A Sri Lankan woman who converted from Buddhism to Islam has been arrested by the authorities on suspicion of anti-state activities.
Police have been allowed to further detain and question journalist Ruwan Weerakoon and four others, who face a charge of conspiring against the state.
The much talked about Akon concert takes centre stage these days and at the media briefing convened by the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) today, the Venerable Gadigalle Wimalasara Thera of the National Sangha Council and Nishantha Warnasinghe, Propaganda Secretary of the JHU expressed their views