- 16 March 2018
Sri Lanka president's office confirms militant monk in Tokyo meeting
In an obvious bid to diffuse opposition to affiliation with an extremist Buddhist monk, Sri Lanka president's office has confirmed that the two had met in Tokyo. Rejecting suggestions............
- 14 March 2018
Sirisena shocks expat Sri Lankans in Japan with extremist monk in Tokyo
Expatriate Sri Lankans in Japan were in a shock to see President Maithripala Sirisena in the company of an extremist Buddhist monk who leads an outfit implicated in recent anti-Muslim......
- 06 March 2018
Sri Lanka forced to declare emergency following anti-Muslim violence
An island-wide state of emergency has been declared by Sri Lanka president following two days of anti-Muslim riots in the central hill country. The new emergency measure has been announced while......
- 27 February 2018
Muslims flee eastern Sri Lanka town following Sinhala mob attack
Leading ruling party politicians in eastern Sri Lanka say that several Muslim families have fled the eastern town of Ampara due to police inaction following anti-Muslim mob violence in the Sinhala dominated area. Police said..........
- 07 March 2018
Anti Muslim terror spreads while Sri Lanka government blocks social media
Mosques were attacked and property set ablaze by Sinhala mobs in the picturesque hill country of SriLanka for the fifth day of anti-Muslim terror while armed troops looked on. Following........
- 06 March 2018
Continuing attacks fuel fears of anti Muslim violence spreading in Sri Lanka
Muslim and civil society leaders in Sri Lanka fear violence against the minority community that raised its ugly head twice within a week spreading to other areas of the island, largely due........
- 21 February 2018
No disciplinary action against ‘slit throat’ brigadier summoned to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has confirmed that no disciplinary action will be taken against a military diplomat who threatened Tamil protesters in London with death. Defence attaché Defence attaché Brigadier Priyanka Fernando..............
