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Thousands of Sri Lankans have rallied to condemn a United Nations resolution that calls on the government to look into alleged war crimes during the last days of the country's civil war. The protesters, mainly Muslims from all the villages of Sri lanka, wearing white shirt and white cap, who were joined by other Professional Associations, paraded along Galle Road …

59th Annual General Meeting of Ceylon Muslim Scholarship Fund was held on 11th March 2012 at 47/2A, Fredrica Road, Colombo 6. Mr S.H.M.Jameel presided. The following items as per the notice convening the meeting took place. Minutes of the last AGM was read and adopted Chairman's report was read Audited accounts for the year 2010/2011 was adopted The following were …

In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama and the Sri Lanka Jama'ath-E-Islami, while condemning the allegations of human rights violations against Sri Lanka by the US, urge all member countries to stand by Sri Lanka in this regard. The full text: "We believe that you are well aware of the prevalent peaceful …

Dharma Sri Abeyratne Rasika Somarathna and Nimal Wijesinghe in Anuradhapura Sri Lanka celebrated the 64th anniversary of gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1948 with pomp and pageantry in the sacred and ancient city of Anuradhapura, under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday. The day’s events not only symbolized the freedom gained from the administrative, economic and …

The United States has confirmed publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor long suspected of collecting vital evidence before the assassination of Osama bin Laden was indeed working for them. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told 60 Minutes on CBS, in a profile to be broadcast today, that Shakil Afridi helped provide proof that the compound in Abbottabad to …