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Postpone vote on Port City Economic Commission Bill; Religious Leaders
Postpone vote on Port City Economic Commission Bill; Religious Leaders
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COLOMBO (News 1st); Religious leaders have called for the vote on the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill to be postponed.
Venerable Elle Gunawansa Thero and His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo speaking to reporters on Wednesday (19) called on the government to postpone this vote.
“Are the proposed amendments going to be included after the passage of the bill?,” said the Venerable Thero stressing that dual citizens should never be appointed to the Colombo Port City Commission.
By N Sathiya Moorthy
Unveiling a memorial at the Borella Cemetery for the martyred victims on the second anniversary of the Easter serial-blasts, Colombo Archbishop, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, was quoted as saying that the brutal act was a result of political extremism, not religious extremism . The 2019 attacks were unleashed by a group, which tried to consolidate their political power by using religious extremism as a tool.
Until the good Cardinal explained later that he was referring only to international Islamic extremism, without any relation whatsoever to the nation s contemporary politics, his original statement was prone to misinterpretation and mis-representation. Considering that the Cardinal has been vocal and vociferous in wanting to bring to book all the culprits behind the heinous act, and justifiably so, and multiple political names have been making media headlines in this regard, some over-active social media minds were already speculating and naming
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Sri Lanka commemorates victims of 2019 April Attacks
Sri Lanka commemorates victims of 2019 April Attacks
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COLOMBO (News 1st): His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has requested the general public to observe two minutes of silence at 8:45 am today (Apr. 21) to pay respect for the victims of the 2019 April 21st Terror Attacks.
On Sunday, the 21st of April 2019, the entire nation was shocked as multiple attacks targeting several places in the country resulted in the deaths of over 200 people, leaving scores more injured and scarred for life.
Time: 8:45 am
Time: 8:45 am
Time: 9:05 am
Location: Zion Church, Batticaloa
A series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks were carried out targeting three prominent Catholic churches in the country and three hotels in the heart of Colombo on Easter Sunday in 2019, sending shock waves across the globe.