Mehmood Mandviwalla, the president of SAARC Law, has announced that the 14th SAARC Law conference and 11th SAARC chief justices conference will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from October 27 to 29.
According to The News in Pakistan he was quoted as saying this is a special year as Saarc Law is celebrating its 25th year. Mandviwalla in a meeting with the Nepal Chief Justice Gopal Para Juli in Kathmandu made this announcement.
The theme of the conference is “role of law in balancing executive, legislative and judicial activism”. It is expected that over 400 delegates will attend the conference comprising senior judges, lawyers and legal academics from SAARC countries.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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