Author: Peter Koenig Courtesy  NEO  New Eastern Outlook Sri Lanka, Easter Sunday, 21 April 2019: More than half a dozen bomb blasts shook the country killing from 250 to more than 350 people. Depending on who counts, the death toll varies. The devastation took place in in several catholic churches and luxury hotels. Other explosions, […]

Sarath Bulathsinghala Those who forget the past are condemned to relive it” – Santayana Sri Lankan nation is horror struck and deeply saddened by the Easter Sunday carnage. Hundreds of innocent people mostly Christians and others foreigners, were murdered in the most gruesome of ways – by bombings. In the other modes of killings there […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE TNA Sambandan, Sumathiran, LTTE Diaspora are rejoicing the events of Good Friday.  Whilst Tamil Tigers aim to destroy Buddhism, its counter-part Muslims are aiming to destroy Christianity.  Though these two groups are in two diversely different camps, their ultimate objective would be to cripple Sri Lanka so that the small […]

sunil vijaya The proliferation of swords and other weapons clearly tell a story which shows the characteristics of primitive warfare.  why don’t the security forces analyse further this threat! why use swords unless they want to chop people in mass numbers going into crowded places in battalions.    This development is as dangerous as suicide […]

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Sri Lanka News මධ්‍යම පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාර මෛත්‍රී ගුණරත්න මහතා අද (30) බොදු බල සේනා මහ ලේකම් රාජකීය පණ්ඩිත ගලගොඩඅත්තේ ඥානසාර හිමි බැහැ දැකීම සඳහා වැලිකඩ බන්ධනාගාරය වෙත පැමිණෙන ලදි. එහිදී මාධ්‍ය අමතමින් ඔහු දැක්වූ අදහස්…. ඥානසාර ස්වාමින් වහන්සේටත් මාව හම්බෙන්න ඕනි වෙලා තිබුනා. මටත් ඕනා වෙලා තිබ්බා ස්වාමින් වහන්සේ මුණගැහෙන්න. ඒකයි ස්වාමින්වහන්සේ බැහැ දකින්න පැමිණියේ. […]

Good Catholic In one simple quote, Sister Joan Chittister, O.S.B. sums up the hypocrisy of many in the ‘pro-life’ movement: “I do not believe that just because you’re opposed to abortion, that that makes you pro-life. In fact, I think in many cases, your morality is deeply lacking if all you want is a child born […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita and Cyril Wimalasurendre Courtesy The Island More than 60 persons were arrested yesterday along with a large number of weapons, the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) propaganda material and clothes similar to military uniform during search operations carried out by Police, STF and the tri-forces in several parts of the country, according to […]

Courtesy dnaindia.com Citing a ban on the burqa in Sri Lanka after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamna’ on Wednesday demanded the imposition of a similar ban in India.  Citing Sri Lanka blast Shiv Sena calls for burqa ban in ‘Ram’s land’, NDA ally RPI disagrees Citing a ban on the burqa […]

Yohan Perera Courtesy The Daily Mirror There is a possible linkage between Eastern Province Governor M. L. A. M. Hisbullah to Batticaloa Campus Private Ltd., which has been identified as a sharia university, UNP MP Ashu Marasinghe charged today.  Dr. Marasinghe is a member of the parliamentary oversight committee on education and higher education.  He […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Girls too young to understand the essence of religion adorn the Nikab. Some forced due to cultural imposition, and others too young to know why. Madrasas spread across the island ignore history, art culture, literature and theology which form the core of religious education.  Instead the focus is on rituals and […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The British Government has consistently made clear its unreserved determination to fight the scourge of terrorism, the British High Commission (BHC) in Colombo said today. Issuing a statement following reports that suggest that His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith might have questioned the UK’s commitment to the fight against terrorism, the BHC said the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Security forces are continuing to carry out island-wide search operations to ensure the security of the country following the Easter Day attacks. Mullaitivu police stated that 09 walkie-talkies generally used by security forces and clothing similar to Army uniforms among other items have been found in a luxury hotel under construction in the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Four oceanic scientists were among the six Chinese nationals killed during the Easter Sunday bomb blasts in Sri Lanka, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said. The deceased included Li Jian, 38, and Pan Wenliang, 35, who were senior engineers at the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences […]

Courtesy Adaderana The police, based on a tip-off by the residents of Polpithigama, Kurunegala, have managed to find a Singapore-manufactured hand grenade near the Moragollagama railway station. Subsequently, the bomb disposal squad of the Sri Lanka Navy disarmed the bomb, stated the Police. Meanwhile, a special operation carried out by intelligence officers on a tip-off […]

Courtesy Adaderana Badulla Police have inspected a house 12 feet away from the Badulla prison, today (01), and had managed to discover a suspicious ongoing construction within the house. Ada Derana reporter states that 5 persons have been taken into the custody of the police for questioning. The construction was made 12 feet deep from […]

Courtesy Adaderana Just three days after Sri Lanka issued a ban on all face coverings in the wake of Easter Sunday terror attacks, a regional party in India affiliated to Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has openly called for banning face masks and the burqa.  Maharashtra’s Shiv Sena party, which is known for its parochial […]

Courtesy Adaderana Speaking at a foreign media interview, Kishu Gomes, the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, stated that the Easter Day attacks are a blow in the economy at large, not just tourism industry. However, the Chairman says that when considering other tourist destinations which also received similar attacks in similar incidents […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka Army has uncovered explosives and weapons during an operation conducted in the Mallar area in Samanthurai this morning (01), stated Ada Derana reporter. When inspecting an abandoned land plot in Mallar, 20 pistol ammunition, 08 bullets, an Army uniform, and a belt have been discovered by the Army. The forces had […]

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