Another Step
Aug 25, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will end nearly three decades of emergency rule, President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the island's parliament, which has to renew …
Legal
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Foreign Killing
August 19, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's High Court Friday handed five Chinese nationals the death penalty for murdering a compatriot at a restaurant near the …
Arrest
August 20, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police on Saturday arrested a top Buddhist monk on a charge of having sex with a 12-year-old girl in violation of strict …
Fraud Network
SYDNEY, August 15, 2011 (AFP) - Five men from Malaysia and Sri Lanka were charged Monday with being members of an international fraud syndicate responsible for …
Lawlessness
Aug 11, 2011 (LBO) - Friday Forum, a Sri Lankan citizens group fighting to re-establish rule of law and liberal democracy, has raised fresh concerns about …
Sentencing Plea
Aug 11, 2011 (LBO) - Lawyers for Raj Rajaratnam, a Sri Lanka born fund manager convicted of insider trading, said he should be dealt leniently because of his …
Death Sentence
NEW DELHI, August 11, 2011 (AFP) - India's president has rejected mercy pleas from three men convicted of the 1991 assassination of then prime minister Rajiv …
Rights Activist
July 29, 2011 (AFP) - The body of a prominent Sri Lankan human rights activist missing since February last year has been found, the United Nations said Friday. …
Tied Hands
July 25, 2011 (LBO) - The chairman of Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Ashantha de Mel had "no choice" but to use zero costs derivatives to …
Lawlessness
July 16, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's lawlessness and injustice was systematically engineered by the best legal minds in the country over a long period and the …
Port Closed
WELLINGTON, July 11, 2011 (AFP) - New Zealand has refused entry to a boat load of Sri Lankan asylum seekers, saying it would only open the door to "millions of …
Legal Status
July 6, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's recent state land sales to investors have procedural flaws that could result in the contracts being challenged in courts and …
Watch List
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2011 (AFP) - The United States on Monday removed the Philippines and Singapore from a human trafficking watchlist that had drawn concerns …
Not Twice
June 26, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's and Bahrain has signed an agreement to stop double taxation of interest and dividends from investment made in each country, …
Lawlessness
June 25, 2011 (LBO) - Use of torture by police in Sri Lanka is "endemic" and lawlessness has gradually superseded rule of law in the island partly due a flawed …
Rule Making
June 18, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's securities regulator has finalized rules to allow exchange traded funds (ETFs) with Indian help, and the final document is …
Human Smuggling
OTTAWA, June 14, 2011 (AFP) - Canadian police arrested Tuesday four Sri Lankan nationals accused of being behind a 2009 operation that illegally brought 76 …
UK Call
LONDON, June 14, 2011 (AFP) - Britain on Wednesday said "horrific" footage contained within a film documenting the final weeks of Sri Lanka's civil war …
Film Reaction
COLOMBO, June 15, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Wednesday denied it targeted civilians while crushing Tamil Tiger rebels but said action would be taken if war …
Pension Fracas
June 11, 2011 (LBO) - The International Monetary Fund had "nothing to do" with a controversial 'pension' plan for Sri Lanka's private sector workers involving …