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Judiciary independence affected by certain MPs’ statements – BASL

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A group of members of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) including its President – Attorney at Law Kaushalya Navaratne met the Speaker – Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena at Parliament yesterday (11).

During the meeting Mr. Navaratne stated that the Bar Association has identified that the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary are being affected by the statements made by certain Members of Parliament, inside and outside the chamber regarding the judiciary, the cases in the court and the judges, during the recent past. They said that the Bar Association expresses its regret over this situation as it was also seen that statements were issued mentioning the names of currently serving judges.

Therefore, the President of the Bar Association requested the Speaker to pay attention to this matter and handed over a written request to the Speaker.

The speaker Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena assured that he will always stand to protect the honor of the judiciary including the judges. Therefore, the speaker stated that it is expected to draw the attention of honorable members in this regard.

Deputy President of BASL – Attorney at Law Nalinda Indratissa, Secretary – Attorney at Law Isuru Balapatabedi, Treasurer – Attorney at Law Chamath Jayasekara, Assistant Secretary – Attorney at Law Mehran Karim were also present in this meeting.

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Forests on state lands to be designated as reserves

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The Ministry of Environment has decided to designate several forests located on state owned lands as official forest reserves.

Deputy Minister – Anton Jayakody has stated that such forests, each spanning 05 hectares or more, have been identified in every district.

Special priority will be given to designating forest reserves on mountain peaks.

In the first phase, 20 forests in districts including Monaragala and Ampara have been selected under the new program named ‘Vanaspathi’,  he said.

He further said the initiative aims to protect these forest areas and expand the country’s forest cover.

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No cases filed against 22 banned pyramid schemes – CBSL

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Although the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has banned 22 institutions operating illegal pyramid schemes, no legal action has been taken against any of them so far, according to reports.

This was disclosed during a workshop held at the CBSL yesterday (July 08) on the dangers of pyramid schemes.

According to CBSL officials, after initial investigations, the files were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further inquiry.

The CID’s Financial Crimes Unit has reportedly completed its investigations and submitted findings to the Attorney General’s Department, which is responsible for filing cases.

However, it was noted that not a single case has been filed to date.

The CBSL states that investigations will be continued against companies engaged in these illegal practices and hopes at least one or two such cases would be filed by the end of this year or early next year (2026).

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NPP’s Nishantha Jayaweera sworn in as MP

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U. D. Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a National People’s Power (NPP) National List Member of Parliament before the Speaker of the House – Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (July 09).

He fills the Parliamentary seat left vacant following the resignation of Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma last month.

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