November 23, 2021 2:58 pm
The group includes Mohammad Naufer, who officials say masterminded the attack and is linked to Islamic State. Another key suspect is Y.M. Ibrahim, the father of two of the suicide bombers, Inshaf and Illham Ibrahim, who targeted two hotels in Colombo.
November 22, 2021 7:12 pm
Nine suicide bombers carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels on April 21, 2019, killing nearly 270 people.
April 03, 2021 5:25 pm
As many as 270 people, including 11 Indians, were killed and around 500 others injured when six near-simultaneous and coordinated explosions, carried out by local jihadist group National Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ) linked to the Islamic State (IS), rocked three churches and three luxury hotels frequented by tourists in Sri Lanka on April 21, last year.
March 16, 2021 8:30 am
In Sri Lanka, where Muslims comprise less than 10% of the 21 million population — they are mostly Tamil speaking and are mainly engaged in trade and commerce — the burqa ban comes ahead of the troubled second anniversary of the 2019 Easter bombings.
July 23, 2020 10:57 am
Probed by the Colombo Crime Division, Criminal Investigation Department and the Terrorism Investigation Department, the probe into the Easter Sunday blasts has result in the arrest of around 200 suspects, and the investigation is in its final stages.
April 14, 2020 2:00 pm
On April 21, 2019, the attackers carried out bomb blasts at three churches and three luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, killing 259 persons and injuring at least 500.
April 10, 2020 11:19 pm
Sri Lanka’s road to healing and recovery from last year’s bombings is affected by COVID-19.
July 10, 2019 3:47 pm
The countries that will be included in the visa on arrival programme include Austria, the UK, the US, Japan, Australia and Canada. The island nation received 7,40,600 foreign tourists in the first three months of 2019.
July 07, 2019 5:33 pm
The group said the gathering will decide who to back in the presidential elections later this year in the Indian Ocean island nation where Buddhists make up about 70% of the population. The rest include ethnic Tamils, who are mostly Hindus, and Muslims.
June 22, 2019 1:26 pm
There was no immediate word from the government on why Sirisena changed his mind and extended the emergency period, but security remains tight in the capital. However, Emergency can only be declared for a month at a time, and parliament must ratify it within 10 days.