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Sri Lanka Chapter of WFSLM formed

To empower Muslim civil society, a steering committee of the Sri Lanka Chapter of the World Forum for Sri Lanka Muslims (WFSLM) was formed on April 16, in Colombo under the chairmanship of Prof Rasheen Bappu. The Chapter will focus on areas such as public relations and media, education, pluralism, coexistence and interaction, social and event management, political and international …

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Dr. Ariyaratne enriched underprivileged families – Prof. Rasheen Bappu

Sri Lanka Chapter of World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims Chairman Prof. Rasheen Bappu in condolence message over the death of Sarvodaya Founder Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne said that the late Dr. Ariyaratne enriched many families under the poverty line in the country. “He transformed and navigated the Sri Lankan Civil Society activities to a result-oriented venture”. Excerpts from the …

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Muslim Aid,UNHCR donate 50 million worth of medical equipment to Lady Ridgeway Hospital

COLOMBO – Muslim Aid Sri Lanka in collaboration with UNHCR handed over the most advanced laparoscope system to Lady Ridgeway Hospital on Tuesday 2nd April . The event was honored by Dr. Asela Gunewardana – the Director General of Health Services of the Ministry of Health. Ms.Sanjeetha Satyamurthy – Head of National Office, UNHCR, Dr. G.Wijeyesuriya-Director of Lady Ridgeway Hospital, …

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Amana Bank refurbishes Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinic at Kalubowila Hospital

The Amana Bank Team attended the handover ceremony of the refurbished clinic to hospital authorities at the Kalubowila hospital premises  As a responsible corporate inspired by its people-friendly banking model, Amana Bank recently refurbished the Child and Adolescents Mental Health Clinic of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Kalubowila Hospital).  The refurbishment project at the clinic, which is one of Sri …

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American Premium commemorates World Water Day with OrphanCare

From left: American Premium Senior Manager Service Excellence Radika Lawrance, American Premium Senior Manager Business Excellence Nirmala Kolugala, American Group Director/CEO Fayaz Fazal, American Premium Group Chairman Anura Kumarasinghe, Amana Bank Vice President Retail Banking/OrphanCare Management Committee Member Siddeeque Akbar, OrphanCare Deputy Head Marshad Barry and OrphanCare Head Azad Zaheed As the world commemorates the World Water Day, American Water’s …

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Iftar At Sunset: Insights into Ramadan- SLBC programme

For the first time in the channels of Sri Lanka, an Iftar programme is to be relayed in English language over Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation daily at 6.15 to 6.30 pm throughout  Ramadan starting from Thursday March 21. The programme aims at non-Tamil speaking English educated Muslim youth who do not have access to quality Iftar and Islamic insights in …

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