An environmental justice advocate has called for an international tribunal to hold transnational corporations accountable for environmental damage, citing the limited compensation reportedly paid following the X-Press Pearl disaster off Sri Lanka’s
France’s richest man, Bernard Arnault, has been ordered to pay €22.5 million in back taxes following a years-long legal dispute with French tax authorities over a restructuring involving a Belgian holding company
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The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to dismiss criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, arguing that the case primarily involves foreign conduct, limited prosecutorial prospects, and falls outside core U.S.
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Editorial Alas… now they read. Now they study. Now they discover history. For years, political movements built entire narratives around symbols, slogans, and emotional promises. They presented simple answers to complex problems.
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Local media reports have revealed allegations that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and a group of associates received a bribe of US$5 million in connection with the sale of land belonging to the
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Two employees of Ernst and Young (EY) have been dismissed after Australian authorities alleged that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s personal banking information was unlawfully accessed while the pair were working for the
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Warren Buffett has delayed his usual midyear donation to the Gates Foundation, breaking a two-decade pattern of annual contributions as he waits for the results of an internal review examining the foundation’s
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A company that helped destroy farmland and threaten protesters in Liberia is now trying to mine the coast of eastern Sri Lanka, and it has not bothered to change its strategy, only
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Sri Lanka just lost 2.5 million dollars to a hacker, and the two institutions responsible for guarding the country’s money are spending more energy dodging blame than explaining how it happened. That
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Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng, alleging he was part of a transnational criminal network that laundered money from online scams and illegal gambling through unauthorized cryptocurrency
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Uruguayan journalist and football commentator Víctor Hugo Morales has intensified his criticism of FIFA, accusing world football’s governing body of sacrificing its principles in pursuit of billions of dollars in revenue. Speaking
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HSBC’s Australian unit has admitted to serious failures in protecting customers from scams and could face a proposed A$35 million ($24.59 million) penalty following an investigation by Australia’s corporate regulator. The Australian
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India has temporarily blocked access to the Telegram messaging application until June 22, citing allegations that the platform was used by groups attempting to defraud candidates in a national medical entrance examination,
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An Indian pollution regulator has alleged that wastewater discharged from a Tata Electronics factory supplying Apple’s iPhone components has contaminated groundwater used by nearby farmland, according to a regulatory notice reviewed by
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India is deploying military aircraft to transport national examination papers as part of an emergency effort to restore confidence in its education system following a series of exam scandals that have triggered
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A United States congressional delegation has visited the Parliament of Sri Lanka as part of a coordinated technical assistance program aimed at strengthening the legislature’s ability to independently analyze government spending, economic
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