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Sri Lanka orders relocation of mosque – Dambulla

  Move comes after Buddhist monks said structure had been built illegally in an area sacred to their religion.     The Sri Lankan government has ordered a mosque be relocated after Buddhist monks threatened to demolish it because they said the 50-year-old structure had been built illegally in an area sacred to Buddhists. The order came on Sunday, two …

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UNHRC and After What’s instore for Sri Lanka By Latheef Farook

A worrisome question on the minds of Sri Lankans is ‘Is the United States sponsored UNHRC resolution ‘calling’ Sri Lanka to implement the LLRC recommendations a prelude to US-Indian military designs on the island? Toss the US strategy for world domination as demonstrated in its PNAC (Plan for New American Century) along with its obsession with China into the equation …

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Muslims stood by the President – Faizer Nadira Gunatilleke

  Sri Lanka thanks all Muslim countries which supported the country at the UNHRC sessions in Geneva by voting against the resolution and by abstaining from voting. President Mahinda Rajapaksa is a true and long time friend of Islamic nations, Technology and Research Deputy Minister Faizer Mustapha told the Daily News yesterday.   Mustapha said that 15 countries voted against …

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Message from Geneva, Know your sincere friends By Latheef Farook

In times of crisis in Sri Lanka, Muslims countries have always come to the island’s rescue with no strings attached. This friendly gesture was demonstrated once again by Muslim countries when they voted against the US sponsored United Nations Human Rights Council resolution against Sri Lanka. While the European countries as a whole sided with the US, almost every Muslim …

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Sri Lanka thanks Kingdom for UN vote By RIYADH: MD RASOOLDEEN

  Sri Lanka thanked the Kingdom and other GCC countries for voting in her favor at the UN summit for human rights held in Geneva on Thursday. The United States brought a resolution before the UN rights council urging Sri Lanka’s government to investigate allegations of human rights abuses and to seek reconciliation. The island’s Industry and Commerce Minister Rishath …

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