Kicked Up
Nov 02, 2011 (LBO) - Malik Cader, the director general of Sri Lanka's securities and exchange commission, who came under fire for cracking down on widespread …
Legal
Bill Rumpus
Oct 30, 2011 (LBO) - At least two listed companies in Sri Lanka have been named among several dozen, in a secretly hatched law to expropriate assets of firms …
Land Concerns
Oct 28, 2011 (LBO) - A citizens group has raised concerns about a new process of resolving and proving ownership of land in former war zones, outside …
Baited Breath
Oct 27, 2011 (LBO) - A court decision is expected shortly on a proposed law in Sri Lanka to expropriate assets of citizens which are deemed as 'underutilized' …
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, corporations and …
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 killed …
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 general, following …
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 country's civil war …
Aussie Status
SYDNEY, October 17, 2011 (AFP) - Australian police were Monday examining a war crimes dossier alleging Sri Lankan authorities bombed and shelled civilians …
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 heaviest …
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 next …
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, where …
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 rebel …
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 firm's …
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 deal over …
Terror Funding
Sept 23, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's parliament has passed changes to laws against money laundering and terrorist financing, broadening their scope and enabling …
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 years, …
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 certificate …
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 fines …