Muslims in Sri Lanka are outraged over the forced cremation of a 20-day-old COVID-19 victim last week against the family’s wishes, the latest in more than a dozen such cremations in the …
Maldives COVID burial plan ‘will marginalise Sri Lankan Muslims’
Colombo, Sri Lanka/Male, Maldives – A United Nations human rights expert has denounced Maldives’s announcement it was considering burials for Sri Lankan Muslims who die of COVID-19, saying such a move …
Sri Lankan, Chinese conglomerates join to invest international finance centre in Colombo Port City
Prominent conglomerates from Sri Lanka and China on Thursday signed a landmark agreement to commence the first large scale investment in the multi-billion-dollar port city project in capital Colombo …
Sri Lankan, Chinese conglomerates join to invest international finance centre in Colombo Port City
Prominent conglomerates from Sri Lanka and China on Thursday signed a landmark agreement to commence the first large scale investment in the multi-billion-dollar port city project in capital Colombo …
Dav Whatmore appointed Nepal cricket head coach
Dav Whatmore, who guided Sri Lanka to victory in the 50-overs World Cup in 1996, has been named head coach of Nepal’s national team. “Dav is extremely keen to take on this new challenge, as he …
Dav Whatmore appointed Nepal head coach with eye on 2022 T20 World Cup
Nepal have appointed Dav Whatmore as head coach of the national side. The former Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Zimbabwe coach will have Raunak Bahadur Malla as general manager, while Binod Kumar …
MoU inked to push Malaysian companies to Sri Lanka, SEA market
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) to facilitate Malaysian companie …
MCC discontinues USD 480 million compact with Sri Lanka
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has decided to discontinue the proposed compact of USD 480 million with Sri Lanka …
Racial tensions erupt in Sri Lanka as Muslim pandemic victims cremated
The leader of Sri Lanka has been accused of stoking racial tension by insisting that the remains of some Muslims be deported overseas for burial.Critics of President Rajapaksa claim that he is …
Learn From Sri Lanka: Defence Chief’s Advice To Nepal On Pacts With China
Nepal ties as “tall as the Himalayas and as deep as the Indian Ocean,” Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said India’s goodwill towards its neighbour comes with “no strings …