May 16, 2013
This summer, check into a Mies van der Rohe-designed tower in Chicago or take a yoga break in Sri Lanka. Read Article Travel news: Chicago landmark converted by hotel group, yoga in Galle
May 12, 2013
Recruiters are starting to adhere to the request for Filipino housemaids to receive a US$400 minimum wage. Read Article 'Big player' recruiters in the UAE comply with minimum wage rules for Filipina maids
May 06, 2013
Azath Sally is being held under a 90-day detention order in what the minority community said was the latest act of discrimination against them. Read Article Sri Lanka uses anti-terror law to detain opposition Muslim leader
Apr 24, 2013
Of the 45 Sri Lankans taken in by the UAE, 18 now remain under Emirati protection awaiting decisions on their futures Read Article Refugees saved by UAE find new home in US
Apr 12, 2013
The UAE is not a signatory of the 1951 Refugee Convention and not legally obliged to allow refugees to stay, but has said it will provide shelter while the UNHCR finds homes for the 19 in another country. Read Article UAE pledges safe haven for 19 Sri Lankan refugees
Apr 07, 2013
The escalation in attacks and anti-Muslim rhetoric has caused fears of a new wave of ethnic violence in a country still recovering from a quarter-century civil war. Read Article New fears in Sri Lanka amid growing anti-Muslim campaign by Buddhist nationalists
Mar 27, 2013
Politicians in Tamil Nadu state, which has seen daily protests against Colombo, have passed a resolution asking New Delhi to stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly country until it probes the 'genocide' of ethnic Tamils. Read Article India's Tamil Nadu urges Sri Lanka economic embargo
Mar 22, 2013
My Kind of Place: Former Colombo resident Hannah Stuart-Leach gives her guide to the city. Read Article The Sri Lankan capital of Colombo is rich in culture
Mar 21, 2013
India promises to push for a "strong" resolution against Sri Lanka in the continuing United Nations Human Rights Council that would demand its neighbour investigate alleged war crimes. Read Article India toughens stance on Sri Lanka war crimes probe
Mar 19, 2013
A key ethnic Tamil party has withdrawn from India's coalition goverment, accusing it of watering down a UN resolution criticising Sri Lanka's wartime conduct against its minority Tamil population. Read Article Sri Lanka vote threatens India's government
