Mosques in Sri Lanka urged not to hold Friday prayers tomorrow

Suspect in Maldives blast arrested in Lanka

One of the eight suspects wanted in connection to the explosion aboard the presidential speedboat late September was arrested in Sri Lanka late Sunday, Haveeru reported. Ahmed Ashraf, known by his social media moniker of Shumba Gong, is a self-declared supporter of the embattled vice president Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor. His last tweet believed to be sent just before his arrest read “Some ppl smashed my doors trying to come in. May Allah protect us all!” Police confirmed the arrest but did no

02 Nov, 2015

Families of political prisoners seek TNA response

The families of Tamil political prisoners have written to the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) seeking clarity on their stand on the Tamil prisoners. In a letter to TNA leader R. Sampanthan, the families of 217 Tamil political prisoners who launched a fast recently, have said they want to know the stand the TNA has taken with regards to the issue before November 7. President Maithripala Sirisena had assured a solution to the prisoners before November 7 which resulted in the prisoners suspending t

01 Nov, 2015

US envoy to Lanka notes importance of religious freedom

The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Atul Keshap noted the importance of religious freedom following a visit to a Hindu temple in Colombo. Keshap visited the Sri Ponnambalavaneswarar Temple in Colombo at the invitation of Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs D.M. Swaminathan, grandson of the temple?s founder, the US Embassy in Colombo said today. During the visit, Ambassador Keshap was privileged to receive sacred ?prasad? offerings from the Chief Priest. ?? ?Religio

31 Oct, 2015