Court grants approval to further detain NTJ Colombo organizer

UK?s largest Muslim body?to sue Sri Lanka

By Easwaran Rutnam Britain’s largest Muslim umbrella body, the Muslim Council of Britain, is to launch legal action against the Sri Lankan Government over its forced cremation policy. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has set up a taskforce headed by Assistant Secretary-General, Zara Mohammed, consisting of UK-based Sri Lankan representative bodies, lawyers, medical experts, and senior leaders of the community. The MCB taskforce has written to the Foreign Secretary and the Sri Lankan High C

31 Dec, 2020

India tells Sri Lanka to release fishermen and boats

India has called on Sri Lanka to release detained Indian fishermen and to also free their boats. The Fourth Meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group on Fisheries was held ?today through virtual mode. The Indian delegation was led by Dr. Rajeev Ranjan, Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The other members of the Indian delegation included senior representatives from the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministr

30 Dec, 2020

Egyptian President seeks to expand bilateral ties with Sri Lanka

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has sought to expand the bilateral ties with Sri Lanka. Reaffirming the cordial relationship that has always existed between Egypt and Sri Lanka, President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi extended his heartfelt best wishes and greetings to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the people of Sri Lanka for the New Year 2021. In his message the Egyptian President expressed his sincere hope that the New Year will usher in a new chapter where the ambitions and aspirations of

31 Dec, 2020