buddhist Archives - Ceylon Independent

8Mar

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LOCAL, Main Story

Maithri admitted to saving Gotabaya

By Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne Some analysts say the power struggle between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ended with both being badly bruised, but the conflict also exposed the limitations of their long-term political strategies. It gave in to the hands of Sinhala Buddhist racism a bogus victory to arouse Sinhala plebeians and create violence in the country. However, people cannot easily forget that in the run-up to the 10 February Local Government elections the differences within the Yahapalana coalition deepened and Maithri declared that his Government was more corrupt than the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime. In sharp contrast, Ranil desisted from criticizing the junior coalition partner and even moved to rein-in his United National Party (UNP...

Law and Order Minister commends tri-forces and police for swiftly controlling the Gintota situation

6Dec

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LOCAL

Law and Order Minister commends tri-forces and police for swiftly controlling the Gintota situation

Sri Lanka's Law and Order and Southern Development Minister praised the tri-forces and police for their commitment to neutralize the tensions and swiftly bring the Gintota situation under control. The Law and Order Minister said in parliament today that the restive situation in Gintota was controlled as a result of the responsible actions taken by the police and armed forces. Responding to a question raised by MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake last week, the Minister said statements have been obtained from 134 people who were injured and whose properties were damaged and a report on property damage has been prepared. At no point the Police and Special Task Force personnel have been removed from the area and a police post has been established in the same place where the clashes were erup...

Sri Lankan Prime Minister visits restive southern coastal town hit by Buddhist-Muslim communal violence

20Nov

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LOCAL

Sri Lankan Prime Minister visits restive southern coastal town hit by Buddhist-Muslim communal violence

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (Nov 19) visited the southern coastal town of Gintota in Galle district where clashes between the Buddhist and Muslim communities erupted injuring four people and resulting in damages to properties. Meeting with the affected people, the Prime Minister said the police have been instructed to strictly enforce the law against the people inciting violence and damaging properties regardless of their status. The Prime Minister inspected several houses and shops damaged by the clashes and discussed the situation with both Sinhala and Muslim residents. Home Affairs Minister and Galle District UNP leader Vajira Abeywardena, Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayake and Parliamentarian Wijaypala Hettiarachchi were also participated in the ...

Committee appointed to prevent recurrences of communal clashes

19Nov

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LOCAL

Committee appointed to prevent recurrences of communal clashes

A special discussion was held in Galle yesterday (Nov 18) between people in the Gintota area, security divisions, both Buddhist and Muslim religious leaders and people's representatives. The meeting was presided by Minister of Home Affairs Vajira Abeywardena. The occurrence of minor damages to properties at several places due to the clashes have been reported. The attention was focused on the discussion to pay compensation to the affected. A committee comprising religious leaders and people representatives have been appointed to prevent the recurrence of such communal clashes. Minister Abeywardena said that the people of the country may think that the problem still exists because of imposing the night time curfew again. But the curfew has been imposed to strengthen the peace in th...

Pakistan President stresses enhancing cooperation with Sri Lanka in diverse sectors

31Oct

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Business

Pakistan President stresses enhancing cooperation with Sri Lanka in diverse sectors

Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain has said that Sri Lanka is the closest friend of Pakistan and stressed the need to further enhance trade relations between the two countries. The President said this when High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka Maj. Gen. (R) Shahid Ahmed Hashmat called on him at Aiwan-e-sadr in Islamabad on Tuesday. The President emphasized that maximum cooperation must be extended to Sri Lanka in the field of investment and Sri Lankan investors should be encouraged to invest in Pakistan so that relations between the both countries can be further strengthened. President Hussain underlined that followers of all religions enjoy complete freedom in Pakistan, therefore, attention should be paid on promoting religious tourism between Pakistan and Sr...