Tougher Rules
April 24, 2007 (LBO) – Tough new corporate governance rules were being made mandatory to make the markets more attractive to foreign and local investors, …
Legal
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Plastic Probe
LONDON, April 21, 2007 (AFP) – British police are investigating a global credit card scam, allegedly linked to Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, …
Minority Protection
April 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s long-delayed new Companies Act offers greater protection for minority shareholders and could encourage more …
Dope Deals
April 10, 2007 (LBO) – Heightened security in the country has allowed authorities to nab more drug dealers and abusers last year with arrests climbing 69 …
Herd Instinct
April 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s accounting watchdog has gained membership of a global accounting regulatory forum, the regulator said in a …
Colombo Round
April 03, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs to master trade law to take the best advantage of international trade, Chief Justice Sarath Silva said Tuesday at …
Safe Flow
March 21 (LBO) – An investment protection agreement between Sri Lanka and Australia has come into effect from March this year with Australia, which can …
Gender Wars
March 21 (LBO) – In Sri Lanka, women already outnumber men at 52 women for every 48 men and activists are warning that the proportion would increase if …
LBR-LBO WiE Forum
March 16 (LBO) – Allowing employers and female workers to negotiate a work-family balance is far more effective in practice than laws, Sri Lankan women …
Ocean Lines
Mar 15, 2007 (LBO) –Sri Lanka is to soon begin a survey to re-draw its continental shelf boundary with the help of a British survey company, a top …
Petro Law
March 14 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to develop an oil exploration laws and establish a regulatory system with funding from the United States, the US embassy in …
Under Fire
March 7, 2007 (AFP) – Nine media workers have been killed in Sri Lanka over the past 15 months, rights groups said Wednesday, voicing concerns over …
Legal Upgrade
February 27 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will allow hearing of appeal cases to be decentralized to its provincial courts, to clear a ten-year backlog of cases, …
Dodgy Practice
February 27 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s accounting watchdog said Tuesday it would take action against Touchwood over its accounting practices and would …
Clean Sweep
Feb 26 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s trade ministry is looking at appointing a liquidator to close a state trading firm that went bankrupt in a failed …
Summoned
February 23 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s foreign minister has summoned the Saudi envoy in Colombo over the beheading and ‘crucifixion’ of four …
Blood Money
RIYADH, Feb 24, 2007 (AFP) – A 97-year-old Saudi man waiting to be beheaded for murder has launched an appeal for donations of blood money in order to …
Crucified
February 21 (LBO) – Saudi Arabia has ‘crucified’ four Sri Lankans after beheading them, including a man who was told he was only serving a …
Imminent Act
February, 21 (LBO) – Every attempt is being made to bring the new companies act into effect from next financial year starting from April 02 making it …
Executed
RIYADH, Feb 19, 2007 (AFP) – Four Sri Lankans convicted of armed robbery were beheaded by the sword in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Monday, the …