The votes from the Tamil and Muslim communities may determine who the 2024 Presidential hustings victor is likely to be . This is the fourth article in a series focusing on Sri Lankan President ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority could become radicalized and turn to foreign Islamic groups for support because of violent attacks on them by Buddhist hardliners, the is… ...

The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Sri Lanka strongly condemns the brutal violence being unleashed by Sinhala-Buddhist racist mobs against the country’s Muslim people. Sri Lanka’s ruling ...

Sri Lankan Buddhist extremists attack Muslim mosque. W.A. Sunil. 13 August 2013 ... “All of us, Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim people alike, live here without any problem,” one said.

A democratic awakening born of crisis In 2022, Sri Lanka experienced a rupture few believed possible in their lifetime: the ...

Since the rise of Tamil militancy in the 1980s, the divide has only widened, with the Tamil Muslims increasingly seeking to align themselves with the Sinhalese majority. The party representing Sri ...

“It was the constant dream of all Sri Lankans, whether Sinhala, Tamil or Muslim, who are opposed to separatism, racism, and terrorism, and have always, sought peace, freedom and democracy.

Moreover, Muslim political leaders supported the Sinhala-only policy, and the subsequent university admission policies that were clearly detrimental to Tamil interests. During the 1983 riots, a Muslim ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday said that he is keen to solve all issues, ... I intend to discuss these matters with the Sinhala, Tamil, and Muslim communities.

The Sri Lankan national anthem is sung in the minority Tamil language at official independence day celebrations for the first time since 1949.

Under his leadership, members of the Sinhala, Tamil, and Muslim Sri Lankan communities gathered to celebrate their rich cultural heritage through music, dance, cuisine, and traditional rituals.