Profile
NEW YORK, October 27, 2011 (AFP) – Rajat Gupta, who stands accused of insider trading, was a pillar of New York society, courted by charities, …
Legal
Insider Case
NEW YORK, October 27, 2011 (AFP) – Ex-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta turned himself in Wednesday to the FBI, and then pleaded not guilty in court to …
Refugee Death
SYDNEY, October 26, 2011 (AFP) – A Sri Lankan man died in Australian immigration detention, officials said Tuesday, with refugee advocates claiming he …
Still There
Oct 23, 2011 (LBO) – The head of Sri Lanka’s Securities and Exchange Commission said she had not received instructions to sack its director …
Dossier Query
SYDNEY, October 19, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s envoy to Australia Wednesday said a dossier alleging war crimes during the dying days of his …
Aussie Status
SYDNEY, October 17, 2011 (AFP) – Australian police were Monday examining a war crimes dossier alleging Sri Lankan authorities bombed and shelled …
Sentence
NEW YORK, October 13, 2011 (AFP) – Disgraced star Wall Street hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam was sentenced Thursday to 11 years behind bars in the …
Legal Status
NEW YORK, October 9, 2011 (AFP) – Raj Rajaratnam, convicted in the biggest US insider trading case for years, faces a sentence of up to 24 years prison …
Lawlessness
Oct 02, 2011 (LBO) – Five police officers have been arrested in Sri Lanka after thousands of angry citizens surrounded a police station seeking justice, …
Criminal Trial
THE HAGUE (AFP) – Dutch prosecutors Tuesday asked for jail sentences between 10 to 16 years against five suspected Tamil Tigers for aiding the Sri Lankan …
Insider Dealing
Sept 28, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Securities and Exchange Commission said five employees of SMB Leasing, will be charged for insider dealing on the …
Court Martial
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, September 23, 2011 (AFP) – A third member of an alleged rogue US army unit in Afghanistan pleaded guilty Thursday in a plea …
Terror Funding
Sept 23, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s parliament has passed changes to laws against money laundering and terrorist financing, broadening their scope …
Pushed Back
NEW YORK, September 21, 2011 (AFP) – Sentencing of Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund magnate convicted in the biggest Wall Street insider trading case in …
False Papers
Sept 19, 2011 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan student seeking to study in the United Kingdom was arrested for fraud because she submitted a false education …
Securities Fraud
Sep 14, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should increase fines for securities fraud because trading volumes and potential for profit is much higher than when the …
Watchdog Action
Sept 14, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Securities and Exchange Commission said it will take a stock advisor to court and had warned seven others …
UN Report
UNITED NATIONS, September 13, 2011 (AFP) – UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday sent a report accusing Sri Lankan troops of killing tens of thousands of …
Animal Sacrifice
September 13, 2011 (AFP) – A Sri Lankan minister led a protest march on Tuesday that forced organisers to abandon an annual Hindu sacrifice ritual in …
Boat People
Sept 11, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has arrested a fishing vessel with 40 people suspected to be illegal migrants headed for Australia, an official said. Sri …