41 bodies recovered, dozens more feared dead in Pakistan plane crash
More than 40 bodies have been recovered after a Pakistani plane crashed with nearly 100 people on board in theContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka scraps $40mn cricket stadium on advice of top players
AFP•May 21, 2020 Sri Lanka’s prime minister Thursday scrapped plans for a $40 million cricket stadium after local legends ofContinue Reading
Election commission says Sri Lanka poll not possible in June
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s independent elections commission said Wednesday it cannot hold parliamentary elections on June 20Continue Reading
Mandatory cremations of COVID-19 victims an act of institutionalised Islamophobia- Prominent US scholar
Omar Suleiman the prominent Islamic scholar based in US says Sri Lanka’s decision to make cremations mandatory for COVID-19 victimsContinue Reading
#India to resume domestic flights in ‘calibrated manner’ from May 25
Domestic flights across India will resume operations starting May 25, Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Puri said. This willContinue Reading
Iran reports 2,102 new virus cases, highest in over month
Iran on Friday reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections in more than a month as it warned ofContinue Reading
Facebook apologizes for role in 2018 Sri Lanka violence
Facebook Inc.’s lack of a serious response to signs of abuse on its platform in Sri Lanka may have helped stokeContinue Reading
Shanghai Disneyland re-opens after three-month closure due to coronavirus
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co reopened its Shanghai Disneyland park on Monday to a reduced number of visitors, endingContinue Reading
South Korea warns of second wave of infections as cases tick up
KEY POINTS South Korea on Sunday warned of a second wave of cases as a new cluster formed around aContinue Reading
ACJU refutes endorsing burying ashes after cremation of COVID19 deaths, makes fresh appeal for burial
The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) has written to the Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe refuting claimsContinue Reading
