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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Treasury bond scams: Sixth Forensic Audit yet to be commissioned

2020-12-09   |   Law

Many an eyebrow has been raised over the inordinate delay in carrying out the recommendations made by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry that...

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LNP - Senior lawyer asks AG to prosecute Bathiudeen for destroying Kallaru forest

2020-11-17   |   Law

The Attorney General’s Department could now prosecute MP Rishad Bathiudeen as the Court of Appeal yesterday found that the clearing of part of the...

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LNP - Silent death of constitutional holy cows

2020-10-31   |   Law

That the 20th Amendment was passed does not come as a surprise. That some opposition MPs voted with the government also does not come as a surprise an...

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LNP - Silent death of constitutional holy cows

2020-10-26   |   Law

That the 20th Amendment was passed does not come as a surprise. That some opposition MPs voted with the government also does not come as a surprise ...

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LNP - Blue Eagles and CFC win penalty shootout to enter final

2020-08-28   |   Law

Blue Eagles SC and Colombo FC (CFC) booked their berth in the final of the Vantage FFSL President’s Cup 2020 Football Tournament when they ousted ...

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LNP - Dialog Invites customers to experience the power of 5G on its 5G Trial Network

2020-07-28   |   Law

Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, extended an open invitation to its valued customers to register their 5G devices on ...

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LNP - More cases push COVID-19 case tally to 2,777

2020-07-27   |   Law

The count of coronavirus reported in Sri Lanka has risen as 5 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 infection. Four of the new cases are recen...

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LNP - NTJ second wave target was Dalada Perahera, SIS witness tells PCoI

2020-07-24   |   Law

Twelve National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) members had remained in the East to carry out a second wave of attacks in August 2019, an SIS officer on Wedne...

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LNP - Kandakadu rehab centre confirms 196 more Covid-19 cases

2020-07-10   |   Law

Another 196 positive cases of Covid-19 have been detected from the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in Kandakadu, the Department of Government In...

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Constitutional Council meets today

2020-06-24   |   Law

A Constitutional Council Meeting will be held today (24) at the Speaker’s Residence under the patronage of its Chairman and former Speaker of the ...

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We need clear majority to amend Constitution - PM

2020-06-22   |   Law

The 19th Amendment which was brought about to take revenge from us has now become a joke, said Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, addressing a public m...

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Compulsory regulations for public transport

2020-06-09   |   Law

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday held a meeting with private bus owners to discuss the problems they have faced. The President stressed the need...

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Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka surge to 1469

2020-05-28   |   Law

Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka have surged to 1469 after the country witnessed highest single-day rise on Wednesday (27). A total of 150 patients were de...

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Toll of Covid-19 cases rises to 1,319

2020-05-27   |   Law

A total of 41 more Covid-19 patients were identified increasing the total cases in Sri Lanka to 1319, the Health Ministry said.It said 137 new Covid-1...

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1047 Covid-19 cases in SL

2020-05-22   |   Law

Two more Navy personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 today, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 1047, the Health Ministry said.T...

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1028 COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka

2020-05-21   |   Law

A person who arrived from Kuwait has tested positive for Covid-19 today, increasing total cases in Sri Lanka to 1028, the Health Ministry said. The mi...

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COVID-19 cases exceeds 1,000 in Sri Lanka

2020-05-20   |   Law

The number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka increased to 1,020 as 28 more Navy personnel were tested positive for the virus today, the Government Inform...

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Jamieson, Patel, Conway offered NZC contracts

2020-05-18   |   Law

Fast bowler Kyle Jamieson, spinner Ajaz Patel and batsman Devon Conway have been awarded a New Zealand Cricket (NZC) contract for the first time. The ...

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Nine more Covid-19 cases identified

2020-05-14   |   Law

Nine more Covid-19 infected patient was reported today increasing the total cases to 925, the Health Ministry said....

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Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka now at 889

2020-05-13   |   Law

Five more Covid-19 infected patients were reported increasing the total cases to 889 in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry said....

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European Commission de-lists SL from High Risk Third countries with Anti-Money Laundering

2020-05-13   |   Law

The European Commission has de-listed Sri Lanka from its list of High Risk Third Countries with Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of ...

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