http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/ News from the church, which comprises the dioceses of Colombo and Kurunagala and falls under the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Anglican Portal is published by the Telecommunications Department of the Anglican Communion Office. The ACO is the Secretariat for the Anglican Consultative Council, an official entity of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Provincial news releases officially published by Anglican Provinces are displayed on the portal as an online service to the Anglican Provinces. The Provinces and their writers and editors are solely responsible for their news content. en-us http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/images2/Ceylon_logo_1.gif http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT CEYLON - Ceylon 1440 The fifth of June is World Environment Day and the theme for the current year is ‘Kick the Habit: Towards a Low Carbon Economy’.... http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1379 http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1379 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Over the past fortnight, we have had four senseless acts of violence targeting innocent civilians travelling in public transport. The bomb/claymore mine attacks at Dehiwala, Moratuwa and Polgolla were indiscriminate and have every appearance of having been planned and executed by the LTTE.... http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1378 http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1378 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT A Festival of Dance and Drumming featuring the Ravi Bandhu Vidypathi Dance Troupe and the Hevisi Bands of Bishop's College, Ladies' College, St Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and the School for Blind, Ratmalana will be held at the Open-Air Theatre in the Anglican Cathedral Premises at Bauddhaloka Mawatha (next to BMICH) on Saturday 14th June 2008 a... http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1377 http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1377 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Several violent happenings over the past few days confirm that the democratic ethos of the country is seriously deteriorating. Incidents of indiscriminate killings through bombings, war and assassinations as well as abductions are now far too common and rapid to even keep pace with.... http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1376 http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1376 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Over the past week, we have been sad and helpless witnesses to abductions, extra-judicial killings and bomb and claymore mine attacks that deliberately targeted civilians.... http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1370 http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1370 Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT The recent abduction and assault of The Nation newspaper's Associate Editor and defence columnist Keith Noyahr is yet another deliberate and vicious attempt to intimidate the media and must be condemned outright.... http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1368 http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1368 Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT The senseless violence and killings in our beloved Lanka continues unabated; the most recent being the bombing in a cafe in Ampara, the assassination of Ms Maheswari Velautham and the suicide attack on a bus load of police personnel in the Fort.... http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1369 http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1369 Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Last evening's bomb explosion in a bus at Piliyandala, which killed twenty-four civilians and left many injured, is an act of vicious violence and must be condemned. Once again, the finger points to the LTTE. The recent killing of a Roman Catholic priest, Revd.... http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1352 http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1352 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT The brutal killing of Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, several young athletes, "Marathon Karu", Lakshman de Alwis, the national athletic coach and some security personnel must be condemned without reservation by all right-minded people. A sporting event planned to build community ended with an abrupt and violent shattering of community.... http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1345 http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1345 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Easter is the Christian festival that celebrates the Raising of Christ after His death. This historic event, known as the Resurrection, declares the defeat of all evil forces of greed, violence and destruction that culminated in the death of Christ, and proclaims a higher plane of life in which there is liberation from these evil tendencies.... http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1334 http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/ceylon/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid=1334 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT