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COLOMBO, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday officially opened the largest specialized nephrology hospital in South Asia, whic

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Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): The special vaccination drive to administer China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to the residents of the Western Province, will continue on Wednesday (May 12) with the support of the Tri-Forces. The vaccine is being administered at selected locations in the Colombo, Gampaha, and Kalutara districts. — IN THE COLOMBO CITY — The vaccination drive to administer the Sinopharm jab will be conducted at EIGHT (08) locations in the Colombo Municipality with the assistance...

Posted on May 4th, 2021 By Rohana R. Wasala Government MP Dr. Wijedasa Rajapaksa, a former Justice Minister and an ex-president of the  Bar Association of Sri Lanka, stated over a month ago that the Muslim  World League (owes) families of those who had perished or suffered injuries in the Easter Sunday terror attacks USD 5 mn.” (‘Wijedasa takes it up with Saudi-based outfit’ by Shamindra Ferdinando, The Island, March 25, 2021). This is money that the MWL general...

Aluth avurudu is generally a relaxed period in the country where most people spend time with family following various traditions. But the SLPP/Rajapaksa Administration upended this situation and in the pre-avurudu period just as people were getting ready for the holidays, introduced a slew of measures, policy initiatives and draft legislation that were wide ranging in scope and breathtaking in audacity. Firstly, as an Administration that made national security a political issue, to deal with th...

Sri Lanka bans 11 extremist groups, including ISIS and al-Qaida Top Searches Sri Lanka bans 11 extremist groups, including ISIS and al-Qaida PTI / Apr 14, 2021, 10:44 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail Police Special Task Force officers guard the area near St Anthonys Shrine in Colombo COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has banned 11 hardline Islamist organisations, including the Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Qaida, for their links to extremist activities in the country, according to an official announcement. Pr...

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...

Posted on April 5th, 2021 C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D. As already intimated to you [to Expert Committee] orally and in writing, we are willing to evolve a settlement within the framework of a united, undivided and indivisible country: yet based on the principle of internal self-determination resulting in maximum possible devolution.” -TNA leader Sampanthan (Island newspaper, March 21, 2021) The Tamils of Sri Lanka are the indigenous people of Sri Lanka. They have ...

By Keerthi Rathnayake (Lanka-e-News -04.April.2021, 9.00PM)  It has been two weeks since Azath Sally was arrested. The statement "We will not change the Muslim law no matter who changes it" appeared to be the immediate reason for Azath Sallys arrest. Minister of Police Sarath Weerasekera also stated that he would arrest Azath Sallys based on his statement on Muslim marriage law. However, Attorney General Dappula was of the opinion that it would be a big mess if Azard Salley would be arrested f...