Director-General of Health Services Dr Anil Jasinghe speaking to Media today said that the Government will review the frequency of bringing Sri Lankans back from overseas. He said that with the latest developments it is likely that there will be… Read More ›
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Widespread reports of harassment and discrimination of Muslims after Easter Sunday attacks- Human Rights Commission Sri Lanka
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) is receiving complaints from Muslims about widespread harassment tied to “cultural misunderstandings, stereotyping and insensitivities to a way of life,” said Deepika Udagama, its Chairperson, this week. The whole Muslim community was… Read More ›
Muslims afraid, resentful as ethnic divide deepens in Sri Lanka
RATHMALYAYA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – N.K. Masliya says she has been visiting a neighborhood clinic in the northwestern Sri Lankan village of Rathmalyaya for over five years, always dressed in a black abaya – a cloak-like over-garment worn by some Muslim… Read More ›
Further Terror Attacks ‘contained’- Sri Lanka Army Chief
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s army commander Mahesh Senanayake said the threat of more extremist militant attacks through IS terror organization had been contained and the security services had dismantled most of the network linked to the Easter Sunday bombings. Senanayake… Read More ›
Death toll up to 290, 500 plus injured – Police
The death toll in Sri Lanka has soared to 290 after a wave of blasts hit churches and luxury hotels across the country on Easter Sunday. Police said that 24 arrests have now been made, but the government has not… Read More ›
Singapore rejects Sri Lankan leader’s allegation on trading scam suspect
Singapore rejected Wednesday Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s allegation it was sheltering a former central bank chief wanted for fraud, saying Colombo failed to provide documents to support its extradition request. Sirisena on Monday accused Singapore of sheltering Arjuna Mahendran,… Read More ›
Indian-Omani group strikes $3.85 bln deal to build Sri Lanka oil refinery
COLOMBO, March 19 (Reuters) – India’sAccord Group and Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas have signed a $3.85 billion deal to build an oil refinery in Sri Lanka, the biggest single pledge of foreign direct investment ever made in the… Read More ›
Rs 3.5bn worth heroin seized in Kollupitiya
Colombo – Sri Lankan police on Thursday made one of their biggest heroin hauls in years, days after unidentified gunmen shot dead an anti-narcotics agent near Colombo. Police said the 200kg haul – worth more than ?2bn on the street… Read More ›
No more ‘Middle East Only’ passports
Sri Lanka Passports Authority will stop issuance of ‘Middle East Only’ passports from 31st December 2018, and will issue only ‘All Country’ Passports from January 1, 2019, according to Immigration and Emigration Controller General M.N. Ranasinghe. He said the department… Read More ›
Ranil reinstated as Prime Minister as political crisis ends
Ranil Wickremesinghe was reinstated as Sri Lankan prime minister here on Sunday, likely ending a political crisis that began in late October when he was surprisingly ousted. Wickremesinghe’s comeback is an embarrassment for President Maithripala Sirisena, who replaced him with… Read More ›