SILMIYA YOUSUF COLOMBO : Major General Umar Farook Burki, High Commissioner for Pakistan said here that his country is keen on establishing people to people contact between people of Pakistan and Sri Lanka . The envoy was speaking at a charity event on Monday where the mission distributed dry rations to needy people from all faiths .  The event was …

A Free Street Library has been established near the entrance of the Race Course ground in Colombo. This street library has been built under the sponsorship of the Pakistani government with an expense of Rs. 2.3 million. This library project, which is a joint venture between the Sri Lankan and Pakistani governments was recently inaugurated under the patronage of Pakistani …

Sri Lankan Muslims have decided not to take part in Hajj pilgrimage this year, after taking into account the ongoing economic crisis in the country. Saudi Arabia had approved a quota of 1,585 Hajj pilgrims from Sri Lanka for the year 2022, out of the 1 million foreign and domestic Muslims allowed to travel the holy city of Makkah in …

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has appealed to the Sri Lankan Migrant Community to continue using formal channels for remittances which would, in turn, help the country’s economy. In a special notice, the bank highlighted that the use of formal channels for remittances will help Sri Lanka continue to carry out international forex transactions. “These transactions will help …

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Turkey will be known as Türkiye at the United Nations from now on, after it agreed to a formal request from Ankara. Several international bodies will be asked to make the name change as part of a rebranding campaign launched by the Turkish president late last year. “Türkiye is the best representation and expression of …

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