April, 2024

• 24 April

  Former president of the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Friendship Association, Ifthikar Aziz passes away in Colombo

  

  COLOMBO – Former president of the Sri Lanka-pakistan Friendship Association Ifthikar Aziz passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning at his residence in Colombo  on April 24. 2024 He is survived by his beloved wife Rezani and his three sons Kamran, Aftab and Malik. In September 2016 ,the Government of Pakistan conferred the prestigious title ‘Tamgha-i-khidmat’ on Iftikhar …

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• 23 April

  Nearly 200 bodies found in mass grave at hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis

  

  Palestinian authorities say 180 bodies recovered from Nasser Medical Complex so far as Israel continues deadly attacks on Gaza. Palestinian health workers unearth a body buried by Israeli forces inside Nasser hospital compound in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 21, 2024. [AFP] Palestinian civil defence crews have uncovered a mass grave inside the Nasser Medical Complex …

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• 22 April

  Palestinian Colonisation: A historical perspective

  

  By Prof. Rasheen Bappu The Allon Colonisation Plan: After decades of perfecting colonial control mechanisms for Palestinians inside the green line, Israel was more than equipped to impose an effective military governing system on the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In 1966, Israel ended its martial law regulations for Palestinian villages inside the Green Line only to …

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• 22 April

  The Iran-Israel conflict leaves Lanka at crossroads

  

  Israel’s misguided (as the US President chooses to call it) attack on the Iranian Consulate in Syria, the retaliatory strikes by Iran on Israel and counter-strikes by Israel on Iran have set West Asia (referred to as the Middle East by the US and the West) in flames. By these actions, the taboo against direct attacks on each other has …

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• 22 April

  Lankan students to shine on global stage with robotics innovations

  

  Students of Burhani Serendib School display their innovations   Six students from the Burhani Serendib School in Colombo have qualified to take part in a prestigious global robotics competition, marking the first time Sri Lankan schoolchildren have qualified for this particular competition.  Known as the International Creativity and Innovation Award (ICIA), the competition celebrates the most inventive young minds globally and …

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• 22 April

  World Form for Sri Lankan Muslims (WFSLM) to Empower Civil Society in Sri Lanka

  

  The Sri Lankan chapter of the World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims (WFSLM) was formed in Colombo recently. A professional steering committee was named to focus on thematic areas; such as, Public relations & Media, Education, Pluralism, Coexistence & interaction, Social & Event management, Political & International Affairs, Gender Equality, Health &Wellbeing, Legal, Youth, Climate change & Sustainability, Information Technology, …

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• 21 April

  Justice Ameer Ismail passes away

  

  Retired Supreme Court judge Ameer Ismail passed away yesterday. Educated at Wesley College, Colombo, he obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ceylon and was sworn in as an advocate in 1969. He joined the Attorney General’s Department as a Crown Counsel in 1971 and was later promoted to Senior State Counsel. He was appointed as a …

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