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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 speaking at a remembrance ceremony at St. Anthony's Shrine in Kochchikade on April 21. "Hundreds of ...

Easter attacks revealed ailment eating into Sri Lankan society The deaths of 269 people showed the mistrust between races and religions and the need for us to unite Updated: April 22, 2021 04:36 AM GMT Trending Catholic priests and nuns carry photographs as they pay tribute to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 21. (Photo: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP) Nine suicide bombers affiliated to local Islamist extremist group National Thowheed Jamath targeted three Christian churches and three luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019, killing...

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo.   | Photo Credit: Reuters Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, has requested people to observe a 2-minute silence on April 21 in memory of the victims of Easter Sunday attacks. Sri Lanka’s Catholic church will observe a two-minute silence on Wednesday morning to mark the second anniversary of the deadly Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 that killed 258 people, including 11 Indians. Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, has requested people to observe a two-minute silence at 8.45 a.m. on Wednesday in memory of t...

Share on Twitter An Australian professor who was detained and allegedly tortured in Qatar has separately been named by a Sri Lankan government probe into the deadly Easter Sunday terror bombings.  Australian citizens Lukman Thalib, 58, and his son Ismail Talib, 24, were arrested at their home in Qatar on 27 July and imprisoned for almost six months without charge before being released without warning in January this year. No reason has even been given for the arrest of Professor Thalib and his son. Neither Professor Thalib or his son were formally charged by Qatari authorities. ...

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 Sally's arrest. Minister of Police Sarath Weerasekera also stated that he would arrest Azath Sally's 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 for the statement he made under the ICCPR. An audio recording of former President Sirisena claiming...