Myanmar junta leader suffers stomach bug in Sri Lanka: doctor
KANDY, November 13, 2009 (AFP) - Myanmar junta leader General Than Shwe was treated for a mild stomach bug hours after his arrival in Sri Lanka, a doctor from …
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.22 refugees leave Australian ship: Indonesia police
TANJUNG PINANG, November 13, 2009 (AFP) - A group of 22 Sri Lankan asylum seekers left an Australian customs ship to come ashore in Indonesia Friday, police …
Indonesia says ‘no problem’ for Australian ship to stay
JAKARTA, November 11, 2009 (AFP) - Indonesia has "no problems" with extending permission for an Australian customs ship loaded with 78 Sri Lankan asylum …
Myanmar dissidents condemn S.Lanka over junta visit
November 11, 2009 (AFP) - Dissident Myanmar monks living in Colombo on Wednesday criticised the Sri Lankan government for inviting junta leader General Than …
Sri Lanka vows to help Australia on illegal migrants
November 9, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka pledged in talks with Australia Monday to step up intelligence sharing and arrest people traffickers, President Mahinda …
Indonesia extends Australia refugee boat’s stay
JAKARTA, November 6, 2009 (AFP) - Indonesia extended by a week on Friday a deadline for an Australian customs ship loaded with 78 protesting Sri Lankan asylum …
90,000 displaced in Sri Lanka conflict return home: UN
GENEVA, November 6, 2009 (AFP) - About a third of those displaced during the conflict between Sri Lanka government and the Tamil Tigers have returned home over …
Sri Lanka boat people leader a known trafficker: Colombo
November 6, 2009 (AFP) - The leader of a boat of Sri Lankan asylum seekers held in Indonesia is a known people smuggler previously deported from Canada, the …
US House of representatives pressures Sri Lanka on refugee camps
WASHINGTON, November 4, 2009 (AFP) - The US House of Representatives urged Sri Lanka's government Wednesday to guarantee the safety and quick release of some …
Fed Printing
NEW YORK, November 3, 2009 (AFP) - Oil prices leapt Tuesday as commodities gained a boost from gold, which struck an all-time high above 1,000 dollars an ounce …
Sri Lanka’s opposition unites to face snap polls
November 3, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition on Tuesday formed an alliance with minority Tamil and Muslim parties and a breakaway faction of the ruling …
15 feared dead as unidentified boat sinks off Australia
SYDNEY, November 2, 2009 (AFP) - About 15 people were feared dead on Monday after a boat carrying 39 sank in rough seas far off northwest Australia despite …
EU pressures Sri Lanka over human rights
LUXEMBOURG, October 27, 2009 (AFP) - The European Union boosted pressure on Sri Lanka Tuesday over human rights and called for those committing abuses on the …
Sri Lanka govt may sign anti-landmine treaty
October 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka may consider joining the global treaty banning landmines following the government's defeat of separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, …
Sri Lanka to probe US war crimes allegations
October 26, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government on Monday said it would investigate war crimes allegations made against its troops in a US State Department …
Volatile Labour
Oct 25, 2009 (LBO) - Workers at Sri Lanka's state-owned oil refiner said they plan to resume normal work Monday, ending a four-day work-to-rule action that …
29 asylum-seekers stopped off Australia: minister
SYDNEY, October 23, 2009 (AFP) - Australian border guards intercepted a boat carrying 29 suspected asylum-seekers off the country's northwest on Friday, the …
Sri Lanka boat people driven by insecurity, jobs
October 22, 2009 (AFP) - Fear of persecution and a lack of jobs at home are driving thousands of Sri Lankans to risk perilous boat rides to developed …
Australia denies ‘terrorists’ on asylum boats
SYDNEY, October 22, 2009 (AFP) - Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Thursday angrily denied extremists were among hundreds of asylum-seekers arriving in the …
Hearings begin for migrants arrested off Canadian coast
VANCOUVER, October 21, 2009 (AFP) - Detention hearings began Tuesday for two of 76 migrants who were arrested Saturday on a mystery ship off Canada's coast and …