Legal

Golden Key

Mar 26, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylinco group chief Lalith Kotelawala has offered to provide assets into a trust to repay 14.5 billion rupees to …

No Bail

March 11, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylinco group chairman Lalith Kotelawala remained in remand over fraud charges at an unlisted subsidiary that …

Refuge

TOKYO, January 30, 2009 (AFP) – The number of asylum seekers in Japan doubled last year amid turmoil in Myanmar but only a small number of them were …

Legal Meet

Jan 23, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s lawyers are hosting an ICT law conference in Colombo next week, to debate emerging legal issues with the heavy use …

Flight Home

Jan 19, 2009 (LBO) – Britain has started deporting illegal Sri Lankan migrants with the first batch having arrived by charter flight on January 15 at the …

Oil Deal

Dec 15, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court barred a senior official from a state-run petroleum retailer over a case involving derivative deals …

Pay Up

Nov 04, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank said it has ordered four unlicensed finance companies that failed to register with the regulator to …

Bagged

Oct 13, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has halted a recent practice by the island’s top retail chains to charge for plastic bags, and …