Two policemen killed in Galgamuwa road accident

Bohra leader delivers sermon in Colombo amidst threat of protests

The leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community delivered the first sermon of the Ashara Mubaraka in Husaini Masjid in Colombo amidst a threat of protests by extremist Buddhist monks. His Holiness Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS conducted the first sermon of Ashara Mubaraka in Husaini Masjid, Colombo 4 on Sunday. As has been his practice over the last few years, Syedna announced that the series of ten sermons would centre upon a single theme. This year he has chosen to base his sermons on an exten

01 Sep, 2019

Prime Minister removed from top post at Kelaniya Temple

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been removed from a top post at the Kelaniya Temple. A proposal had been submitted to remove Wickremesinghe as the Chairman of the Dayaka Sabhawa of the Kelaniya Rajama Viharaya. The proposal was adopted by a majority vote on the basis that he was not doing enough for the temple. It was decided that a more suitable person must be appointed to the position.

01 Sep, 2019

Thousands protest across Australia against removal of Sri Lankan Tamil family

Thousands of people protested in cities and towns across Australia Sunday against the Government’s efforts to deport a Tamil family back to Sri Lanka, Gulf Times reported. The asylum seeker family of four, including two children aged 4 and 2 born in Australia, are being held in a detention centre on remote Christmas Island while a last-minute appeal against their deportation is heard this week in a Melbourne court. The parents say their family will face persecution as Tamils if they return to

01 Sep, 2019