US Senate hearing uses child sexual exploitation as pretext for state control of social media content
By Kevin Reed. The hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday set a new bar for right-wing hypocrisy and grandstanding as Democrats and Republicans came together to push for censorship and government control of social media content under the guise of fighting online child sexual exploitation. The Senate Judiciary Committee hosted
ATB driven by class hate, will be used against working class fighting austerity: Submissions to Court against ATB – Part 03
Our Reporter. This is the Part 03 of the article we commenced posting on Tuesday (30), detailing the submissions made to Supreme Court of Sri Lanka against the Anti-Terrorism Bill, challenged by PTA victim poet Ahnaf Jazeem. Read Part 01. Read Part 02. Testing Constitutionality Jayasekera also submitted to court that the standard
Sri Lanka: UN Special Rapporteurs say proposed social and mass media regulation laws “possibly” limit freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, association and privacy
By Staff Writer In a communique to the President of Sri Lanka, three Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council have expressed their dissatisfaction with the proposed social media regulation law, the Online Safety Bill (OSB) and another media related law, Broadcasting Regulatory Commission Bill (BRC). The communication is
Definition of “extremism” broadened: UK government prepares crackdown on political opposition
By Robert Stevens The proposed definition is deeply authoritarian, providing a pretext for the suppression of virtually any form of political opposition and eviscerating the rights to free speech and political association. The British government is broadening its definition of “extremism”. On Sunday, the Observer revealed that Communities Secretary Michael Gove is close to
Australian High Court partly overturns indefinite detentions
By Mike Head In an as-yet unexplained partial about-face, Australia’s supreme court this week declared unconstitutional the indefinite detention, without trial, of some stateless refugees and other non-citizens. Without providing any reasons, Chief Justice Stephen Gaegler announced on Wednesday that “at least a majority” of the High Court bench had agreed that
Customs Notification/Order Under Section 10A of CO (24.06.2020)
By virtue of the powers vested in the Minister of Finance, Economic and Policy Development under Section 10A of the Customs Ordinance as amended by Act No.83 of 1988, the Minister has ordered a surcharge to be levied on the Customs duty on imports of Petrol having Octane number of
Special Commodity Act No.48 of 2007
Special Commodity Act No.48 of 2007 Download Special Commodity Act No.48 of 2007 is an act to provide for the imposition of a composite levy on certain specified commodity items in lieu of the amount chargeable on such commodity items as a tax, duty, levy, Cess or any other charge in
Revenue Protection Act No.19 of 1962
REVENUE PROTECTION ACT NO.19 OF 1962 Download pdf AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC REVENUE OF SRI LANKA. Act Nos, 19 of 1962 [26th May 1962 ] Short title. This Act may be cited as the Revenue Protection Act. Power of Minister to make Revenue Protection Orders. 2.(1) Where the Cabinet
Customs Procedure Codes & National Procedure Codes
Download the Lists of Customs Procedure Codes and National Procedure Codes here. Sri Lanka Customs has laid down these codes. Mentioning the correct procedure codes in the CusDec is essential for the calculation of exact duty and other levies. Customs Procedure Codes National Procedure Codes