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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 …

The Muslim Heritage of Eastern Sri Lanka edited by S.H.M.Jameel and Asiff Hussein is a record of the traditional society, lifestyle and culture of the Muslims of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The Muslims of Sri Lanka have a rich heritage and this is no better seen than in the Eastern Province which has the highest concentration of Muslims …

The police is to strictly impose the law against every person travelling in the driving seat or the front passenger seat in motor vehicles with English number plates who fails to wear their seat belts with effect from October 1.    The penalty for not wearing the seat belt would be a first conviction fine not less than Rs.1,000 and …

Western Province Governor and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) veteran Alavi Moulana warned today that  Minister Mervyn Silva would face major problems if he tried to stop the animal sacrifices that will be performed by the Muslim community on the eve of the Haj festival. “If Minister Mervyn Silva who prevented the ritualistic animal sacrifice at a temple in Chilaw …

  President Mahinda Rajapaksa's gesture to invite student Naleem Zaky Ahamed to Temple Trees was commended by the Principal, teachers and students of Kekirawa Muslim Maha Vidyalaya in Anuradhapura yesterday. Ahamed obtained 195 marks at the recent Year Five scholarship examination. According to a spokesman for the Examinations Department, Naleem Ahamed became Sri Lanka's first Muslim student to obtain 195 marks …