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Mahinda Rajapaksa inducted as Sri Lankan Prime Minister

Unique Times November 22, 2019 0

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been inducted as the Prime Minister of the country by his brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was recently elected as the President of the Island nation. His induction has come shortly, after Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned from the post respecting Continue Reading

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Indian fishermen attacked by Sri Lankan Navy, alleges fishermen’s association

Unique Times October 1, 2019 0

A fishermen’s association alleges that over 2000 fishermen has been attacked and chased by the Sri Lankan navy while they were fishing in the Indian waters near the Sri Lankan waters. The association also complains that the Sri Lankan navy has downed some of the boats and even snapped some of the fishing nests. As […]Continue Reading

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Sri Lankan president extends emergency

Unique Times June 22, 2019 0

The Sri Lankan president, Maithripala Sirisena, has extended the state of emergency imposed in the country on the wake of the Easter Day attacks, unjustifiably backing up from his promise to a group of foreign diplomats that he would let the emergency embrace its natural end on June 22. Notably, the president has not made […]Continue Reading

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Senior Sri Lankan minister strongly criticises Buddhist monk’s controversial statement against Muslims

Unique Times June 19, 2019 0

A senior Sri Lankan minister, Mangala Samaraweera, has strongly criticised an influential Buddhist monk’s controversial, as well as highly provocative and disrespectful, comment against the country’s minority community of Muslims. Quipping the proposal that all true Buddhist must unite against the ‘Talibanisation’, the Finance Minister said that all true Buddhist must Continue Reading

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US secretary of state to visit India

Unique Times June 11, 2019 0

In order to boost the relationship between India and the US, the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, is set to visit Delhi soon. The US is very concerned about the growing power of China in the Indo-Pacific region. It seeks to develop a strong defence tie-up with India to counter the growing strength of […]Continue Reading

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Yesterday, us, Today you, Tomorrow, the new ‘others’: TNA spokesperson about Sri Lanka’s new minority fear

Unique Times June 4, 2019 0

What is mentioned in the headline is an iconic statement made by a Tamil National Alliance leader about the new minority fear of the Sri Lankan majority fundamentalists. The statement demands a serious rational introspection. What is hidden inside the line is the genuine plight of a section of the Sri Lankan population hunted by […]Continue Reading

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Justice not served to war survivors in Sri Lanka

Unique Times May 18, 2019 0

It is the tenth anniversary of the end of the bloody Sri Lankan civil war between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan army. Still a large number of war survivors in Sri Lanka are still waiting eagerly for justice. The war has taken away their lands, dear ones and pushed them to the temporary camps […]Continue Reading

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Riots break out in Sri Lanka

Unique Times May 14, 2019 0

Violent riots have broken out in the South Asian Island country of Sri Lanka. The anti-Muslim riot, allegedly organised by Sinhala Buddhist groups, has taken the life of a Muslim business man. The Muslim man has been stabbed to death during the riot. The authorities have banned social media platforms. They have also imposed a […]Continue Reading

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Sri Lanka bans veils

Unique Times April 29, 2019 0

The Sri Lankan government has banned the use of veils in the country in a manner that prevents the identification of a person. The decision has come few days after a local Islamist terrorist group carried out a series of blasts across the country. As many as 250 people were killed in the blast. More […]Continue Reading

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Sri Lankan security force kill two terror suspects in gun fire exchange

Unique Times April 27, 2019 0

The Sri Lankan security force have killed two terror suspects in gunfire exchange between the force and a group of suspects hiding in the eastern region of the country. As many as 15 bodies have been found near the place in which a huge explosion has occurred during the gunfire exchange. Among the 15 found […]Continue Reading