New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra on Friday suspended operations at its plants in Sri Lanka and told 755 staff to stay home, saying the situation there was " unstable" after protests over the regulation of its products.
Sri Lanka's president has appointed a three-member commission to investigate thousands of people who disappeared during a three-decade war ahead of a key visit by UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay, the President' s Office said here Thursday.
Sri Lanka's government has reassured families of over 26,000 migrant workers in South Korea of their safety as a tense situation prevails in the region, an official said here on Wednesday.