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Monks protest against attacks in India

A group of monks staged a protest outside the Indian High Commission in Colombo today against the attack on Sri Lankan monks in India. The monks demanded that the Indian government provide protection for Sri Lankan monks in southern India. Meanwhile addressing a press conference this morning, the National Sangha Council (Jathika Sangha Sammelanaya) called for a ban on Sri Lankans travelling to Tamil Nadu. The Venerable Dombagoda Sarananda thero said that the Sangha Council vehemently condemns th

19 Mar, 2013

Sri Lanka to respond to US resolution

Sri Lanka is to formally respond to a new US resolution on Sri Lanka tabled at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Spokesman Rodney Perera said that the government was studying the document and will respond to it when it is discussed at the Council, reports Xinhua. The US on Monday tabled the final version of the resolution at the 22nd session of the UNHRC in Geneva, with co-sponsors Austria, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy

19 Mar, 2013

Chennai police seek info on Lankan tourists

The police in Chennai have begun gathering information on Sri Lankan tourists arriving in the?area?following the recent attacks?targeting?Sri Lankan monks. The New Indian Express reported that the Indian police have decided to place armed guards in trains after a Sri Lankan monks was assaulted yesterday. The 31-year-old Buddhist monk was allegedly roughed up by a trio when he was about to alight from the Tamil Nadu Express train at the Chennai Central Railway Station. The monk made a complaint w

19 Mar, 2013