New regulations announced by President Maithripala Sirisena on monday who used emergency powers in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings that Muslim women in Sri Lanka will not be allowed to wear any form of face veils in public from Monday
President quoted saying that "The ban is to ensure national security. No one should obscure their faces to make identification difficult."
The new regulation banning any form of face covering was announced by the President on Sunday, a week after the coordinated blasts hit three churches and three luxury hotels, killing over 250 people and injuring more than 500 others.
President Maithripala Sirisena banned all kinds of face coverings that may conceal people's identities. The emergency law, which takes effect Monday, prevents Muslim women from veiling their faces.
The government also warned that it would crack down on those spreading false information and making inflammatory remarks.
Sri Lanka on Saturday banned the National Thowheeth Jamaath and a splinter group linked to the ISIS. A total of 106 suspects, including a Tamil medium teacher and a school principal, have been arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday blasts.
According to report Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry said the number of foreign nationals who have been identified as killed remained at 40, including 11 from India. Sri Lanka has a population of 21 million which is a patchwork of ethnicity and religions, dominated by the Sinhalese Buddhist majority.
