Category: Legal

Mar 23, 2008 (LBO) – Books written by academics based in Sri Lanka which were printed abroad had been seized by the island’s customs authorities, in a move which could be a new form of censorship, a media report said. The Sunday Times newspaper said a book by economic researcher Mutukrisna Sarvanandan, from the Point […]

LONDON, March 15, 2008 (AFP) – A Sri Lankan national appeared in court in London Saturday charged with endangering aircraft after a major security alert at the city’s main Heathrow airport. Ketheeswaran Uthayakumar, who has no permanent address in Britain, was remanded in custody after a short hearing at Uxbridge Magistrate’s Court in west London. […]

March 3, 2008 (LBO) – India is deploying crack sleuths to track down the operators of a Goldquest-Questnet scheme in the Karnataka state after thousands of victims complained to the police, media reports said. “Initial investigations into the fraud committed by Quest-Net India Limited has revealed the firm had duped people to the tune of […]

Mar 01, 2008 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan Supreme Court judge said society discriminates against its members despite pledging allegiance to a human rights charter, and called for equal treatment for marginalized sections. “If you take a simple issue of race, it is the duty of the majority of the Sinhalese to reach out to […]

Feb 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state sector should have alternative ways to solve problems without striking and hurting the public who are paying their salaries, a minister said at the launch of a new dispute resolution process. The private sector in Sri Lanka already have dispute resolution mechanisms through social dialogue, arbitration and […]

Feb 29, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka unit of Transparency International has strongly criticised President Mahinda Rajapakse for removing a senior official of the government’s anti-corruption organisation. The anti-corruption watchdog said in a statement the move smacks of political interference in the workings of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. “The […]

Feb 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s coastal fisheries and coral reefs are being destroyed by a rapid rise in dynamite blasted ‘fishing’, with the lucrative practice now exploding into an organized crime involving big money, officials said. . Dyanamite fishing is a destructive way of killing fish by setting off explosives underwater so that […]

Feb 19, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank says it has strengthened an anti-money laundering and warns the public against engaging in illegal transactions. “The Central Bank warns the public to be aware of the dangers of getting involved in unlawful financial transactions that are detrimental to public or national interest and the country’s […]

Feb 16, 2008 (LBO) – A ban on representatives of Sri Lanka’s healthcare firms visiting hospitals has been lifted following a presidential order after the industry agreed to follow a code of conduct, an industry body said. Sri Lanka’s health ministry had banned visits by representatives to hospitals as part of a series of regulations […]

KABUL, Feb 10, 2008 (AFP) – Around 3,000 mostly young Afghan men marched through Kabul Sunday to demand the government lift a temporary ban on an international money-making scheme. The protesters marched to the gates of the palace of President Hamid Karzai, where they read out a resolution demanding the government lift a temporary order […]

Feb 8, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is setting up public vigilance committees and deploying thousands of policemen in plain clothes to strengthen security after a series of terrorist bombings, a government spokesman said. The aim is to improve surveillance and intelligence through better public co-operation with the authorities, minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage told a news […]

Feb 05, 2008 (LBO) – Journalists unions and associations from across the Asia-Pacific region have asked Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to protect the safety of journalists on the island and uphold media freedom. Asia-Pacific affiliates and partners of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said in a statement after meeting in Kuala Lumpur that […]