New Allegation
November 14, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is probing allegations that one of its nationals employed in Jordan was forced to swallow nails, in the third case …
Legal
Doubly Victimized
Nov 14, 2010 (LBO) - Helpless women whose picture were posted on the internet by third parties have been further victimized and in at least one case forced to …
Scorned
November 9, 2010 (AFP) - Newspaper editors in Sri Lanka on Tuesday refused to publish pictures of men and women who are wanted by police for appearing on porn …
Prison Clash
November 7, 2010 (AFP) - More than 50 police and prison officials were injured Sunday by inmates at Sri Lanka's main jail in the capital Colombo after …
Garden Path
Oct 30, 2010 (LBO) - Investors in Sri Lanka's failed high-yield financial firms have lost more money than they should have by delaying liquidation and …
Thai Crackdown
BANGKOK, October 30, 2010 (AFP) - Thai authorities have arrested 61 Tamil migrants from Sri Lanka, police said Saturday, in the second such crackdown in recent …
Arbitration
Oct 26, 2010 (LBO) - Arbitration proceedings of disputed oil derivative contracts between Sri Lanka's state-run run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and …
Mercy Plea
October 26, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has appealed for the king of Saudi Arabia to spare the life of a Sri Lankan housemaid convicted …
Golden Key
Oct 24, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will file criminal charges against directors of Golden Key Credit Card Company, an unregulated firm promising high interest …
Boycott
NEW YORK, October 14, 2010 (AFP) - International human rights groups declined Thursday to appear before a Sri Lankan probe into the end of the country's civil …
Sad State
KUWAIT CITY, October 6, 2010 (AFP) - Abuse of domestic workers in Kuwait is rising, and maids in the Gulf emirate face prosecution when they try to escape, …
Arrest Move
October 6, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police said Wednesday they were seeking the arrest of men and women who had starred in locally-made pornographic movies and …
Legal Muzzle
Oct 06, 2010 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government is trying to suppress exposures of state corruption by launching criminal investigations against the Sri Lankan …
Value Symbol
Sept 30, 2010 (LBO) - Less than half of Sri Lanka's listed companies comply with a voluntary good corporate governance code developed by regulators and the …
Lesson
September 20, 2010 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government's war probe Monday visited the final battleground where Tamil Tiger rebels were annihilated last year, but …
Jail Protest
September 19, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ex-army chief and opposition leader Sarath Fonseka on Sunday rejected his conviction at a court martial and said he …
Legal Cover
Sept 20, 2010 (LBO) - Corporate lawsuits are on the rise in Sri Lanka with the collapse of financial firms and a new company law making directors and …
Detention Protest
SYDNEY, September 20, 2010 (AFP) - A Fijian man died suddenly at a Sydney immigration centre Monday, officials said, with a protest breaking out in the …
Set Free
VANCOUVER, September 18, 2010 (AFP) - Canada's Federal Court ordered Friday the release of four women out of nearly 500 Tamils from Sri Lanka, who arrived via …
Deny Deny
RIYADH, September 1, 2010 (AFP) - Saudi government and private sector officials have questioned the account of a Sri Lankan maid who said her Saudi employers …