Galleon Trial
NEW YORK, March 8, 2011 (AFP) – The trial of former hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam began Tuesday in New York with the painstaking selection of a jury …
Legal
Threat Assessment
TORONTO, March 7, 2011 (AFP) – A Tamil asylum seeker accused of extremist links for living in a former rebel-controlled area of Sri Lanka is not a threat …
Cricket Fakes
March 3, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lankan police on Thursday detained 15 people and seized hundreds of fake items of 2011 cricket World Cup merchandise being sold …
Fresh Charges
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2011 (AFP) – The US markets regulator charged former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble director Rajat Gupta on Tuesday with …
Poaching Row
February 16, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lanka arrested 112 Indian fishermen accused of poaching off the island’s north, officials said Wednesday, stoking …
Court Day
BERLIN, February 7, 2011 (AFP) – German federal prosecutors said Monday they had charged a man suspected of raising money for the separatist Sri Lankan …
Arson Protest
February 1, 2011 (AFP) – Dozens of Sri Lankan journalists took to the capital’s streets Tuesday to condemn an arson attack on an independent …
Court Action
WASHINGTON, January 29, 2011 (AFP) – Members of Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority on Friday filed a lawsuit in the United States against the …
Truck People
Jan 28, 2011 (LBO) – Four Sri Lankans are among 219 migrants discovered by authorities squeezed into a truck in northern Mexico who were hoping to enter …
Age Limit
Jan 26, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has raised the minimum age of those going abroad as domestic workers to 21 years from 18 to mainly to protect young female …
Prison Riot
January 24, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lankan prison guards opened fire Monday to halt a riot by prisoners protesting against poor conditions, killing at least one …
Anti Smuggling
OTTAWA, January 19, 2011 (AFP) – Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews renewed calls Wednesday for tougher measures to curb human smuggling, amid …
Regulatory Review
Jan 15, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will modernize its governing law to meet market trends and introduce …
Freedom
January 15, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lankan authorities on Saturday released 78 suspected Tamil Tiger rebels from an internment centre to mark the Tamil harvest …
Sweeping Raids
GENEVA, January 11, 2011 (AFP) – Swiss police Tuesday raided several properties and arrested ten Tamil Tiger rebels, accusing them of involvement in a …
Normal Rule
January 12, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s opposition Wednesday demanded an end to emergency law ahead of local elections in March, saying there was no …
Rule of Law
January 9, 2011 (AFP) – A media rights group on Sunday marked the second anniversary of the assassination in Sri Lanka of an anti-government editor by …
Missing Syndrome
GENEVA, December 23, 2010 (AFP) – An international accord aimed at preventing abductions — a fate affecting tens of thousands of people throughout …
Expert Visit
December 18, 2010 (AFP) – Sri Lanka has softened its stance and agreed to welcome a panel of experts appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to …
Animal Rights
Dec 14, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan animal lovers and welfare organizations have raised concern over the rounding up of dogs near a popular promenade in …