Hardline Buddhist groups likely to blame for anti-Muslim attacks- Sri Lanka Ministers
COLOMBO (Reuters with MDWLive! Update) – Sri Lanka said on Wednesday that hardline Buddhist groups were likely to blame for aContinue Reading
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Deaths reported in Sri Lanka anti-Muslim riots
Mobs slashed to death a Sri Lankan Muslim man while unverified reports say there maybe two more deaths, despite aContinue Reading
Sri Lanka imposes new curfew as mosques attacked
KINIYAMA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Sri Lanka widened a curfew on Monday after attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned businesses in theContinue Reading
Harassment and Discrimination of Muslims widespread after Easter Attacks- HR Commission
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) is receiving complaints from Muslims about widespread harassment tied to “cultural misunderstandings,Continue Reading
Muslims afraid, resentful as ethnic divide deepens in Sri Lanka
RATHMALYAYA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – N.K. Masliya says she has been visiting a neighborhood clinic in the northwestern Sri Lankan villageContinue Reading
Sri Lanka army chief says threat of more ’extremist militant attacks’ contained
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s army commander Mahesh Senanayake said the threat of more extremist militant attacks through IS terror organizationContinue Reading
Employee of IT Firm Virtusa Arrested in Sri Lanka Over Suspected Links to Attacks
COLOMBO — Sri Lankan police on Friday said they had arrested an employee of information technology services company Virtusa CorpContinue Reading
Qatar urges Saudi to remove hajj obstacles to its citizens
Doha (AFP) – Qatar has urged Saudi Arabia to remove “obstacles and restrictions” for its residents wishing to perform theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Muslim community leaders say unnecessary culture of fear propagated by certain media groups
Sri Lanks’s Muslim community leaders said that Muslims in Sri Lanka were being targeted and harassed and urged citizens notContinue Reading
Sri Lanka April tourist arrivals slide after Easter bombings
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka tumbled 7.5 percent in April from a year ago, as travelers shunnedContinue Reading
