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  RIYADH: The first batch of Sri Lankan pilgrims arrived at the Haj Terminal in Jeddah on Thursday evening. Ambassador Ahmed A. Jawad, Consul General Adam Bawa Uthumalebbe and officials from the Lankan consulate in Jeddah received them. At the Colombo airport, the pilgrims were seen off by senior minister in charge of Sri Lankan Haj operations Abdul Hameed Mohamed …

  Predator and Reaper drones 'hit by mysterious keylogger virus' Infection thought have spread via crews' removable hard drives Fears tracking logs may be on public internet and available to terrorists Drone use has been suspended while security specialists investigate Experts at Nevada base believe virus is most likely accidental malware Drones have killed more than 2,000 people since Obama …

  Sept 28, Colombo: From next month, visitors to Sri Lanka including transit passengers will have to apply for travel authorization online prior to their travel to the country, the government announced Wednesday.     Sri Lanka's Immigration and Emigration Department announced today that a system called "Electronic Travel Authorization – ETA" will be introduced on September 30 to grant …

President Mahinda ensured the safety of Muslims in the Eastern Province – says Minister Dallas Alahapperuma It was President Mahinda Rajapaksa who ensured of the safety of the Muslims living in the Eastern Province and if he did not become the President in 2005 the fate of the Eastern province Muslims would have been similar to what happened to the …

All those who love Sri Lanka are its children and it is my only wish that everyone has equal rights and enjoys dignity, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing a gathering of the Muslim community at Environment Deputy Minister Abdul Cader’s residence in Kandy yesterday. The President also noted that although there are some evil forces who attempt to rouse ill-feeling …