Local Issues

Muslim MPs representing the community in the country’s parliament have created an utter disappointment for the entire community by their deafening silence plus by some MPs even shouting down MPs belonging to another minority community speaking on their behalf. It is highly laudable despite having their own grievances they elected to speak on behalf of the Muslim minority on what …

  Hundreds of articles have been written in all three languages during the past few months analysing from every possible angle the United States sponsored United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution against Sri Lanka on alleged human rights violations during the final days of the government’s war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam-LTTE.   However there was hardly …

  Buddhist priests should follow the teaching of Lord Buddha and act accordingly; they should not create disunity among communities but unite them and teach the lay people what is good and bad said Nugegoda Magistrate Ajith M. Marasinghe when the hearing regarding the attack on Fashionbug at Papiliyana was heard today (2nd). The Magistrate made these observations addressing the …

  The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka urges the President to take decisive action by publicly condemning the hate campaign agaisnt Muslims. Sending a letter to Mahinda Rajapaksa, president of the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka N.M. Ameen urges President to instruct the police to take necessary action to stop incidents of harassment against minorities and their businesses. We publish …

  (Asiantribune.com): Bodu Bala Sena has agreed to make public announcement that – ‘Bodu Bala Sena will be in no way responsible for creating a situation of religious discrimination in this country. Mr. Dilantha Witharanage This was agreed upon by Mr. Dilantha Wirharnage, the coordinator and the only lay committee member of the Bodu Bala Sena. Chief of Bhodu Bala Sena …