Easter Sunday terror attack: Sri Lankan parliamentary committee proposes burqa banÂ
Feb 22, 2020, at 09:49 am
Colombo/IBNS: In the wake of the terror attack in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday last year, a Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security in the country has proposed to immediately ban attire such as the burqa and suspend the registration of political parties on an ethnic and religious basis, media reports said.
Sri Lanka lifts 25-year ban on private helicopter flights from Colombo
Jan 17, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: In a bid to boost tourism, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday lifted a 25-year ban on the operation of helicopter flights by private operators from the heart of capital city of Colombo.
Sri Lanka aims to touch 6.5 per cent growth
Dec 16, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Colombo/UNI: The newly formed Sri Lankan government is aiming to log a 6.5 per cent or higher GDP growth and prioritise national security in the island-nation.
Sri Lanka to accelerate Colombo Port City project
Dec 08, 2019, at 07:51 pm
Colombo/UNI: The Sri Lankan government will accelerate the development of the Colombo Port City project built by China to ensure that it emerges as a new business hub in the island, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
Pakistan to widen cooperation with Sri Lanka
Dec 03, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Colombo/UNI: Pakistan is seeking to widen the scope of cooperation with Sri Lanka to include defence, trade and investment, tourism, and multi-industry capacity building.
Sri Lanka aims to increase investments from key markets including China
Dec 02, 2019, at 09:44 am
Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: Sri Lanka's new government will aim to increase investments from China and a few other leading markets next year in order to boost the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) sector and the economy of the island country, State Minister of Investment Promotion Keheliya Rambukwella was quoted in local media reports as saying here Monday
Gotabaya appoints both brothers to interim Cabinet
Nov 22, 2019, at 03:07 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday appointed both his brothers to interim Cabinet which is aimed to run the government until the next parliamentary election.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan President
Nov 18, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Colombo/UNI/IBNS: A day after he scripted victory in the polls, Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as the seventh Executive President of Sri Lanka on Monday.
Sri Lanka elects ex-Defence Chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa as its 7th President; swearing-in tomorrow
Nov 17, 2019, at 08:55 pm
Colombo/IBNS: Almost seven months after a series of bomb-blasts shook Sri Lanka, the island nation on Sunday elected former war-time defence chief Gotabaya Rajpaksa as its President. He will be sworn in as the seventh executive President of Sri Lanka on Monday.
Sri Lanka dedicated to addressing climate change: Parliament speaker
Oct 26, 2019, at 06:32 pm
Colombo/ Xinhua/UNI: Sri Lanka's parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said on Saturday that the country was dedicated to addressing climate change and taking all steps necessary to mitigate the crisis brought about by it.
Sri Lankan court rejects legal challenge over presidential candidate's citizenship
Oct 05, 2019, at 10:02 am
Colombo (Xinhua/UNI) A Sri Lankan court on Friday dismissed a legal case challenging presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Sri Lankan citizenship, thereby allowing him to contest the upcoming presidential polls.
Aug 27, 2019, at 09:50 am
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS): A United Nations human rights expert warned on Monday that Sri Lankan authorities must take urgent action to strengthen respect for freedom of religion or belief and address simmering ethno-religious tensions.
Aug 20, 2019, at 06:06 pm
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS):The appointment of Sri Lankan Lieutenant-General Shavendra Silva as Commander of the country’s army is deeply troubling, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a statement released on Monday, adding that the military leader had been given the role despite “serious allegations of gross violations of international human rights and humanitarian law against him and his troops during the war”.
All leading suspects for Easter attacks nabbed, says Sri Lanka President
Jun 26, 2019, at 07:45 pm
Colombo, Jun 26 (Xinhua): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Wednesday that he was satisfied with the security situation in the island country as all leading suspects involved in the Easter Sunday terror attacks had been apprehended or killed.
Bombing attacks in Sri Lanka hints new type of terrorism threat in south Asia: Ishwar Pokhrel
Jun 17, 2019, at 10:07 am
Kathmandu, June 17 (Xinhua/UNI) Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ishwar Pokhrel said that the bombing attacks in Sri Lanka in April had sent a clear and strong message that a new type of terrorism threat has arrived in South Asia.
