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Sri Lanka issues health guidelines to be followed during Ramadan

Sri Lanka has issued 30 health guidelines for Muslim devotees to be followed during the prayers and other religious activities at mosques in the month of Ramadan. Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardene has directed the relevant preventive measures to health authorities including the Chief Epidemiologist, Provincial and Regional Directors of Health Services as well as Medical Officers …

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Ramadhan Greetings – Sailan Muslim Foundation Sri Lanka.

Muslims in Sri Lanka will start their month-long Ramadan fasting period from tomorrow (Wednesday), the Colombo Grand Mosque announced. The holy month Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and a great opportunity for all Muslims to purify their mind, body, heart and soul by fasting and praying to Almighty Allah. Ramadan is not only for fasting but …

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AG authorizes ban of 11 Islamic Organizations

Attorney General Dappula De Livera has authorized the Proscription of eleven Islamic Organisations connected to extremist activities, AG’s Coordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne. The organisations to be banned are as follows: 1. United Thawheed Jamma ‘ath – UTJ2. Ceylon Thawheed Jamma ‘ath – CTJ3. Srilanka Thawheed Jamma ‘ath – SLTJ4. All Ceylon Thawheed Jamma ‘ath – ACTJ5. Ja miyathu …

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Six vaccination centres allocated in Colombo this week

Colombo, March 23 (Daily Mirror) – The Colombo Municipal Council yesterday said it had allocated six centers in Colombo this week where those above the age of 60 years can receive the anti COVID19 Astra Zeneca jabs. Chief Medical Officer of the CMC, Dr. Ruwan Wijemuni told Daily Mirror that the vaccination programme will exclusively be administered to those above …

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Resolution on Sri Lanka passed at UNHRC

The resolution on Sri Lanka was adopted at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva today with 22 voting for, 11 against it and 14 abstentions. Resolution A/HRC/46/L.1 was presented to the Council by Julian Braithwaite, the UK representative to Geneva, on behalf of the Core Group on Sri Lanka. Several member States later expressed their views on the …

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