#Sri Lanka
BASL’s institutional silence: An abdication of constitutional duty
By the Legal EagleThe Bar Association of Sri Lanka faces an institutional crisis. The Association, historically recognized as the guardian of constitutional democracy...
Rhetoric and reality
By Vox Civis On September 24th, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the first time. The occasion was...
Patients face increasing risk of side effects from antibiotics
Patients face an increasing risk of side effects from antibiotics due to the absence of national antibiotics and medicines policies, said Dr. Chamal...
Court rejects arrest plea in Rs. 3.6 million land fraud case involving Government Minister
Mount Lavinia Magistrate Pasan Amarasekara yesterday (26) rejected a request to arrest individuals named in an alleged fraud involving a plot of land...
Sri Lankan farmers say cultivation no longer viable
Local potato and onion farmers in Sri Lanka say they may be forced to abandon cultivation altogether due to severe losses caused by...
Opposition Leader challenges Speaker’s rejection of no-confidence motion
Sajith Premadasa, the leader of Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), slammed Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne in Parliament, denouncing...
Police want navy commander summoned to court
Police have requested a court in north western Sri Lanka to summon the navy commander to provide information to help with investigations into...
Exporters warn SVAT repeal could trigger cash flow crisis and industry collapse
Exporters in Sri Lanka have expressed serious concerns over the government’s plan to abolish the Simplified Value Added Tax (SVAT) scheme from October...
