Lankan PM made the statement while testifying before Parliamentary Select Committee, appointed to probe the Easter Sunday blasts.
07 Aug 2019 3:42 PM
PM said that the government hopes to adopt laws to curb terrorism while looking forward to working with international agencies as well.
13 Jul 2019 4:00 PM
Monk Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thero says Muslims should be stoned amid unverified reports of Muslim doctor sterilising Buddhist women.
24 Jun 2019 3:36 PM
Suspects also include Mohamed Milhan, prominent member of banned terror outfit National Thawheed Jamath, responsible for the attacks.
14 Jun 2019 1:09 PM
'My heart goes out to the families of the victims and the injured,' Modi said.
09 Jun 2019 3:07 PM
There were no incidents of violence overnight and people responsible for taking part in attacks have been arrested, police said.
15 May 2019 4:46 PM
The schools were shutdown and public mass services were suspended following fears of a repeat of the April 21 attacks.
09 May 2019 5:52 PM
The suspect had offered Rs 500,000 as a bribe to the officer at the Horowpothana Police station.
08 May 2019 7:17 PM
The move was taken after a group of miscreants carrying swords attacked some people travelling on a three-wheeler.
05 May 2019 9:20 PM
"Raavan's Lanka has banned Niqab, when will Ram's Ayodhya do so?" asked Shiv Sena through an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamna.
01 May 2019 11:48 AM
No bags will be allowed inside as part of the tight security measures.
30 Apr 2019 5:20 PM
Another 12 foreigners remain unaccounted for and could be among still unidentified bodies at Colombo's police morgue, the statement said.
30 Apr 2019 1:32 PM
Sirisena took the decision under emergency regulations to ban the National Thowheeth Jama'ath and Jamathei Millathu Ibrahim.
28 Apr 2019 11:08 AM
Sri Lanka’s Muslim Council said that its leaders have agreed that bodies of terrorists would not be buried in any mosque burial ground.
26 Apr 2019 1:41 PM
Sri Lanka has a complicated history with social media, providing context to the government’s ban on it after the Easter Sunday attacks.
25 Apr 2019 2:57 PM
The head of the church urged politicians to leave aside differences to rebuild the country struck by the bombings.
25 Apr 2019 2:31 PM
The minister believes that after completing his studies in the UK, the bomber went to Australia to pursue post-graduation.
24 Apr 2019 4:52 PM
It is interesting that a Sri Lankan family’s involvement is under discussion after ISIS has claimed the responsibility.
24 Apr 2019 12:43 PM