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
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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
Empty classrooms: Sri Lanka schools re-open amid fears of more militant attacks
BATTICALOA/COLOMBO (Reuters) – State schools in Sri Lanka resumed classes on Monday amid tight security after the Easter Sunday bombings,Continue Reading
Indian Youth arrested for planning suicide attack in Kerala
The Hindu reports that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday said it had arrested a 29-year-old resident of PalakkadContinue Reading
SriLankan Airlines has 10 percent increase in cancellations, expects more: CEO
SriLankan Airlines’ chief executive Vipula Gunatilleka said on Monday that the carrier had a 10 percent increase in cancellations lastContinue Reading
Sri Lanka on alert for attacks by militants disguised in uniforms
(Reuters) – Sri Lankan security officials have warned that the Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday’s deadly suicide bombings were planningContinue Reading
