June, 2022

• 14 June

  Dr Shafi receives salary arrears, decides to donate it to purchase essential medicines

  

  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 …

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• 13 June

  SUPPORT FOR FEMALE CIRCUMCISION AMONG MUSLIM WOMEN AT ALL TIME HIGH By Muslim Rights Observer

  

  Despite the Islamophobic industry condemning female circumcision as a “patriarchal custom”, a recent report by the FPA ‘Towards Understanding Female Genital Cutting in Sri Lanka’ by Zainab Ibrahim and Ermiza Tegal has shown that it is Muslim Women who mostly support the practice. Moreover despite being labeled “outdated” the evidence shows that it is actually being perceived very positively and …

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• 11 June

  Get update on fuel availability online

  

  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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• 10 June

  22% of SL population in need of food assistance- UN Resident Coordinator

  

  UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer-Hamdy said 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population or 4.9 million people live in need of food assistance at the moment. In an interview with Daily Mirror, she said several factors are interacting to put pressure on the current food security situation in Sri Lanka. “We have also seen that low-income …

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• 9 June

  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 …

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• 8 June

  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 …

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• 7 June

  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 …

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