Mercy Plea
October 26, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has appealed for the king of Saudi Arabia to spare the life of a Sri Lankan housemaid convicted …
October 26, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has appealed for the king of Saudi Arabia to spare the life of a Sri Lankan housemaid convicted …
Oct 24, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will file criminal charges against directors of Golden Key Credit Card Company, an unregulated firm promising high interest …
NEW YORK, October 14, 2010 (AFP) - International human rights groups declined Thursday to appear before a Sri Lankan probe into the end of the country's civil …
KUWAIT CITY, October 6, 2010 (AFP) - Abuse of domestic workers in Kuwait is rising, and maids in the Gulf emirate face prosecution when they try to escape, …
October 6, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police said Wednesday they were seeking the arrest of men and women who had starred in locally-made pornographic movies and …
Oct 06, 2010 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government is trying to suppress exposures of state corruption by launching criminal investigations against the Sri Lankan …
Sept 30, 2010 (LBO) - Less than half of Sri Lanka's listed companies comply with a voluntary good corporate governance code developed by regulators and the …
September 20, 2010 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government's war probe Monday visited the final battleground where Tamil Tiger rebels were annihilated last year, but …
Sept 20, 2010 (LBO) - Corporate lawsuits are on the rise in Sri Lanka with the collapse of financial firms and a new company law making directors and …
SYDNEY, September 20, 2010 (AFP) - A Fijian man died suddenly at a Sydney immigration centre Monday, officials said, with a protest breaking out in the …
September 19, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ex-army chief and opposition leader Sarath Fonseka on Sunday rejected his conviction at a court martial and said he …
VANCOUVER, September 18, 2010 (AFP) - Canada's Federal Court ordered Friday the release of four women out of nearly 500 Tamils from Sri Lanka, who arrived via …
RIYADH, September 1, 2010 (AFP) - Saudi government and private sector officials have questioned the account of a Sri Lankan maid who said her Saudi employers …
August 31, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday began assessing a draft bill that would amend the island's constitution to allow President Mahinda …
KUALA LUMPUR, August 31, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan tourist died fleeing kidnappers in Malaysia while a friend escaped and another was rescued by police, the …
Aug 27, 2010 (LBO) - Doctors in Sri Lanka have removed 15 metal objects including nails and pins from a woman domestic worker who had returned from Saudi …
Aug 25, 2010 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan woman working as a domestic aide in Saudi Arabia has had 24 flaming nails driven in to her foot and a needle into her …
VANCOUVER, August 24, 2010 (AFP) - Canada's independent Immigration and Refugee Board on Monday ordered the continued detention of all 443 adult Tamil asylum …
August 12, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police arrested three Iranian men and seized a haul of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of tens of millions of …
Aug 08, 2010 (LBO) - Managements of Sri Lankan companies could be held liable for any violations of intellectual property in their organisations even if they …