Tag: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka unveils relief package as food prices soar
Supermarkets have been rationing milk powder, sugar, lentils and other essentials
Sri Lanka breaks up Tamil remembrance of war dead
Grieving relatives were forced out of cemeteries on the weekend as they attempted to light lamps at graves of loved ones
Sri Lankan cardinal dismayed over delay in probe into Easter Sunday...
Sri Lanka’s High Court began the trial this week of 25 men accused of plotting the Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lankan Catholic priest stands by statement on Easter Sunday attacks
The priest has allegedly tagged intelligence units of providing financial and other vital assistance to those behind the attacks
Sri Lankan cardinal files petition in court to protect country’s wetlands
Among the respondents of the cardinal’s petition are Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and State Minister Nalaka Godahewa
Sri Lanka’s Catholic bishops hit ‘unholy, manipulative’ amendment to Constitution
They said that the basic law of the land “is being exploited beyond its limit to the detriment of the well-being of the country”
Amnesty International calls for end to violence, discrimination against Muslims in...
The report said discrimination against Muslims has evolved from “a rising series of mob attacks ... into government policies" against Muslims
Sri Lankan cardinal, Buddhist monk oppose sale of shares of power...
The petitioners said signing the agreement is contrary to law, “arbitrary and an infringement" of the people's fundamental rights
Sri Lanka’s Muslim religious scholars warn against report of possible terror...
The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama expressed concern over extremist influences and asked Muslims "to be cautious and vigilant"
Sri Lankan, Filipino refugees who sheltered Snowden find sanctuary in Canada
The family were part of a group of seven refugees in Hong Kong who agreed to shelter Snowden after his revelations in 2013
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