The President The Prime Minister Democratic Socialist republic of Sri Lanka Hon. Sir   Every year 4th of February has been celebrated as Independence Day of Sri Lanka to commemorate political independence from the British rule since 1948. At this juncture, it is an opportune moment for all Sri Lankans to look back and reflect on our achievements and success and …

ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION: More than 1.5 million tourists visited Sri Lanka in 2014. JEDDAH: FADIA JIFFRY Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has just experienced its best ever year, recording over 1.5 million tourist arrivals in 2014, according to government data. With numbers continuing to set records for 68 straight months in December 2014, totaling a 1,527,153 tourists, the island saw a 19.8 …

Master Mohamed Ammar Ismail, overall winner of Years 8 Scholarship receiving the plaque from Chief Guest Mr. A.G.A. Barrie. THE PICTURE OF THE STAFF WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND GUEST SPEAKER. The 25th anniversary of the Amal International School was celebrated on Thursday the 29th January 2015 along with the usual school assembly, attended by the Chairman of Board of …

Zaiba Omar, left, and Hasna Maznavi, right, hang banners for the Women's Mosque of America’s first service this week. PHOTO: STUART PALLEY FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL LOS ANGELES—When Hasna Maznavi would show up to pray at her Southern California mosque, even during off hours, the few men in the main hall would gently point her upstairs to a separate …

Islamic Finance Today, the exclusive Islamic Banking and Finance Magazine has commenced publication as a monthly in digital format from January 2015. IFT was published both as a monthly and quarterly from 2006 to 2010 in print form and enjoyed much popularity in the industry at its height. So much so that a research report titled Islamic Finance and Economics …