Sri Lankan fishermen hard hit by peace
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (AFP) – Fishermen in the Sri Lankan port of Trincomalee hoped the end of the island’s civil war would bring prosperity, but dynamite and corruption now threaten their livelihoods.
Sri Lankan officials await response in maid torture case
Despite reports that a Saudi couple accused of torturing a Sri Lankan housemaid was arrested, Saudi authorities have not verified the action, a Sri Lankan official told CNN.
Saudi official denies Sri Lankan maid was abused
A Saudi official has denied a Sri Lankan maid’s allegations that the couple she worked for in the Gulf kingdom hammered nails and needles into her body. Sri Lanka – Saudi Arabia – Asia – Middle East – Sri Lankan
Sri Lankan main opposition presses for referendum on constitutional change
Sri Lanka’s main opposition United National Party (UNP) expressing its opposition to the proposed amendment to the constitution challenged the government to hold a referendum on the changes.
‘Sri Lankan maid was not abused’
A Saudi official has denied a Sri Lankan maid’s allegations that the couple she worked for in the Arab kingdom hammered nails and needles into her body.
Saudis query Sri Lankan maid’s torture claim
Saudi government and private sector officials have questioned the account of a Sri Lankan maid who said her Saudi employers forced 24 nails and needles into her body.
Indian investor interest in Sri Lanka is growing: Rajapaksa
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that Indian investor interest in Sri Lanka was rapidly growing and that several leading Indian entrepreneurs in industry and other sectors had expressed interest in setting up business in Sri Lanka.
India reassures Sri Lankan Tamils of speedy resettlement
Colombo/New Delhi, Sep 2 : India Wednesday rejected reports that it was bringing Indian nationals to Sri Lanka for reconstruction work in the war-ravaged northern districts and underlined its determination to speed up the resettlement of the Tamil civilians in the island nation.
Saudi officials query Sri Lankan maid’s torture claim
RIYADH: Saudi government and private sector officials have questioned the account of a Sri Lankan maid who said her Saudi employers forced 24 nails and needles into her body. Saad al-Badah, head of the National Recruitment Committee of the Council of the Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry, told Saudi state television that the account
Sri Lankan maid case ‘fabricated’
A Saudi official says the account of a Sri Lankan maid who said her Saudi employers forced 24 nails and needles into her body is “fabricated.”
Kidnapper throws child into Sri Lankan stream
THALATHUOYA, Sri Lanka – The Sapugaskanda police are looking for a man who kidnapped an eight-year-old boy from Makola and threw him into a stream after his parents failed to pay a ransom of Rs 800,000 (S$9,608).
