Resting Request
COLOMBO, Jan 10, 2013 (AFP) - Distraught family members of a Sri Lankan maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia have asked for her remains to be flown home, a family …
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Impeachment
Jan 10, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to go ahead with the impeachment of chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake amid protests from lawyers as well as opposition …
Citizens’ Call
Jan 10, 2013 (LBO) - Friday Forum, a grouping of citizens have called upon Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa to respect the law and abide a court ruling …
Reaction
Jan 09, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has deplored the beheading of a maid in Saudi Arabia after she was convicted of killing an infant under her care when she was …
Court Decision
Jan 08, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's court of appeal has quashed the findings of a parliamentary committee against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake where …
Sri Lanka flood victims get Japan help
Jan 04, 2012 (LBO) - Japan will give 23 million Yen (32 million rupees) worth disaster aid to victims of Sri Lanka's recent floods and landslides, the embassy …
Starting Fresh
By Ravi Abeysuriya, CFA Jan 04, 2013 (LBO) - When it comes to investing in the stock market in Sri Lanka nowadays the chorus that has regrettably echoed has …
Court Decision
Jan 02, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka highest court has declared that a parliamentary committee has no legal authority to determine the guilt of the island's chief …
Sri Lanka farmers earn US$31mn from Nestlé
Dec 27, 2012 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka unit of Nestlé, a Swiss-based food group said it had paid 4 billion rupees (31 million US dollars) to dairy and coconut …
Organized Crime
COLOMBO (AFP) ” Police in Sri Lanka have arrested 100 Chinese nationals for an online currency fraud scam in a string of night-time raids in and around the …
Sri Lanka tea estate firm says ‘out grower’ model boosts production
Dec 20, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Kahawatta Plantations Plc, has increased production and boosted employee incomes by trying out an 'out grower' model of …
Sri Lanka floods leave 25 dead, thousands homeless – Update
Dec 20, 2012 (LBO) - Flooding and landslide from days of heavy rain in Sri Lanka's central, eastern and southern areas have left 25 dead, 13 missing and more …
Sri Lanka flood, landslide toll rises
Dec 18, 2012 (LBO) - Flooding and landslides have killed at least nine people and left thousands homeless, Sri Lanka's disaster management office said as heavy …
Lawyer Resolution
Dec 16, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main lawyers association has asked President Mahinda Rajapaksa to reconsider an impeachment against the Chief Justice or …
Fair Trial
Dec 16, 2012 (LBO) - An association representing Sri Lanka's judicial officers have called for an independent tribunal to probe impeachment charges against …
Second Opinion
Dec 13, 2012 (LBO) - A proposed committee to examine a report by a parliamentary committee involving the impeachment of Sri Lanka's Chief Justice will be made …
Sad Employers
Dec 11, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Employer's Federal of Ceylon (EFC) an industry body representing large firms said it was disappointed over a delay in two key …
Impeachment
Colombo, (AFP) - Sri Lanka's first woman chief justice faced the threat of dismissal from office after a parliamentary panel on Saturday found her guilty of …
Probe Call
COLOMBO, Dec 9, 2012 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition party asked the Commonwealth Sunday to investigate the impeachment of the country's chief justice in …
Decision
Dec 08, 2012 (LBO) - A parliamentary committee from which opposition members walked out, has found Sri Lanka's chief guilty of three out of five main charges …