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Bishop Joseph spent his life advocating for peace and justice for Sri Lanka’s Tamils. By April 23, 2021 Advertisement On April 1, Catholic Bishop and human rights activist Reverend Rayappu Joseph passed away at the age of 80. Four days later, he was laid to rest at the St. Sebastian Cathedral in the Tamil-dominated northern region of Mannar in Sri Lanka, his funeral attended by a large number of people with many religious and political affiliations. Who was he and why is he highly revered am...

Terrorists at large in Sri Lanka, says Buddhist monk Unresolved issues remain as the nation marks the second anniversary of the Easter attacks People including priests and nuns hold a demonstration to urge justice for Easter attack victims at Katuwapitiya, Negombo, on April 21. (Photo: Quintus Colombage/UCA News) As Sri Lanka marked the second anniversary of the Easter terror attacks, a Buddhist monk claimed that trained terrorists are at large in the country. Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera was spe...

Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021 04:45 PM MYT The cardinal has previously called for former president Maithripala Sirisena to be prosecuted for failing to prevent the attacks despite advance warnings. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. COLOMBO, April 21 — The head of Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church today accused the government of stalling investigations into Easter Sunday bombings two years ago that killed 279 people. Nearly 200 people...

2021/04/21 17:14 Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, archbishop of Colombo, center, observes two minute silence for the victims of 2019 Easter Sunday attacks during a service at... Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, archbishop of Colombo, center, observes two minute silence for the victims of 2019 Easter Sunday attacks during a service at St. Anthonys Church in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Wednesday marked the second anniversary of the serial blasts that killed 269 p...

A Sri Lankan Catholic archbishop appealed to the country's Muslims on Wednesday to reject extremism and join Catholics in determining the truth behind Easter Sunday suicide bombings in 2019 that killed 269 people.

PTI | Colombo | Updated: 14-04-2021 12:58 IST | Created: 14-04-2021 12:58 IST Sri Lanka has banned 11 hardline Islamist organisations, including the Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Qaeda, for their links to extremist activities in the country and warned that any person who conspires with them would be sentenced to prison terms between 20 and 10 years, according to an official announcement. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a special gazette notification issued on Tuesday proscribed the radical grou...

Rajapaksas Regime Under Multiple Pressures Many issues crying for attention COLOMBO: The regime of the Rajapaksas, established in November 2019 and consolidated in August 2020, is facing multiple problems, both domestic and external, economic as well as political. Divisions have arisen in the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and also with alliance partners. There is difficulty in kick-starting the economy derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly due to flaws in the decision making an...

Mastermind Of 2019 Easter Terror Attacks Identified: Sri Lankan Minister Mastermind Of 2019 Easter Terror Attacks Identified: Sri Lankan Minister Nine suicide bombers, belonging to local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linked to ISIS, carried out coordinated blasts that tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on the Easter Sunday in 2019. The Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 in Sri Lanka killed 270 people, including 11 Indians. (File) Colombo:...

Send A top Sri Lankan minister said on Tuesday that a radical cleric, who is now under detention, has been identified as the mastermind of the deadly Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 that killed 270 people, including 11 Indians. File Photo Colombo: Nine suicide bombers, belonging to local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linked to ISIS, carried out coordinated blasts that tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on t...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Christians on Sunday honored the 279 people killed in the 2019 Easter bombings as the island’s top Catholic leader warned of street protests unless those responsible were prosecuted. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith lit candles at the St. Anthony’s Church where 56 people perished when local extremists carried out coordinated suicide attacks against three hotels and three churches. The Christian minority across the country attended Easter Sunday masses under armed police and ...