`At a time when certain extremist elements are attempting to distance the long bonded historical relationship between Sinhala and the Muslim communities the Muslim countries overwhelmingly supported Sri Lanka at the 22nd Sessions of UNHRC held in Geneva, states Deputy Investment Promotion Minister President`s Counsel Faiszer Musthapha in a statement.

Following is the statement: `It is unfortunate that the UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka has failed to focus on the post-conflict development of the country particularly in the

Sri Lankan traders and business organizations will stage a peaceful protest today urging the government to take immediate actions to stop anti-Muslim campaigns, maintain law and order and promote communal harmony.

The nationwide protest is organized by Muslim Rights Organization (MRO) to mobilize public support against hate campaigns carried out by Bodu Bala Sena, an extremist Buddhist group, and Jathika Hela Urumaya, a party in the ruling coalition.

The Muslim community in Sri Lanka has appealed to President Mahind

Sri Lankans forced to vacate college hostels due to student protests in Tamil Nadu (TN), are looking for alternate accommodation in private homes—and not always finding it easy.
One Sri Lankan student from an Arts college in Chennai, yesterday approached an Indian family for paid lodging. She was turned way as she was Sri Lankan. She was also informed that another Sri Lankan student who lived there had been asked to vacate the previous day.
“It doesn’t seem to be dying down,” she said, requesting that he

Sri Lankan traders and business organizations will stage a peaceful protest today urging the government to take immediate actions to stop anti-Muslim campaigns, maintain law and order and promote communal harmony.
The nationwide protest is organized by Muslim Rights Organization (MRO) to mobilize public support against hate campaigns carried out by Bodu Bala Sena, an extremist Buddhist group, and Jathika Hela Urumaya, a party in the ruling coalition.
The Muslim community in Sri Lanka has appealed to President Mahinda Rajapaksa

The Joint Government and Private Sector Trade Union Alliance (JGPSTUA) yesterday warned they would collect signatures, to a public petition, opposite the Fort Railway station, against increasing the price of electricity.

Convener of the JGPSTUA Saman Ratnapriya said that by increasing the electricity tariff the government would only be burdening the public even more.

Ratnapriya said a power tariff hike would also increase the prices of other consumables and export items. A unit of electricity would be increased from

Commenting on the possible consequences of the US-backed resolution adopted at the UNHCR Dr. Mahanamahewa said there was no threat at present from the resolution since a considerable time period was given for the recommendations to be implemented. He said when the text was analysed it was very ‘soft’ as terms such as “urge”, “note”, “welcome” and “request” were used, which implied that they were not a must.

While highlighting a dangerous aspect of the Resolution, the H

Sri Lanka will not be shaken by resolutions that are passed in Geneva, and the dramas created by New York and Chennai, Minister of Construction Wimal Weerawansa said.

Speaking at Deyata Kirula exhibition in Ampara on Saturday (23) Mr. Weerawansa said that the Sri Lankan community which was nourished by Buddhism is more powerful than the imperialists. He said the UNHRC had forgotten how the LTTE separatists violated human rights during the war killing scores of people by bombing busses using suicide bombers.

With Sri Lanka facing conflict after conflict and conflicts within conflicts, our leaders and others need to turn around to the hallowed middle path of conflict resolution before another calamity like the engulfs us.

This middle path of dialogue needs a paradigm shift or a change of perception. Whether it be a racial, religious or socio-economic conflict, all parties concerned need to be aware that their perception of the issue or issues is always relative and never absolute. Our small human minds do not

An investigation is underway into a journalist from a television channel who had covered the final stages of the war in 2009 and has later supplied the video material to groups overseas carrying out a campaign against the government.

The army media unit quoted President Mahinda Rajapaksa as saying that the media had unrestricted access to cover the military operations in the north.

"At a time when certain extremist elements are attempting to distance the long bonded historical relationship between Sinhala and the Muslim communities the Muslim countries overwhelmingly supported Sri Lanka at the 22nd Sessions of UNHRC held in Geneva, states Deputy Investment Promotion Minister President's Counsel Faiszer Musthapha in a statement.