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Human rights: Saudis treat domestic staff like 'virtual slaves'

Asian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia face routine human rights abuses that in some cases amount to slavery, with employers often escaping any punishment, according to a new report. Abuses include months or years of unpaid...

TNA support JVP strike

bbc.co.uk     10 hrs ago   6 related          

SLRC and SLBC employees at protest in support of July 10 strike A demand by the working class is always a right to address their grievances, says Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian, R.Sampanthan. Saying, "Whether it is JVP...

S Lankan general 'behind attacks'

bbc.co.uk     7 hrs ago   1 related          

Sri Lanka's main opposition party has accused the country's most senior army officer of being behind violent attacks on reporters. Opposition MP Joseph Michael Perera told parliament that the attacks were carried out by a...

Travel Doc: A wedding in the Maldives

metro.co.uk     11 hrs ago          

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Do you have a question about travelling? From tips on the best hidden gems to hunting for the cheapest deals, let the Travel Doctor be your guide. Whether you want to know the best bars in Timbuktu or what...

Jets pound suspected LTTE base amid fighting

indiaenews.com     11 hrs ago   9 related          

From correspondents in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 10:03 PM IST Amid reports of sporadic clashes between the advancing government troops and Tamil Tiger guerrillas, Sri Lanka's air force bombed a suspected rebel training base Tuesday,...

Sourav hopes to do well in Sri Lanka series

keralanext.com     11 hrs ago   9 related          

KOLKATA: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly who celebrated his 36th birthday today hoped to do well in the Sri Lanka series. "There was no special wish for my birthday ... Also, there's no special celebration ... Just that...

SRI LANKA: Children as early detectors, preventers of disaster

irinnews.org     11 hrs ago   1 related          

COLOMBO, 8 July 2008 (IRIN) - Residents of Ovilkanda, a remote village in Matale District, central Sri Lanka, often contend with a natural hazard, lightning, that strikes with great frequency and sometimes with deadly effect.

Parliament of Sri Lanka extended the state of emergency by another month

Asian Tribune - Sri Lanka Bureau Government of Sri Lanka extended the State of Emergency by another month with a 97-vote majority on Tuesday. At a vote requested by TNA's R. Sampanthan, 111 members favored the motion for the...

No Brakes

July 9, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's privately-run bus operators said they would keep their buses on the road on July 10, ignoring the token strike call of a Marxist-Nationalist former ally of the ruling coalition. The Marxist...

Sri Lanka condemns attack on Indian mission in Kabul

indiaenews.com     10 hrs ago   47 related          

From correspondents in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 11:31 PM IST Sri Lanka Tuesday condemned the suicide car bombing attack targeting the Indian embassy in Kabul Monday, which killed at least 40 people. 'The government of Sri Lanka...

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