BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI

April 27, 2021 at 5:30 am

Sri Lankan Cabinet approves proposed ban on burqas in public

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposed ban on wearing full-face veils including Muslim burqas in public, citing national...

• Nation & World

April 24, 2021 at 6:23 am

Sri Lanka arrests top Muslim leader over 2019 Easter attacks

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police on Saturday arrested a prominent Muslim lawmaker and his brother over suspected connections to the Easter Sunday...

• Nation & World

April 21, 2021 at 2:48 am

Mrs. Ireland named new Mrs. World after on-stage fracas

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Kate Schneider from Ireland has been named the new Mrs. World after the reigning titleholder resigned following an on-stage fracas...

• Entertainment

April 9, 2021 at 1:13 pm

Mrs. World gives up crown after onstage melee in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The reigning Mrs. World on Friday relinquished her title while defending her decision to pull the crown off the head...

• Entertainment

April 8, 2021 at 10:21 am

Reigning Mrs. World arrested over onstage melee in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police in Sri Lanka on Thursday arrested the reigning Mrs. World for pulling the crown off the head of the...

• Entertainment

March 18, 2021 at 6:27 am

Sri Lanka group seeks probe of reporter’s alleged kidnapping

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan media rights group on Thursday urged police to expedite a probe into the alleged abduction and torture...

• Nation & World

March 16, 2021 at 1:05 am

Sri Lanka to take time to consider proposed ban on burqa

Some in the Indian Ocean island nation want to ban the garment worn by some Muslim women covering the body and face as a security...

• Nation & World

March 15, 2021 at 5:59 am

Concerns rise over Sri Lanka’s move to ban burqas

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Pakistani diplomat and a U.N. expert have expressed concerns over Sri Lanka’s proposed move to ban the wearing of...

• Nation & World

March 13, 2021 at 6:19 am

Sri Lanka to ban burqas, close over 1,000 Islamic schools

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close more than 1,000...

• Nation & World

March 2, 2021 at 5:17 am

Sri Lanka approves new port development with India and Japan

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's government said Tuesday it will allow India and Japan to develop a new container terminal at the country's...

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