Monthly calendars play a vital role in scheduling of time and important events in lives of their respective followers. There are many kinds of almanacs made from people of different religions and regions for sake of knowing about specific traditions, occasions and holidays etc. like Gregorian (Christian), Chinese and Hijri (Islamic) calendars. All of such charts are based on the …
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The number traffic offences that deserve fines has been increased from July 15 which includes ten new offences, the Director of Traffic Administration and Road Safety SP Indika Hapugoda said. Speaking to the Daily Mirror he said the present number of 23 traffic offences had been increased to 33 with spot fines. About 100,000 Police fine books had already been …
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Recent moves to condemn the Islamic duty of female circumcision on the grounds that it has no basis in religion are bound to meet with failure. Not only is female circumcision Islamic, but it is, according to the best scholars of Islam obligatory. This means Muslims are bound to practice it and this right to practice it is guaranteed by …
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A recent Health Ministry circular prohibiting medical practitioners from carrying out female circumcision has been condemned as an affront to Muslims who practice it. A circular issued by Dr.Anil Jasinghe, Director General of Health Services states that “any involvement in the procedure, be it conducting the procedure or encouraging it, is considered highly unethical and that all medical professionals are …
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WASHINGTON/BEIJING (AFP) : The US and China yesterday launched tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s imports, the opening shots in what Beijing called “the largest trade war in economic history” between the world’s top two economies. At the stroke of midnight Washington time, the US pulled the trigger on 25-percent duties on about US$34 billion in Chinese machinery, electronics and high-tech …
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The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said today said CEYPETCO fuel stations would continue to issue fuel at the previous prices. As such a CPC spokesman said the Thursday night’s price increases would not affect CEYPETCO fuel stations. “The Finance Ministry has informed us of the price revision on Thursday. However, we have not issued a circular on increased prices for …
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