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On November 26, 2024, the Speaker of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Hon. Asoka Sapumal Ranwala, paid a visit to the head office of the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU), the principal body of Islamic scholars in Sri Lanka. This visit was aimed at recognizing and appreciating the contributions of the Sri Lankan Muslim community. During his visit, …

According to the real-time Air Quality Index (AQI), the air pollution level indicated in Sri Lanka’s atmosphere is still at risk and the country will experience unhealthy air quality conditions. Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee, Puttalam, Dambulla, Matale, Negombo, Kandy, Colombo, Ratnapura, Ambalangoda, and Galle also indicated to have unhealthy air pollution level . Reports said these regions will experience unhealthy air …

  COLOMBO : The principal and a teacher from the Madrasa in Ninthavur, as well as two who had served as assistants to the tractor driver have been arrested in connection with the investigation into the incident where a tractor transporting a group of school children was swept away by floodwaters in Karaitivu, Ampara. Police said that the suspects are …

By Arrenga Nadaraja and Yomal Senerath-Yapa   For Ameena Mustapha and her team at the SAFA Counselling Centre in Dehiwela, it was one more step towards better mental health care for women when they conducted, last month, a mental wellbeing survey of married working women in Colombo and the suburbs. The online survey was done with 68 women and the …