Ad Hominem
Nov 11, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan lawmakers expressed deep concern over a hastily passed expropriation law, which they said arrogated judicial and executive …
Legal
SEC Case
NEW YORK, November 8, 2011 (AFP) - Disgraced hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, already sentenced to prison for 11 years, was ordered Tuesday to pay almost $93 …
Post Law
Nov 09, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka passed a law to expropriate assets of dozens of enterprises despite protests from trade chambers, religious and opposition …
Getting Close
Nov 08, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has said a draft law to expropriate assets of some three dozen private enterprises is consistent with the …
Mounting Opposition
Nov 07, 2011 (LBO) - Senior Sri Lankan Buddhist monks asked the state to withdraw a planned law to expropriate businesses, saying it violated citizens rights …
Don’t
Nov 04, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's lawyers have called for the withdrawal of a secretly hatched draft law to expropriate assets of citizens which is being rushed …
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 …
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 …