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NewslineSL | Human rights violations add to SL’s woes
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SC grants leave to proceed with FR petitions challenging emergency law
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today granted leave to proceed with four Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions that were filed challenging the Gazette Extraordinary declaring a Public Emergency on 01 April 2022. Three of the four FR petitions were filed by journalists Roel...
The People’s Forum: Episode 1 – The People’s Mandate and the Journey Ahead
LexAG partner Gehan Gunatilleke appeared on NewsFirst's first episode of The People's Forum alongside Dr. Dinesha Samararatne (University of Colombo) and Ambika Satkunanathan (former commissioner of the Human Rights Commission). The panel discussed Sri Lanka's...
Pricing under NMRA Act: Does it impede access to medicines?
By Ranil Angunawela and Malsirini de Silva The current shortage of various medicines in the market has thrown into sharp focus the regulatory regimes affecting the availability of medicines in Sri Lanka. It has also raised the issue of whether such a regulatory regime...
42 years later: does SL need the PTA?
Gehan Gunatilleke in conversation with Faraz Shauketaly on NewsFirst Newsline on 31 January 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG7JMY8zdo0
Countering Information Disorder and Maintaining Freedom of Expression (FoE): Choices for Sri Lanka
Panel discussion hosted by LIRNEasia on 15 December 2021. Panelists: Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke, Roel Raymond, Milinda Rajapaksha, and Isuri Ranasinghe.Moderated by: Nalaka Gunawardene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTney6Rji48
The State of Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka
Webinar on the state of religious freedom organised by MinorMatters on 10 December 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drEZzym3aA4
Reframing the Debate: The State & Disinformation in Sri Lanka
Gehan Gunatilleke I recently visited Berlin’s Stasi Museum, located in the former headquarters of the German Democratic Republic’s Ministry for State Security — the infamous ‘Stasi’. What struck me as I browsed through the installations was how central disinformation...
Top level EU team here tomorrow to review GSP+ compliance
By Namini Wijedasa A European Union delegation will arrive tomorrow for a routine review of whether Sri Lanka’s level of adherence to 27 international conventions on human and labour rights, environmental protection and good governance warrants a continuation of the...
Ban on mobile insurance: Baby thrown out with the bathwater?
by Ranil Angunawela The Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (IRCSL) has banned with immediate effect the use, by insurers, of telecommunication service providers’ platforms in the promotion and sale of insurance products. The Direction (No. 4 of 2021) was...
President must probe into Sri Lanka’s vaccine tragedy
by Gehan Gunatilleke Vaccines play a vital role in the battle against COVID-19. Countries that have vaccinated a majority of their population are doing better compared to their situation prior to vaccination. The rationale for swiftly and efficiently vaccinating a...
Regulating parate execution in extraordinary times
By Ranil Angunawela and Malsirini de Silva The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent public safety protocols have placed an enormous strain on individuals and the economy. State-imposed lockdowns have brought the economy to a virtual halt. Businesses have struggled to meet...
Newsfirst Newsline
Balanced accountability balances international perceptions on Sri Lanka: Attorney-at-law Dr Gehan Gunatilleke in conversation with Faraz Shauketaly on #NewslineSL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxIODp66l1o
GSP+ concessions withdrawal will mostly affect SMEs
By Sunimalee Dias Sri Lanka’s apparel industry wants a shift from the present trade concessions of a specific programme to something more stable like a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) while the risk of the withdrawal of the EU preferential trade pact will mostly impact the...
Did pushing aside Serum Institute’s local agent cause a vaccination delay in Sri Lanka?
ECONOMYNEXT – Replacing Sri Lanka’s local agent of the Serum Institute of India (SII) with the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) in procuring the AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine would’ve led to a costly four-week delay in ordering the jab, a lawyer said. This...