Baby Probe
COLOMBO, Aug 3, 2007 (AFP) - A Dutch couple has been detained in custody for another two weeks following their arrest nine days ago for trying to illegally …
Legal
Bad TRIP
August 01, 2007 (LBO) – Developing countries Sri Lanka must be provided policy space in areas like intellectual property and get a comparative advantage …
Saudi Clearance
July 31, 2007 (LBO) – The tribal leader of a victim's family will only intervene on behalf of a teenaged housemaid on death row once clearance is given …
Open Plan
July 28, 2007 (LBO) – An anti-graft action plan developed with the involvement of civil society and state agencies was presented to representatives of …
No Papers
RIYADH, July 28, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan minister on Saturday wrapped up a mission to Saudi Arabia aimed at securing clemency for a teenage maid condemned to …
Saudi Sword
July 26 (LBO) – The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has urged the Sri Lankan government to ratify part of an international treaty to help save the …
Trying Hard
RIYADH, July 24, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan minister said on Tuesday he was seeking Riyadh's help in obtaining clemency for a teenage maid condemned to death …
Bittersweet Battle
July 24, 2007 (LBO) – A former minister who oversaw Sri Lanka's privatization commission has gone to court seeking to block the sell down of a defunct …
Clemency Plea
RIYADH, July 23, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan minister in Saudi Arabia to plead for the life of a teenage housemaid condemned to death for murdering a …
Top Posts
July 18, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has appointed the head of its legal division as its new deputy director …
Market Offence
July 16, 2007 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan court has convicted four executive directors of a listed company that went bust some years ago for not revealing …
Another Deadline
RIYADH, July 17, 2007 (AFP) - An appeal for a teenage Sri Lankan housemaid sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for murdering a four-month-old baby has been …
Human Attempt
July 16, 2007 (LBO) – Lawyers hired to file an appeal for the condemned Sri Lankan teenager Rizana Nafeek in Saudi Arabia have met the girl and started …
Private Deals
July 13, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's construction industry is urging the government to accept draft guidelines on treating unsolicited bids in an effort to …
Graft Web
July 11, 2007 (AFP) - A grouping of companies launched Wednesday a website dedicated to collecting information about officials and governments around the world …
Free World
BRUSSELS, July 11, 2007 (AFP) - A top European court ordered EU antitrust regulators Wednesday to pay damages to French firm Schneider for wrongfully blocking …
Please Hurry
July 9, 2007 (LBO) – A Hong Kong based rights body has offered to foot a part of the legal fees to appeal the case of a young Sri Lankan girl condemned …
Mercy Call
July 9, 2007 (LBO) – The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is calling on Muslim scholars to appeal a death sentence facing an under-aged Sri Lankan …
Graft Block
July 6, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan civil society has developed an action plan to counter corruption with help from USAID's Anti-Corruption Program (ACP), …
Light Touch
July 01, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s rule book and compliance based financial regulatory system needs to be changed to one of principle based risk focused …