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Every person travelling in the driving seat or the front passenger seat of every Motor Vehicle specified in the Gazette attached hereto shall be required to wear a seat belt with effect from 1st October 2011. The provisions of these regulations shall not apply to– (a) Persons whose height does not exceed of 1.5 meters; (b) Persons who are exempted from …

Crescent for Shawwal has been sighted. Therefore, Eid ul Fitr will be tomorrow (31-Aug-2011) – ACJU Sri Lanka From SMF Team

18 August 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka – According to a new survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research unit of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, Sri Lankans are divided in opinion on the topic of reconciliation – about whether the government has done enough with regard to addressing the root causes of the conflict. Download the top line report here. Download …

  For the very first time in Oman, the Eid holidays have been declared 10 days in advance, which is a record braking history.    It seems that finally the people out here are getting advanced/educated gradually unlike during the previous years. This is also for those who aren't aware or not had the opportunity to read the newspaper.  

  BRUSSELS: A French businessman paid fines on Wednesday for two women in Belgium who wore full-face veils in public and said he would take Belgium and France to court over laws banning Muslim niqabs and burqas. Property dealer Rachid Nekkaz has set up $1.4 million fund to cover fines and paid the first $72.38500 penalties imposed in Belgium on two women …

Amendments will be introduced shortly to the marriage registration and divorce law of Muslims to meet today’s requirements, Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem said. During a discussion he had with the Council of Quasi Judges at his ministry, Minister Hakeem said the law pertaining to marriage and divorces among Muslims requires amendments and Quasi Judges who attended to those functions  need to …