Rally for Unity: Sri Lanka

About 500 people have marched through the centre of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, protesting against a recent wave of ethnic hatred which has seen hardline Buddhists targeting the Muslim minority, the BBC’s Charles Haviland reports. A...

PRESIDENT MEETS WITH 15 HEADS OF ISLAMIC DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN SRI LANKA

President Mahinda Rajapaksa met with 15 heads of diplomatic missions of Islamic countries in Sri Lanka at Temple Trees to discuss matters of mutual interest, the Government Information Department reported. Fifteen diplomatic heads of Islamic countries,...

Fashion Bug issues statement over attack and amicable settlement -http://www.ft.lk

Fashion Bug Ltd. yesterday issued a statement over the recent attack at its stores and said the withdrawal of charges against the suspects was to preserve national harmony. Following is the full text of the statement: The 17 suspects arrested, including...

ஜம்இய்யத்துல் உலமாவின் ஊடக அறிக்கை.

   திங்கட் கிழமை மாலை தெஹிவளை ஜும்ஆப் பள்ளிவாயல் மேல் மாடியில் நடைபெற்றது.   இது சம்பந்தமாக...

ACJU to remove Halal logo in SL

All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) says that it will remove the Halal logo from local products and will issue the Halal certificates free of charge only for exporters. Addressing a press conference in Colombo with the participation of the Ceylon Chamber...

Halal Issue ACJU Press Meet 26-02-2013

  Chairman of the All Ceylon Jamiyathul Ullama, Rizwie Mufthi speaking at the press conference, where the ACJU suggested that the government take over the entire Halal certification process and appealed to the government to develop a mechanism...

Press Conference of ACJU on 21-02-2013 about Halaal issue

Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day messages from Religious Leaders…!!!

After Sri Lanka came under the rule of British empire by the agreement signed on 2 March 1815, they did not bestow independence upon us, but through riots occurred in 1818 and 1848 and subsequent political activities we have gain national, religious,...

Saudi help for Rizana’s family

Saudi Arabia on Sunday criticised world reaction to its beheading a Sri Lankan maid convicted of killing her employer's baby, the official SPA news agency SPA reported.   Riyadh "deplores the statements made… over the execution of...

Rizana Nafeek – News Column

Rizana Nafeek's letter from Al Dawami Prison – Dailynews.lk On right is a photocopy of the letter written by Rizana Nafeek from Al Dawami Prison in Dawami on January 10, 2007. In this letter she says this is the second statement she is making...