Muslims who die of the coronavirus in Sri Lanka could have their bodies flown to an island in the Maldives for burial, the Maldives’ foreign minister Abdullah Shahid announced on Twitter on Monday.
HNB ranked among Sri Lanka’s ‘Most Admired Companies’ for 3rd consecutive year
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MDEC, FITIS inks MoU to push Malaysian companies to Sri Lanka, SEA market
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CA Sri Lanka to transform SME business owners into successful entrepreneurs
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) last week kicked off a dynamic new initiative which aims to transform business owners in the SME sector into successful entrepreneurs …
Asia Today: Maldives considers burying Sri Lankan Muslims
The Maldives president’s office says it is discussing how to provide a “humane response” to a request from neighboring Sri Lanka to allow burials for Muslims who die …
Maldives Speaker reiterates invitation to bury COVID-19 victims in Maldives
Maldives Speaker of Parliament and former President, Mohamed Nasheed today reiterated an invitation that Sri Lankan Muslim COVID-19 victims can be buried in the Maldives. ..
Maldives considering President’s request to bury COVID-19 deceased Muslims in the Maldives
The Maldives Government says it is considering a request from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to facilitate Islamic funeral rites in the Maldives for Sri Lankan Muslims who have died from the COVID-19 …
Anger Grows In Sri Lanka Over Forced Muslim Virus Cremations
Outrage is mounting in Sri Lanka after at least 15 Muslim coronavirus victims, including a baby, were cremated against family wishes and in contravention of Islamic tradition. Health authorities in …
Swiss express regret over illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka
The Swiss government acknowledged Monday that authorities in the Alpine nation had failed to prevent the illegal adoptions of children from Sri Lanka up until the 1990s.In a statement, the government …
Swiss to investigate adoption system after scandal over Sri Lankan children
Switzerland said it will review possibly illegal adoptions of foreign children, three years after a scandal flared over allegations that some Sri Lankan child adoptees may have been stolen by …