UNDPO) in New York to discuss obstacles placed on Sri Lanka’s peacekeeping contribution to the UN. Upon the Foreign Secretary seeking clarification on […]
Sri Lankan billionaire Raj Rajaratnam released after 8 years in prison
September 9, 2019 (LBO) – Former hedge fund titan and billionaire Raj Rajaratnam has been released from prison early after being incarcerated for almost 8 years. He was released approximately 2-3 years early due to a new law passed in the United States which proffers leniency to those who are over 60 years of age […]