Easter Bombings: Sri Lanka police bring five suspects back from Saudi Arabia
Jun 14, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Colombo, June 14 (IBNS): Sri Lankan security forces have brought back five suspects linked to the Easter Sunday attacks who were deported from Saudi Arabia, media reports said.
Asylum seekers in Sri Lanka fear for their safety, in wake of Easter Sunday terror attacks
Jun 01, 2019, at 07:33 am
New York, June 1 (IBNS): Since the suicide bombings in Sri Lanka on April 21, there have been concerns for the safety of refugees and asylum seekers living in the country: in the immediate aftermath, there were reports of refugees being targeted and forced from their homes by angry mobs threatening reprisals for the Easter Sunday attacks which targeted Christian churches, as well as upscale hotels.
At least 89 arrested in Sri Lanka over Easter bombings
May 21, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Colombo, May 21 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 89 suspects have been arrested over their alleged links to the Easter Sunday terror explosions which killed over 250 people and injured over 500 in Sri Lanka on April 21, the police said here Tuesday.
Sri Lanka calls for shared intelligence to eradicate terrorism
May 20, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Colombo, May 20 (Xinhua/UNI) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called on countries to join hands in sharing intelligence to deal with international terror threats, local media reported on Monday.
Sri Lanka bombings: Police arrest school principal, teacher
May 18, 2019, at 06:59 am
Colombo, May 18 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan police have arrested a school principal and a teacher for their alleged links to the local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ), media reports said on Saturday.
May 15, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, May 15 (IBNS): Growing instances of religious-based violence in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka have prompted two United Nations Special Advisers to call for an end to “hateful attacks” directed towards the country’s Muslim minority.
Sri Lanka violence: 2 people arrested
May 14, 2019, at 04:05 pm
Colombo, May 14 (IBNS): Amid reports of violence in Sri Lankan, police have arrested two people in connection with the incidents, media reports said.
Sri Lanka blocks social media temporarily to after attacks on mosques
May 13, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Colombo, May 13 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan government has banned social media platforms and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, temporarily after posts reportedly triggered anti-Muslim riots across several towns in the country, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: Police arrest Islamist preacher for inciting extremism on social media
May 13, 2019, at 09:11 am
Colombo, May 13 (IBNS): Sri Lankan security officials have arrested an Islamic preacher on charges of using social media platform to air extremist views, media reports said.
Sri Lankan catholic churches hold 1st Sunday mass since Easter deadly blasts- Reports
May 12, 2019, at 11:13 pm
Colombo, May 12 (Sputnik/UNI) Sri Lankan Catholic churches held their first regular Sunday mass since the Easter Sunday bombings, in which over 250 people were killed on April 21, local media reported.
Lanka not yet free of global terrorism, warns PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
May 08, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Colombo, May 8 (UNI) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that despite restored normalcy due to the swift government action after the church attacks, the threats of global terrorism were not over in the country.
Sri Lankan president says 56 suspects linked to Easter explosions in custody
May 07, 2019, at 10:43 pm
Colombo, May 7 (Xinhua): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday said that 56 suspects linked to the Easter Sunday terror explosions were in police custody.
Sri Lankan official says all those involved in Easter Sunday attacks have been arrested or killed
May 07, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Colombo, May 7 (IBNS): Acting Inspector General of Sri Lankan Police C.D. Wickremaratne on on Monday said all those, who were involved in the recent terror attacks in the Island Nation on Easter Sunday, have been identified and all of them were either arrested or killed.
SA, Qatar groups should stop financing Muslim extremists in SL'
May 07, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Colombo, May 7 (UNI) General Secretary of the SLFP and former minister Dayasiri Jayasekara has made an appeal to Saudi Arabia and Qatar to not let extremist groups in their countries to finance Muslim fundamentalists in Sri Lanka like National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ), who carried out the Easter Sunday carnage.
Sri Lanka: 'All blast suspects killed or arrested'
May 07, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Colombo, May 7 (UNI): Sri Lanka's security authorities have either killed or arrested all those responsible for the Easter suicide bombings that left 257 people dead, according to the police chief.