Draft Bill on prevention of offences relating to sports passed

Christians raise concerns over threats

The National Christian Fellowship Sri Lanka (NCFSL) which represents over 200 indigenous Churches in Sri Lanka, says it views with serious concern the sudden escalation of violence directed towards Pastors, Christian Workers and religious places of Worship all over Sri Lanka during the recent months. The NCFSL, in a statement, said it can confirms that 23 such incidents have been reported for the year 2013. ?As Sri Lankans, we are also concerned about the wrongful and distorted bias reporting of

28 Mar, 2013

International Bar says Lanka facing crisis

The removal from office in Sri Lanka of Chief Justice Bandaranayake was unlawful, is undermining public confidence in the rule of law, and threatening to eviscerate the country?s judiciary as an independent guarantor of constitutional rights states the Executive Summary of an International Bar Association?s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) report released today. Issued ahead of the full report, the Executive Summary of A Crisis of Legitimacy: The Impeachment of Chief Justice Bandaranayake and the

28 Mar, 2013

Court orders release of ship

The Colombo Magistrate today ordered the release of a Vietnamese ship which was detained following a petition filed by Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC). The Magistrate ordered the release of the ship after the insurance company had given a bond to court. The Colombo High Court ordered the detention of ‘Vina Lion’s Glory’ which had caused a loss of USD 2.5 million to the Indian Oil Company’s Lanka entity. The LIOC claimed that the 4500 MT of oil had complied with the necessary quality standard

28 Mar, 2013