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Voted
Jan 11, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s parliament has voted to oust chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake in on sharply partisan lines with courts and the opposition parties saying the impeachment process was illegal. Ruling party members however went ahead saying the court ruling amounted to a re-writing of the constitution and not just an interpretation […]
US Concern
Jan 11, 2013 (LBO) – The United State embassy in Colombo said it was “deeply concerned” over the impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake which was conducted defying a court order.Sri Lanka’s parliament in which the ruling coalition has a two thirds majority, voted 155 for and 49 against in a deeply partisan vote to […]
Condemned
Jan 11, 2013 (LBO) – Britain, has condemned the beheading of a Sri Lankan maid who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for the death of an infant in her care when she was still a minor. Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry said it “deplores” the beheading. Sri Lanka has also recalled the ambassador to […]
Boycot Call
Jan 11, 2013 (AFP) – Sri Lankan lawyers Friday urged judges to refuse to accept the appointment of a new chief justice ahead of a vote that is expected to see the incumbent impeached by lawmakers.The Lawyers’ Collective in letters to judges said a move by parliament to go ahead with a vote later Friday […]
Legal Lacuna
Jan 11, 2013 (LBO) – An illegal impeachment of Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice and the disregard for law by the ruling coalition will discourage investment, an opposition legislator has warned.“Without law how can investors come?” legislator Harsha de Silva from the main opposition United National Party, who is also an economist told reporters ahead of […]
Sri Lanka sells Rs43.1bn in bonds
Jan 10, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has rolled over 43.1 billion rupees in bonds at average yields slightly lower than the market a day earlier, data from the state debt office showed.The debt office sold 16.3 billion rupees of 5-year bonds maturing on 2018 to yield 10.90 percent slightly lower than the 11.10 percent […]
Port Costs
Jan 10, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will borrow 960 million Yuan (153 million US dollars) from China for additional costs to build a port in Hambantota, information minister Keheliya Rambukwelle said.The money will be used for “ancillary works” and the purchase of equipment in the first phase of the project. The first phase of […]
Guiding Hand
Jan 10, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s EDEX 2013 exposition will showcase career and further education opportunities for school leavers with over 350 employers and educational institutes exhibiting, officials said.The exhibition will be held from18 to 20 January in Colombo 25 to 26 January in Kandy. The exhibition will have over 200 foreign universities from […]
Resting Request
COLOMBO, Jan 10, 2013 (AFP) – Distraught family members of a Sri Lankan maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia have asked for her remains to be flown home, a family friend said Thursday, amid growing anger at the execution. The family of Rizana Nafeek was in shock after hearing of Wednesday’s beheading and was pleading with […]
Sovereignty
Jan 10, 2013 (LBO) – The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon a grouping of large firms has called for rule of law to be respected ahead of an expected impeachment of the chief justice by parliament which has been declared illegal and unconstitutional by courts.The EFC, an 83 year old body said the sovereignty of the […]
‘ Call
Jan 10, 2013 (LBO) – Friday Forum, a grouping of citizens have called upon Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa to respect the law and abide a court ruling on a planned impeachment of the country’s chief justice.“We urge that your Excellency, as Head of State, recognize and act according to the accepted norm that court […]
Impeachment
Jan 10, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to go ahead with the impeachment of chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake amid protests from lawyers as well as opposition parties after courts ruled that a parliamentary probe and its findings were illegal.The chief justice had petitioned court saying she was denied due process. Courts had also ruled […]