Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Navy Rescues More Than 100 Rohingya Refugees Adrift in Indian Ocean
December 20, 2024
Sri Lanka Navy Rescues More Than 100 Rohingya Refugees Adrift in Indian Ocean
The Sri Lankan Navy, today, rescued 102 Rohingya refugees, including 25 children, adrift on a fishing trawler in the Indian Ocean, Al Jazeera reported. The group was brought safely to Trincomalee, a port in eastern Sri Lanka. The refugees had…
Sri Lanka Apologizes to Muslims for Covid Cremation Policy
July 24, 2024
Sri Lanka Apologizes to Muslims for Covid Cremation Policy
Sri Lanka’s government has officially apologized to its Muslim minority for enforcing mandatory cremations of Covid-19 victims, ignoring WHO guidance that allowed for safe burials, Arab News reported yesterday. The country’s authorities have announced a new law to protect the…