Sri Lanka police arrest 81 suspects including the mastermind over the anti-Muslim clashes
Police Media Spokesman Superintendent of Police Ruwan Gunasekara says that 81 suspects, who instigated communal clashes in the central Kandy…
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OIC calls upon government to take immediate action to protect Muslims in Sri Lanka
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), yesterday expressed serious concern at the repeated incidents of violence by extremist mobs against…
Violators under state of emergency can be imprisoned for life – Police spokesman
Police spokesman Superintendent of Police Ruwan Gunasekara says that offenders under the state of emergency can be imprisoned for up…
Opposition Leader criticizes inaction of law enforcement authorities regarding communal violence
Sri Lanka’s Leader of Opposition and the Leader of main Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthan seriously questioned…
MR’s group linked to racial violence?
Intelligence units it is learnt have found that certain groups including several police officers with close links to former President…
Sri Lanka PM urges people to act wisely and not to become victims of communalism
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe making a special statement urged all citizens of the country to act patiently, wisely…
Government to pay compensation for lives and property damaged due to communal clashes
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the government will take immediate action to compensate for the lives lost and property…
Sri Lanka state of emergency must respect human rights – Amnesty
The Sri Lankan authorities must respect human rights under the state of emergency that was declared today, Amnesty International has…
Govt. declares state of emergency
President enacts state of emergency for seven days after Cabinet meeting PM condemns violence in P’ment, says clashes triggered by political ideologies, offers compensation One…
Minister Bathiudeen calls for peace, unity in Kandy
The Minister of industry and Commerce and Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Rishad Bathiudeen has called for a…