Category: Legal
Sri Lanka’s Right to Information Bill in Parliament next week
Mar 03, 2016 (LBO) – The much-awaited Right to Information Bill is to be presented to the Parliament on March 8 for the first reading, the government said. Mass Media and Parliamentary Reforms Deputy Minister Karunaratne Paranavithana said all Provincial Councils have endorsed the draft Bill referred to them. “There was a slight delay in […]
Colombo Mayor says suing Enrique concert organizer
Jan 11, 2016 (LBO) – The mayor of Colombo says he is taking legal action to recover an estimated 30 million rupees in taxes from Live Events, the company that recently organized the Enrique Iglesias concert in Sri Lanka. The Colombo Municipality said event organisers had sold “invitations” to the event to avoid paying taxes […]
Two individuals arrested over misuse of funds at SEC: Police
Nov 04, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigations Division has arrested two individuals, including a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official, over the misuse of funds in 2013, the Police Spokesman said.The investigation is into financial irregularities of 5 million rupees from 2013 involving the Tharunyata Hetak Fund.In May, the CID questioned several officials […]
Sri Lanka to tighten mandatory imprisonment for rapes and child abuses
Oct 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to amend the penal code to tighten the mandatory imprisonment for the offenders of rapes and child abuses, Prison Reforms Minister Thilak Marapana said. According to government statistics 311 rape and 5,762 child abuse cases have been reported in the year 2014.Even though under the existing penal […]
Volkswagen shares plunge 20 pct on admission of rigged emission tests
Sept 22, 2015 (LBO) – Shares of Volkswagen fell nearly 20 percent on Monday after the German carmaker admitted it had manipulated emissions tests of diesel vehicles in the United States, media reports said. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday accused the carmaker of using software that tricked regulators who measured emissions from these […]
Nestle to be sued for nearly USD100mn by India for unfair trade practices
Aug 13, 2015 (LBO) – India’s government Wednesday said that it has filed a suit with the country’s top consumer court, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, for 6,400 million rupees (.6m) in damages from the Indian arm of the Swiss food giant Nestle.The complaint was filed under “unfair trade practices,” foreign media reported.The country banned […]
Sri Lanka Red Cross clarifies loaning a “Defender” to Siriliya foundation
Aug 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Red Cross Society says it is unaware of the activities and maintenance of the Land Rover Defender that was loaned to Siriliya Saviya Foundation following an official request.The vehicle is now in the possession of the Criminal Investigation Department probing the murder of rugby star Wasim Thajudeen, the […]
Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake accuses Attorney General Department
July 24, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake on Friday accused Attorney General over an incident occurred when dealing with the Golden Key Depositor’s issue. “Everyone thinks Attorney General is on our government side.But what we see here is an act against our government. Even yesterday night there was going to be a problem,” […]
Sri Lanka to take legal action to obtain due payments for the transport used in last presidential election
July 23, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka cabinet of ministers had decided to take legal action to get the payments due and to obtain compensations for the damages that had been caused, for the transport used in last presidential election, cabinet spokeman Rajitha Senaratne said at a press briefing held in Colombo. Minister of Internal […]
Sri Lanka to ratify UN convention on electronic communication
June 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a proposal made by Foreign Minister to ratify a convention on electronic communication with regard to the International agreements, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Rajitha Senarathne said.It has also been proposed to empower the Information Communication Technology Agency to make recommendations on revisions and modifications that may […]
‘s President appoints acting Chief Justice
June 08, 2015 (LBO) – Supreme Court Judge Chandra Ekanayake was sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice before President Maithripala Sirisena Monday morning (June 8) at the Presidential Secretariat.The President made this appointment as the Chief Justice K.Sri Pavan is abroad. Chandra Ekanayake was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri […]
‘s Stock market cleaning up session
Jun 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is in the process of establishing a ‘Serious Frauds and Financial Crimes Division’ to act against alleged irregularities in the Colombo Stock Exchange, the Prime Minister said.Sri Lanka is in the process of establishing a ‘Serious Frauds and Financial Crimes Division’ to act against alleged irregularities in the […]