SJB alleges move by Government to sell Sri Lanka’s airspace

CMAG to discuss Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka will feature prominently in an extraordinary meeting of a powerful grouping of Commonwealth nations with the muscle to suspend and expel Commonwealth member states from the organization, following a vote on a US backed resolution against Colombo that will be taken at the UN Human Rights Council?s 22nd Session. The Daily FT newspaper reported that the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) will hold an extraordinary meeting via teleconference, at the urging of Canada and another C

21 Mar, 2013

UK MP raises Lankan issue in parliament

British MP Simon Danczuk today raised the Sri Lankan issue in the British parliament including that of the murder of British national Khuram Shaikh in Tangalle on Christmas Day in 2011. The MP noted that Sri Lanka?s justice system is coming under more international scrutiny in the lead up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, which Sri Lanka is due to host this November. The MP, who visited Sri Lanka recently, said that while British Airways promotes Sri Lanka as its number one destin

20 Mar, 2013

Muslims demand an end to hate campaign

The Sri Lanka Muslim Council has written to President Mahinda Rajapaksa raising concerns regarding the recent incidents targeting Muslims in the country. In the letter, the Muslim Council says the Muslim community has recently been targeted by extreme Buddhist groups for virulent attacks of hate and abuse on the basis of religious beliefs and cultural practices and erroneous assumptions regarding the increase in our numbers. It says the groups who are targeting all minority religions have create

21 Mar, 2013