Category: Legal

September 02, 2007 (LBO) – Prosecutors in the Philippines have sought to withdraw a criminal prosecution against Goldquest directors following appeals to higher courts, media reports from the country said. The case stemmed from a criminal complaint by former associates of Goldquest directors. Goldquest chief Vijayeswaran Vijayaratnam and several others were arrested in Jakarta but […]

September 02, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s employers and labour unions have set up a dispute settlement mechanism funded by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) with the aim of improving industrial relations. The Association for Dialogue and Conflict Resolution (ADCOR) is tasked with resolving employment related conflicts, making representations to authorities and conducting regular dialogue […]

September 01, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank, which regulates the country’s financial system, has sought the views of the banking community on new draft corporate governance rules for banks. “The need for a mandatory code of corporate governance arises due to the significance of the business of banks in the economy and current […]

August 21, 2007 (LBO) – Military officers from Sri Lanka and the United States, two countries faced with tough suicide terrorist wars, discussed human rights and justice in counter-terrorism operations at a meeting in Colombo last week, the U.S. embassy said Tuesday. The three-day meeting, hosted by the U.S. Pacific Command, in partnership with the […]

August 14, 2007 (LBO) – A Jakarta court has refused a request to extradite directors of Goldquest because the crime for which they were wanted in the Philippines did not exist in Indonesian law, media reports said. The Manila Standard said Presiding Judge Prasetyo Ibnu Asmara of the District Court of South Jakarta released Vijayeswaran […]

August 4, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state sector has to improve governance for the country to progress, at a time when private firms were coming under increasingly tight regulation and self regulation, a senior business executive said. Former chairman of the Colombo Stock Exchange and current chairman of Hatton National Bank Rienzie Wijetilleke said […]

COLOMBO, Aug 3, 2007 (AFP) – A Dutch couple has been detained in custody for another two weeks following their arrest nine days ago for trying to illegally adopt an infant, officials said Friday.The couple, who appeared before the Colombo Chief Magistrate Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena on Friday, were to be questioned later in the day […]

August 01, 2007 (LBO) – Developing countries Sri Lanka must be provided policy space in areas like intellectual property and get a comparative advantage in world markets, academics say. “The trade rules, even though biased against developing countries, have still created a situation which developing countries with the right policies might be able to succeed […]

July 31, 2007 (LBO) – The tribal leader of a victim’s family will only intervene on behalf of a teenaged housemaid on death row once clearance is given by the Saudi foreign ministry, Sri Lankan officials have been told. Rizana Nafeek who was 17 years old at the time of the incident has been convicted […]

July 28, 2007 (LBO) – An anti-graft action plan developed with the involvement of civil society and state agencies was presented to representatives of Sri Lanka’s judiciary, government and parliament at conference in Colombo Saturday. The National Anti-Corruption Action Plan prepared with funding from the United States Agency for International Development, proposes actions to be […]

RIYADH, July 28, 2007 (AFP) – A Sri Lankan minister on Saturday wrapped up a mission to Saudi Arabia aimed at securing clemency for a teenage maid condemned to death, saying he was confident the visit would “bear fruit.” They are a key source of foreign currency for Sri Lanka. A total of 110 people […]

July 26 (LBO) – The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has urged the Sri Lankan government to ratify part of an international treaty to help save the life of a young girl facing a death sentence in Saudi Arabia. The called came as it emerged that more Sri Lankans were facing executions in Saudi Arabia. […]