Secretary of Thawheed Jamath arrested, remanded

16 Nov, 2016

The Secretary of the Sri Lanka Thawheed Jamath, Abdul Razik?was arrested and remanded till November 29.

Razik was arrested on the charges of inciting religious disharmony by speaking against other religions in an offensive manner during a protest campaign held in Maligawatte on November 3.

The Sri Lanka Thawheed Jamaath (SLTJ) recently protested against the Government’s decision to amend the controversial Muslim Personal Law in order to comply with international conventions on women and children rights.

SLTJ charged that the government is changing the law accepting the conditions set by the European Union to grant the GSP+ facility back. (Colombo Gazette)

Recommended For You

Church puts faith in God to ensure justice over Easter attacks

The Catholic Church has put its faith in God to ensure justice over the Easter Sunday attacks on 21 April 2019. Speaking at a mass held at St Anthony’s Church in Colombo, Sunday, to mark the 5th year anniversary since the attacks, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said that the Government does not seem interested in conducting a fresh investigation into the suicide bombings. He says the Government of President Ranil Wickremesinghe seems certain that only the suicide bombers were involved in the attacks

21 Apr, 2024

Russia says no evidence to back claims Sri Lankans involved in Ukraine war

Russia says there is no evidence to back claims Sri Lankans are involved in the Ukraine war. The Russian Embassy in Colombo said that it does not have any information about the participation of Sri Lankan nationals in the Ukrainian conflict on the Russian side. “Neither we are aware of a local recruiting agency which ostensibly hires people to join such activities while deceiving about their true nature,” the Embassy said. The Embassy also denied any connections with the return to Sri Lanka o

19 Apr, 2024

Two cops arrested over links to drug trafficking

Two police officers have been arrested over alleged links to drug traffickers. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) arrested the Sub-Inspector (SI) and Sergeant attached to the Doretiyawa Police Station. Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon ordered the arrest after a suspect in custody had spilled the beans. According to reports, one policeman had links with ?Dubai Sampath? a notorious drug dealer. (Colombo Gazette)

18 Apr, 2024

Colombo Gazette is a leading news and entertainment website, covering stories related to Sri Lanka. The content consists of text based news, photos and videos and is linked to social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to provide a wider coverage for its stories.