Category: Legal

Mar. 10 (LBO) — Sri Lanka cleared the way for safer e-commerce this week by passing a new law that strengthened the legal validity of electronic transactions.“It will provide a firm foundation for e-commerce transactions and give formal recognition to e-mail communications,” says Jayantha Fernando, legal advisor of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka. “It […]

Mar. 03 (LBO) — About 35 percent of local trademark applications are thrown out, as fortune hunters try to strike gold by piggybacking on an already famous name, top officials said Friday.“At least 35 percent of the trademarks that come to our office for protection should not have reached our office at all.These are all […]

Jan 14 (LBO) – The United Nations on Tuesday called on the Sri Lankan government and Tamil rebels to keep protection of children in mind at upcoming peace talks in Geneva. Of particular importance remains the unresolved situation of child recruitment, which led UNICEF to yet again appeal to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) […]

Feb 09 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s key banking sector union is appealing to President Mahinda Rajapakse to intervene in the Commercial Bank of Ceylon takeover attempt and re-introduce pensions to state banks. The powerful Ceylon Bank Employees Union (CBEU) has asked the president to make an order in his capacity as finance minister, to force […]

Feb 08 (LBO) – Sri Lanka, noted as hot bed for human trafficking, is now tinkering with its penal code to strengthen laws against the illegal trade. The amendments to the penal code are expected to facilitate prosecution of traffickers and to protect their victims. Sri Lankan authorities however are still unaware of the extent […]

Jan 25 (LBO)- The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urges Sri Lanka to take a leaf out of Indian Supreme Court ruling and bring Constitutional violations to book.Jan 25 (LBO)- The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urges Sri Lanka to take a leaf out of Indian Supreme Court ruling and bring Constitutional violations to book. […]

Jan 26 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will repeal an ancient law governing Indian immigrant labour while also changing laws dealing with industrial disputes, the government said Thursday. Jan 26 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will repeal an ancient law governing Indian immigrant labour while also changing laws dealing with industrial disputes, the government said Thursday. “A […]

Jan 13 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s supplies of oil, wheat and cement from the Northern town of Trincomalee has been disrupted since Thursday, following a protest campaign, police said Friday.Jan 13 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s supplies of oil, wheat and cement from the Northern town of Trincomalee has been disrupted since Thursday, following a protest […]

Sri Lanka’s national child protection agency reports 409 cases of child abuse in 2004 but says this is only tip of the iceberg. Sri Lanka’s national child protection agency reports 409 cases of child abuse in 2004 but says this is only tip of the iceberg. “We get complaints of child abuse but what we […]

The mother of one of the three Sri Lankans facing execution in Saudi Arabia has appealed to the newly elected Sri Lankan President to intervene to obtain clemency, after learning that the sentences may be carried out at any time.The mother of one of the three Sri Lankans facing execution in Saudi Arabia has appealed […]

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court Friday questioned the “excessively high” budget of former president amid allegations that large sums of state funds had been misappropriated just before her retirement.Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court Friday questioned the “excessively high” budget of former president amid allegations that large sums of state funds had been misappropriated just before her retirement. […]

Amnesty International has renewed an appeal to grant clemency to three Sri Lankans who are under imminent threat of execution in Saudi Arabia.Amnesty International has renewed an appeal to grant clemency to three Sri Lankans who are under imminent threat of execution in Saudi Arabia. Amnesty International has renewed an appeal to grant clemency to […]