Muslim civil society and Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister discuss various issues

Assassins of Moratuwa monk found dead

The police said they had found the?assassins?of a monk in Moratuwa dead with bullet wounds in Bandaragama today. Sujith Gunaratna and R. Randima were wanted over the murder of the monk last night. A search operation had been launched last night to locate the suspects but their bodies were found in Bandaragama with bullet wounds. The police media unit said that the Mount Lavinia police and Moratuwa police are investigating the incident. The monk in Moratuwa was stabbed to death during the late ho

04 Feb, 2013

Bangladeshi, Myanmar nationals detained in Mirihana

The 138 Bangladeshi and Myanmar nationals have been ordered to be detained at the Mirihana police detention center. According to the police media unit, the order was given by the Akaraipattu Magistrate. The Magistrate had ordered that they be remanded till Friday and be detained at the Mirihana special detention center. In a 20-hour search and rescue operation, the Navy had rescued the 138 Bangladeshi and Myanmar nationals after their overcrowded wooden vessel began to sink in the seas 50 nautic

04 Feb, 2013

Aussie opposition tells Gillard to work with Sri Lanka

The Australian opposition coalition wants the Australian government led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard?to work more closely with Sri Lankan authorities to rein in asylum-seekers, including helping to equip its navy to intercept more than the present 50 per cent of people-smuggling boats before they set off. According to The Australian newspaper, Australian opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Julie Bishop has returned from a fact-finding week in Sri Lanka, leading a team that included opposit

03 Feb, 2013