Lawyers Upali Gooneratne and M M Zuhair complete 50 years at the Bar having been enrolled as Advocates of the Supreme Court on 23rd May 1972 before the then Chief Justice H N G Fernando and Justice C B Walgampaya.Following the promulgation of the first Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka on 22nd May 1972, Upali Gooneratne and M M. Zuhair …
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The Halal Accreditation Council recognized for enabling US Dollar earnings through exports with Halal certification
Mr. M.N.M Nafas, Head of Quality Assurance, & Mr. Aakif A Wahab, Director & CEO of HAC accepting the merit award presented by CNCI The Halal Accreditation Council (HAC) has received two prestigious awards and a global certification on workplace culture for the year 2021. The Awards are: Merit Award for Service Excellence in the small category awarded by, the …
Read More »Cricket legend ACM Lafir passes away at 89 in Colombo
Former Antonian, Nomads, Saracens, Kandy United and All Ceylon cricketer and one of the best soccer players, A.C.M. Lafir passed away yesterday in Colombo at the age of 89 years. Lafir and Ronald G. Stephen both put on 276 runs for the first wicket in the 1954 Big Match against Trinity which stands as a record for any school matches …
Read More »BLASPHEMY – IS IT PUNISHABLE BY DEATH? By Imam Nurudeen Mukhtar Isalekoto
The news and even the gory video of a Female Student called DEBORAH YAKUBU, was beaten to death, her corpse set ablaze for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (saw) at Shagari College of Education in Sokoto has now gone viral. She was alleged to have shared the offensive material insulting Prophet Muhammad (saw) on a school WhatsApp group. The brazen killing …
Read More »Prof. Furkhan worked towards getting accountancy recognised
The professor was a leading figure in CIMA’s pantheon of personalities Prof. Furkhan convinced members that their future lay in coming together to work for their profession By 1965 much change had occurred in the socio political environment of Sri Lanka. Policies that were pro-western had quite violently been overtaken by socialist thought. Nationalization of many private sector enterprises, …
Read More »Prof. M.T.A. Furkhan no more
Senior business leader and one of the pioneers of tourism and top professional Prof. M.T.A. Furkhan passed away last week. Prof. Furkhan was one of prime movers in establishing in 1965, the basic roots of the management accountancy profession in Sri Lanka. In 1970, he was appointed as President of the Association of Cost and Works Accountants; and in 1972, …
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