Criminal Risk
Jan 19, 2007 (LBO) – The legality of Sri Lanka's casinos is uncertain and the lack of supervision could opened them to be controlled by criminals, the …
Legal
Counter Terror
Jan 19, 2007 (LBO) – The United States has said Sri Lanka could get more support in its war against Tamil Tiger terrorism if the island improves its …
Way Open
SYDNEY, Jan 15, 2008 (AFP) - Nauru authorities have dropped sexual assault charges against six Sri Lankan asylum seekers, paving the way for their claims to be …
No Justice
Jan 14, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan man has been released from prison after spending 50 years on remand, his lawyer said Monday. online pharmacy buy diflucan …
Card Scam
Jan 12, 2007 (LBO) – Credit cards purported to have been issued by two Sri Lankan banks were found with a British national arrested in India over a …
Tech Crime
Jan 08, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs more trained investigators to probe computer crimes and common policies and laws to combat electronic crimes which …
More Control
Dec 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to have new laws and make better use of information technology to crackdown on human trafficking and illegal worker …
Petition Call
Dec 12, 1007 (LBO) – A charity working to free a teenaged Sri Lanka maid on death row in Saudi Arabia has called for renewed public petitions for …
Still On
Dec 09, 2007 (LBO) – A Saudi Arabian court has begun to review a case where a Sri Lankan teenaged maid was accused of murdering an infant in her care, …
Clemency
Dec 09, 2007 (LBO) – A Saudi Arabian court has begun reviewing the case of a Sri Lankan housemaid condemned to death for killing a four-month-old infant …
Clemency
RIYADH, Dec 8, 2007 (AFP) - An appeal hearing was set to take place on Saturday in the case of a Sri Lankan housemaid condemned to death in Saudi Arabia, the …
Best Behaviour
Dec 08, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's corporate sector has launched an initiative to encourage employers to adopt a code of conduct to combat sexual …
Political Wages
Nov 29, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's large tea plantations have slammed state interference in wages that saw unions effectively egged onto breaking a legal …
Tele Saga
Nov 22, 2007 (LBO) – The hearing of the case against the sale of Sri Lanka Telecom shares by its Japanese shareholder to Malaysia's UT group has been put …
Domestic Violence
Nov 22, 2007 (LBO) – The residence of a rebel Sri Lanka lawmaker had been bombed by unidentified persons Thursday, but the attackers had fled after a …
Sad Situation
DUBAI, Nov 14, 2007 (AFP) - The governments of Gulf countries including Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, as well as Lebanon, are failing to …
Curbing Corruption
Oct 31, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's bribery and corruption commission has vast powers to probe official misdeeds but cannot act except on a complaint and …
Paradise Isle
GENEVA, Oct 30, 2007 (AFP) - The UN's top torture expert, Manfred Nowak, said on Tuesday that torture -- including beatings, asphyxiation and burning -- was …
Off Air
COLOMBO, Oct 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Friday ordered the closure of a Colombo radio station, charging that it had sparked panic with a false report of a …