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. …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2011 (AFP) - The United States on Monday removed the Philippines and Singapore from a human trafficking watchlist that had drawn concerns …
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, …
June 25, 2011 (LBO) - Use of torture by police in Sri Lanka is "endemic" and lawlessness has gradually superseded rule of law in the island partly due a flawed …
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 …
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 …
OTTAWA, June 14, 2011 (AFP) - Canadian police arrested Tuesday four Sri Lankan nationals accused of being behind a 2009 operation that illegally brought 76 …
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 …
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 …
June 4, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military tightened security ahead of the funeral Saturday of a protester killed while demonstrating against a controversial …
June 01, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main opposition has cast doubts on claims that a lifetime pension exceeding the contributed balance, will be paid through a …
June 01, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's police chief has resigned over the shooting of protestors who opposed plans to build a pension fund by deducting more money …
May 21, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has suspended a government plan to make military training compulsory for students who qualify for university …
May 4, 2011 (AFP) - The United States called on Sri Lanka Wednesday to bring to justice anyone responsible for war crimes committed as the island crushed a …
May 4, 2011 (AFP) - The jury in the Wall Street insider trading trial of hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam was ordered Wednesday to restart deliberations from …
NEW YORK, May 2, 2011 (AFP) - Jury deliberations in Wall Street's biggest insider trading trial for a generation will be suspended for a day, a judge ordered …