LNP - Ranjan willing to give evidence on those listed in Pandora Paper: Lawyer writes to BC

2021-10-15   |   Law

Imprisoned former MP Ranjan Ramanayake's lawyer today informed Chairperson of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Eva W...

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LNP - Cabinet paper to regulate usage of furnace oil discharged by ships: Env. Ministry

2021-10-05   |   Law

The objective of this Cabinet Memorandum is to promote the process of disposing of burnt furnace oil in a systematic manner to convert it as a source ...

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LNP - Easter Sunday bomb attack accused charged on 23,270 charges

2021-10-05   |   Law

Twenty-five suspects, accused of the terrorist attacks on three churches and three hotels in April on Easter Sunday were charged before the Special Tr...

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LNP - NIC to every child at birth to ensure child rights, social security: GMOA

2021-09-28   |   Law

A proposal was handed over to the President for issuing a National Identity Card (NIC) number to every child at birth to ensure child rights and socia...

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LNP - SLFP does not condone continuation of Emergency Regulations: Dayasiri

2021-09-21   |   Law

The SLFP does not condone the continuation of the ‘Emergency Regulations’ (The Public Security Ordinance) more than a day necessary or the militar...

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LNP - Woman serving life imprisonment found innocent: CA observes trial judge misdirected himself of the facts

2021-09-20   |   Law

After spending more than two years in prison, a woman sentenced to life imprisonment for drug trafficking was acquitted by the Court of Appeal, observ...

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LNP - Duty of the State to protect rights of prisoners: UN

2021-09-15   |   Law

While condemning ‘any ill treatment of prisoners’, the United Nation today said that ‘the duty of the State was to protect the rights of prisone...

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LNP - 18 players sign contracts till end of 2021

2021-08-23   |   Law

18 Sri Lanka players have signed Men’s National Player Contracts with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for a five-month period ending December 31, 2021. Acco...

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LNP - Colombo recorded highest positive cases yesterday: NOCPCO

2021-08-09   |   Law

After marking the number of daily COVID-19 cases as high as 2,961 yesterday, the Colombo District recorded the highest number of positive cases that s...

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LNP - COVID-19 cases are rising globally including in Sri Lanka: WHO

2021-08-02   |   Law

The COVID19 cases are rising globally including in Sri Lanka, the World Health Organization Country Office for Sri Lanka said. WHO cautioned that this...

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LNP - Nissanka Senadhipathi, Palitha Fernando released from Avant-Garde bribery case

2021-07-27   |   Law

Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Yapa Senadhipathi and former Chairman of Rakna Lanka, Major General (Retired) Palitha Fernando have been released from t...

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LNP - SLC to offer 60 domestic contracts

2021-06-24   |   Law

Sixty domestic cricketers are to be awarded annual contracts, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said yesterday. This will be in addition to the contentious cent...

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LNP - Players agree to go to England without tour contracts

2021-06-07   |   Law

Sri Lanka’s cricketers have agreed to tour England, it is reliably learnt. According to sources at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the players will tour ev...

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LNP - With increase in COVID cases, it is not practical to relax travel restrictions: PHI

2021-06-07   |   Law

With the increase of the number of daily COVID positive cases in the country, it is not practical to lift the islanwide travel restrictions on June 14...

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LNP - Avant-Garde floating armoury case; Nissanka Senadhipathi acquitted

2021-05-22   |   Law

The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar today acquitted and released all the suspects, including Avant Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi from all charg...

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LNP - MAS Holdings issues statement on spike in COVID cases in Polgahawela Thurulie plant

2021-05-22   |   Law

The MAS Holdings has issued an official statement with regard to spike in COVID-19 cases in the Thurulie plant, Polgahawela where 380 employees tested...

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LNP - SC finds several clauses of Port City Bill inconsistent with Constitution

2021-05-18   |   Law

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena presented the determination of the Supreme Court with regard to the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill to the...

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LNP - Colombo tops highest COVID cases yesterday

2021-05-17   |   Law

With the daily count of new Covid reaching 2,275 yesterday, the Colombo district recorded 438 cases as the highest, the National Operations Centre for...

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LNP - IPL suspended as more players contract COVID-19

2021-05-05   |   Law

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has indefinitely postponed the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 after several players and support sta...

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LNP - Navy increases security in Sri Lankan waters to prevent illegal migration attempts

2021-05-04   |   Law

Sri Lanka Navy says it has deployed more naval units to patrol the northern and northwesters waters of the island around the clock, following the poss...

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LNP - Colombo HC concludes Avant-Garde floating armoury case; decision on May 21

2021-04-29   |   Law

The Colombo High Court today concluded the hearing of the case filed against the Chairman of the Avant Garde Maritime Services Company Nissanka Senadh...

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LNP - Bangladesh to impose 7-day nationwide lockdown amidst spike in cases

2021-04-05   |   Law

The Bangladesh government on Saturday decided to impose a week-long nationwide lockdown from Monday as COVID-19 cases and deaths surged across the cou...

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LNP - MCC inconsistent with Constitution

2021-01-20   |   Law

Attorney General Dappula de Livera, PC, has informed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact, Project Imp...

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LNP - Proposal for recruiting lawyers as CIs discarded

2021-01-19   |   Law

Public Security Minister, retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, and Justice Minister Ali Sabry, PC, yesterday (18), against the backdrop of a con...

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LNP - Expert Committee concerned over PC polls before reaching consensus on new Constitution

2020-12-21   |   Law

The nine-member Expert Committee tasked with preparing a preliminary draft for a new Constitution is concerned about the continuing push for Provincia...

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