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by Ifham Nizam The Island spoke to Asiff Hussein, Vice-President, Outreach of the Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) about cultural contribution of Muslims and misconceptions about the Islamic faith. Q: You have lectured extensively on Muslim Cultural Contribution. So, how would you describe such contribution both locally and internationally? A: Islam has throughout history been a very dynamic force, extensively …

The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. It came at the end of the second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the virus. More than 16,000 cases have now been reported from 75 …

Days allocated to pump fuel based on last digit of vehicle number Vehicle numbers ending with ; 0,1,2 – Tuesday & Saturday 3,4,5 – Thursday & Sunday  6,7,8,9 – Monday, Wednesday & Friday  Here are several important points that you need to know about the National Fuel Pass: Website : https://fuelpass.gov.lk/ Guaranteed weekly quota for all types of  private vehicles Applicable for …

Dr. Shafi Sihabdeen of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital has decided to donate his salary arrears for the purchase of essential medicines for Sri Lanka. Last week, the Ministry of Health agreed to settle the overdue wages of Dr. Shafi Sihabdeen before the 10th of July 2022. The Ministry has issued a cheque of over Rs. 2.67 million as payment of …

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, …

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 …