Sri Lanka was to inform in writing to the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday about its decision to allow the burial of Muslim Covid-19 victims, Daily Mirror learns. The Government decided to reverse its mandatory cremation policy based on recommendations by the technical committee of …

The gazette on allowing the burials of COVID-19 deceased has been sent to the department of government printing, minister S.M. Chandrasena has said. He said that health minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi had conveyed this matter during a party leaders meeting held on Thursday. “The technical committee has declared that the bodies …

Does Al-Qur’an Encourage Violence?

வறுமை காரணமாக மேலதிக டியூஷன் வகுப்புக்களில் பங்கு பற்ற முடியாத மாணவர்கட்க ளுக்கு நிதி உதவியினை வழங்க World Forum For Sri Lankan Muslims (WFSLM) உத்ததேசித்துள்ளது. இந்த நிதி உதவி Combined Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology ஆகிய பாடங்களில் தமிழ் மொழி மூலம் மேலதிக ஒன்லைன் டியூஷன் வகுப்புக்களில் பங்கு பற்றுவதற்கானதாகும். மேலதிக விபரங்க ளுக்கும், விண்ணப்பப்பத்திரத்திற்கும் பின்வரும் மின்னஞ்சல் (email) மூலம் தொடர்பு கொள்ளவும்: …

Sri Lanka has categorically rejected the conclusions and recommendations in the UN High Commissioner’s Report. Foreign Affairs Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said the recommendations are based on ill-founded allegations. “This is in complete violation of Article 2 (7) of the Charter of the UN that states: “Nothing contained in the present …

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has vowed to support judicial proceedings in other countries against perpetrators of grave human rights violations in Sri Lanka, after the Government had effectively closed the door to achieving justice locally for alleged war time abuses. In her statement to the 46th …

She clutches her shawadi to her bosom, cradling it as if it were the most precious thing she has.  “Thangachi..”, I gently call her. She doesn’t respond. I see her hands tighten around her shawadi with clenched fists that show her knuckles white. She rocks herself, I’m not sure if …