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Sri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 Islamic schools
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close more than 1,000 Islamic schools known as madrassas, citing national security. Minister of Public Security…
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Sri Lanka has become Chinese colony, says ex-President Kumaratunga
Colombo: Sri Lanka has become a colony of China and trade unionists and others, who vehemently opposed a recent deal with India, but have not said a word in protest against Beijing…
- World
BJP cannot form political entity in Sri Lanka: Election Commission chief
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa on Monday shot down reports of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation, saying the…
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Sri Lanka cancels Parliament sessions due to spike in COVID cases
Colombo: Sri Lanka has cancelled next week’s Parliament sessions following a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in capital Colombo and increased risk of community-level transmission, officials said on Thursday. Assistant…
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The inaugural season of SLPL to start on November 14
Colombo: The inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) T20 tournament will be held from November 14 to December 6, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement. The tournament was…
- Business
SriLankan Airlines named world’s most punctual
Colombo: SriLankan Airlines, the flag carrier of the island nation, has been named the ‘World’s Most Punctual Airline’ for the second consecutive time with over 90 per cent of its flights in…
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UAE-based Indian couple narrowly escaped SL attacks
DUBAI: A Dubai-based Indian couple narrowly escaped the blast at Colombos Cinnamon Grand hotel, which was one of the eight targets of the April 21 serial bombings in Sri Lanka, the media…
- World
6 children among 15 dead as Sri Lanka forces raids on ISIS hideout
COLOMBO: Fifteen people including six children died in a battle between Sri Lankan security forces and suicide bombers who blew themselves up in the latest fallout from the Easter attacks, police said…
- India
2 JDS party workers killed in Colombo, confirms HD Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday confirmed that two Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) workers had lost their lives in Sri Lanka while five others were missing in the coordinated bomb…
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Sri Lanka’s Test captain arrested for drunk driving
London: Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka’s Test captain was arrested for alleged drunk driving in Colombo on Sunday morning. As per the police, the injured driver has sustained minor injuries and Karunaratne has…
