CREMATION POLICY ATTRACTS U.S. DISPLEASURE

COLOMBO (News 1st): US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz on Thursday (Feb. 18) expressed her disappointment with regard to Sri Lanka's cremation policy. Taking onto Twitter, Ambassador Teplitz said, "Disappointed to see that the Sri Lankan Government and Prime Minister are backing away from ending discriminatory cremation policy." "People, including loved ones recently passed, deserve more respect for their rights from a democratic government," the Ambassador's tweet further read.