Immigration staffer worked without correct visa
At least one immigration staff member has been sent to work at an Immigration New Zealand overseas office without a visa allowing the officer to work in that country. The Herald understands an internal...
View ArticleSri Lanka police shut down news websites
Sri Lankan police have sealed off an office that runs independent and pro-opposition news websites, arrested nine workers and seized computers and documents, said the government and a media rights...
View ArticleSix rescued, dozens missing in asylum boat sinking
Six people were plucked from the ocean in a mounting rescue operation today after a boat reportedly carrying 150 people was believed to have sunk off the Indonesian coast, an official said. The...
View ArticleCricket: Chances running out for New Zealand's veterans
New Zealand's window of opportunity to win a cricket World Cup with some of their senior players is closing by the season and James Franklin admits this month's Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka could...
View ArticleCricket: Biscuit factory helped put Sri Lanka on map
No cricketing journey to Sri Lanka's highlands is complete without a pilgrimage to the biscuit factory which inadvertently took the host of this year's World T20 from an international easy-beat to a...
View ArticleBoatpeople choose home over Australian asylum
A group of Sri Lankans have chosen to return to their homeland rather than apply for asylum in Australia, where they faced being sent to a Pacific island for processing, the government said today....
View ArticleShootout at Sri Lankan prison leaves 16 dead
A shootout between rioting prisoners and security forces at a prison in Sri Lanka's capital killed at least 16 inmates, while police said Saturday that they arrested five prisoners who had managed to...
View Article27 jail deaths a 'massacre'
Sri Lanka's main opposition party described the deaths of 27 inmates after a prison riot as a "cold-blooded massacre" and demanded a parliamentary investigation. Authorities have said the prisoners...
View ArticleDana Johannsen: Time might be 'rite' for Jesse to ride in and save the day
Monday night's humiliating capitulation to Sri Lanka - New Zealand's fifth test loss on the trot - has been widely panned as their worst performance in recent times. They've been described as woeful...
View ArticleImmigration left in dark after sex accused fled to Sri Lanka
Immigration New Zealand was left in the dark about a former Catholic brother who fled the country while awaiting extradition to Australia to face hundreds of sex abuse charges. Law enforcement agencies...
View ArticleCricket: Kiwis press for victory in Colombo
A change of ball played a crucial role as New Zealand wrapped up the Sri Lanka innings within the first hour on day four before going into lunch with a 227-run lead with eight second innings wickets in...
View ArticleCricket: Watson is keen to cement No 4 spot
Australian vice-captain Shane Watson says he's determined to make No4 his own after having mixed success at various other slots in the batting order. Watson has done well as an opener but has found No3...
View ArticleCricket: Malinga skittles Scorchers with record spell
Lasith Malinga says he has no regrets at not playing for Sri Lanka in the test series against Australia after recording the second-best figures in world T20 history. The Sri Lankan speedster with the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Beheading causes outrage
Saudi Arabia drew widespread censure yesterday as it ignored personal pleas from the Sri Lankan President and executed a migrant worker for the death of a baby in her care, despite her being a minor at...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Negotiating a mainstay
"Where you from?" The monotone delivery came more as a statement than a question. "Hey New Zealand. You good man." He grabbed my hand, firing out words while I watched elephants bathing. "You have...
View ArticleSouthee to make comeback for ND tomorrow
Tim Southee will make his much-anticipated return to cricket tomorrow when he plays for Northern Districts at his home ground in Whangarei in the Plunket Shield match against Wellington. Southee missed...
View ArticleCricket: Fit Southee welcome boost for NZ
Tim Southee's return to action today is part of an intriguing puzzle developing ahead of New Zealand's first test against England. That starts in Dunedin on March 6. Southee, who damaged a thumb...
View ArticleTamil Tiger leader's son, 12, 'was executed'
Photographs have emerged which raise fresh questions about the conduct of Sri Lanka's armed forces during the final stages of the operation against Tamil rebels and have led to claims the 12-year-old...
View ArticleSri Lanka: The palace of the lion king
As I climbed the stairs to the top of Sigiriya - Lion's Rock - I couldn't help feeling a little pang of jealousy toward King Kashyapa, the illegitimate ruler of Sri Lanka from 473 to 495AD. He built a...
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