Visit – https://fuel.gov.lk An online system has been introduced by the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) to get information on the type of fuel that is available at the nearest filling station. They requested people to visit the website (https://fuel.gov.lk/) before getting into queues. People can gain access to information about the availability of bowsers and dispatch on petrol, …
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Hajj pilgrimage from Sri Lanka – 2022 | Sri Lankans allowed to attend Hajj pilgrimage this year
Hon. Vidura Wickramanayake, Minister of Budhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs granted permission for sending Hajj pilgrims from Sri Lanka this year. There was a meeting on 7th June 2022 at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs at Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla with the delegation of Muslim Parliamentarians namely Hon. Faizal Cassim, Hon. Kathar Masthan, Hon. Ishak Rahman, Hon. Marjan Faleel and Hon. Musharraf …
Read More »Jamiyyathul Ulama urges Imams in Mosques to focus their Friday Jumu’ah sermons on the evils of drug abuse
The All-Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) requests all Khateebs to deliver Jumu’ah sermons this week, on the prohibition of illicit drug abuse in Islam and its consequent impacts upon the society. It is well known that our country is facing several serious problems continuously due to the increasing abuse of illicit drugs within our society. It is of great concern on …
Read More »Pakistan distributes dry rations to the needy
SILMIYA YOUSUF COLOMBO : Major General Umar Farook Burki, High Commissioner for Pakistan said here that his country is keen on establishing people to people contact between people of Pakistan and Sri Lanka . The envoy was speaking at a charity event on Monday where the mission distributed dry rations to needy people from all faiths . The event was …
Read More »Free Street Library opened near Race Course
A Free Street Library has been established near the entrance of the Race Course ground in Colombo. This street library has been built under the sponsorship of the Pakistani government with an expense of Rs. 2.3 million. This library project, which is a joint venture between the Sri Lankan and Pakistani governments was recently inaugurated under the patronage of Pakistani …
Read More »Sri Lankan Muslims to forgo Hajj pilgrimage this year
Sri Lankan Muslims have decided not to take part in Hajj pilgrimage this year, after taking into account the ongoing economic crisis in the country. Saudi Arabia had approved a quota of 1,585 Hajj pilgrims from Sri Lanka for the year 2022, out of the 1 million foreign and domestic Muslims allowed to travel the holy city of Makkah in …
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