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AMENDMENTS 01 – WAKFS BOARD DIRECTIVES ON REOPENING MOSQUESWAKFS BOARD DIRECTIVES ON REOPENING MOSQUESIn keeping with the government decision to permit all places of worship to be open from 12.06.2020, the waqkfs board of Sri Lanka at its meeting held on 11.06.2020 has arrived at the following decisions1. To permit all mosques to be open for individual prayers from 12.06.2020 …

Cremation or burial? The debate is likely to go on for a long time because the government of Sri Lanka is determined to maintain its stance of indiscriminately cremating all those who are believed to have died of Covid-19. The danger of such a discriminatory action has been clearly exposed in the case of the Muslim woman who was forcibly …

25.04.2020Dear Brothers and Sisters,Assalamu Alaikum Warahmathullahi WabarakathuhuFast safe while fighting Covid- 19This is a difficult time for the world. We are still grappling with the changes to our lives.  Your work, travels, and social life has been disrupted in unimaginable ways. We hope that you are patient and responsible during this time. It is unclear how long it will take, …

People in the districts where curfew is lifted would only be allowed to go outside to buy essential items based on their National Identity Card (NIC) numbers, the President’s Media Division said.Accordingly, the citizens who possess NICs ending with the numbers one or two would be allowed to go out on Mondays.People with NIC numbers ending with three and four …

Curfew in Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara and Puttlam districts will continue to remain until May 04 while curfew in all other districts will be relaxed from April 27, the President’s Media Division said.Accordingly, it said the curfew in Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara and Puttlam districts will be in force until 5.00 am on Monday, May 04.Curfew in all other districts will be …