March, 2013

• 19 March

  Population: Census expert disputes anti-Muslim claim by Dasun Edirisinghe

  

    A senior census and statistics official yesterday disputed a claim being propagated in the country that the Muslim population is likely exceed that of the majority community. The Sinhala population in the country is 74.9 per cent according to the Basic Population Information Report of the Census of Population and Housing 2011. Director, Population Census and Demography Division of the …

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• 11 March

  The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce – Media Conference on HALAL Certification – (11.03.2013)

  

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• 11 March

  Time to save Sri Lanka By Latheef Farook

  

  Unless  BBS  is contained and persecution of Muslims  stopped  country  will  be heading towards a catastrophe. Muslim parliamentarians should either get their government to stop the persecution of Muslims or   leave the government if they have an iota of sell respect. Time for Jamiathul Ulema to confine to preaching and  leave the community alone.   Isn’t it time that responsible …

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• 11 March

  UAE. MSc Scholarships are Open

  

  The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is now accepting applications for IRENA scholarship programme for 2013-2015 academic years. The scholarship is open for the international students to pursue any one of the eight MSc courses at MASDAR Institute of Science and Technology, UAE. MSc scholars will also work on a research project relevant to renewable energies in order to complete …

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• 11 March

  ACJU to remove Halal logo in SL

  

  All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) says that it will remove the Halal logo from local products and will issue the Halal certificates free of charge only for exporters. Addressing a press conference in Colombo with the participation of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and a group of Buddhist monks led by Ven. Bellanwila Wimalasara Thero, the ACJU said that although …

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• 11 March

  Former PVV member converts to Islam By The Holland Times

  

    A former member of the far-right PVV has converted to Islam, if a statement released via Twitter is to be believed. Arnoud van Doorn was a member of Geert Wilders' anti-Islam party until the end of 2011 and, according to the Doğan News Agency, a personal friend of Wilders himself. The surprising announcement came via Van Doorn's Twitter account, …

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• 8 March

  U.N. Security Council Hits N. Korea with New Sanctions By Thalif Deen

  

    U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice speaks to journalists following the Mar. 7 adoption of a Security Council resolution condemning the Feb.12 nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and imposing new sanctions on that country. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON, Mar 8 2013 (IPS) – North Korea, which has survived three rounds of diplomatic and economic sanctions …

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