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Urgent proposals for reforms to be presented to His Excellency the President and United People's Freedom Alliance Government are to be passed at the 2nd National Convention of the National Freedom Front(NFF) which is currently happening at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. It includes 12 main proposals.   1) Although Sri Lanka has been able to defeat LTTE terrorism, she has …

Recent reports that the Sultan of Brunei plans to introduce the death penalty for blasphemy as part of his country’s Shariah code is a cause for concern and should be opposed by all right thinking people.  Although it is generally agreed by Islamic scholars that the punishment for insulting the Prophet is death, there is a provision for repentance as …

We note the price increases of fruits, vegetable and other products whenever we walk into a supermarket but we fail to understand what is actually triggering this or the cause for it. Especially, food products have a domino effect with adverse condition in production. Until I came across the news related to various diseases affecting the food production, I, too, …

Sailan Muslim Welcome Home the Champions   Alhamdulillah.Yes !!!!!  We did it.   Patience and dedication pays. Well done brothers. After long  18 years, we are the world champions again,  We congratulate our 'World Champions' for bringing glory back to our motherland.  We were there for you inhard times, we supported you all the way in bad times and its our time to …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The newest Utah polygamous family featured in a reality TV show says sharing their story with a wide audience has been liberating. Brady Williams and his five wives were a bit apprehensive ahead of the airing of a pilot episode in September, but they said this week in an interview with The Associated Press that …

Sri Lanka’s cricket team beat Pakistan in the Asian Cup final in Dhaka on Saturday. Sri Lanka was the only unbeaten team in the run up to the final, while the host Bangladesh remained win less. This is Sri Lanka’s fifth win in the ‘Asian Derby’ since 1985.   India also has won a similar number while Pakistan has won …