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Sri Lanka, May 8 -- This writer is not British - or even remotely European - and admittedly doesn't know the laws or regulations that govern membership of the European Union. But politics and how coun... Read More


Bakery nuisance real, not imagined

Sri Lanka, May 3 -- The plaintiff filed a case in the District Court claiming that the defendant was building a structure about 3 feet from her property line. This building, according to the plaintiff... Read More


Unknown, Unsung Unis do the Best Research

Sri Lanka, May 1 -- There are productive universities that don't have a structure, have no organised faculty or are recognised in any ranking system. These have no massive endowments backed by wealthy... Read More


Hong Kong now synonymous with change

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Hong Kong as an example of East meets West? It's probably where sky meets earth in a jumble of enormous high-rises. It's also where a teeming mass of people are always rushing s... Read More


Jumping the Gun Leads to Non-Payment

Sri Lanka, April 19 -- This case is about a dispute between a company called Vanathawilluwa Vineyard Ltd (VWV) and a Bank regarding two shipments of gherkins exported to Holland. VWV Ltd, a Company i... Read More


Debates sans any debating

Sri Lanka, April 17 -- It's that time of the political silly season when people are challenging each other to debates. Some complain that certain other parties don't want to turn up for a proposed ver... Read More


The Undefined Sri Lankan

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Sri Lankan men, according to certain reports, are being duped into believing that they have signed up for top jobs when they have in fact signed up to fight in Ukraine. It's a ... Read More


Does bad boy have good medicine?

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Argentina is not Sri Lanka, some local political analysts are fond of saying. However, both countries are in transition. But Argentina's transition entailed some bitter medicine ... Read More


The law has the roof covered

Sri Lanka, March 29 -- This is a case in which a landlord applies for ejectment of the tenant in District Court but is denied relief. The plaintiff appeals the judgment but the appeals process is long... Read More


What's culture got to do with MH370 ?

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- The 10th anniversary of the Malaysian MH370's disappearance fell a few weeks back. This is aviation's biggest mystery and reams have been written about it. But what has not bee... Read More