December, 2023

• 30 December

  Al-Haj Naizer Cader Passes Away

  

  Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Illaihi Rajioon With deep sorrow we announce the demise of Al Haj M. Naizer Cader, Chairman of Sinwa Holdings Group. Son of late Mohamed Abdul Cader of Kapuwatte, Weligama and late Hajiani Aysha Umma of Thalapitiya, Galle. Beloved husband of Kuraisha Cader (nee Cassim), father of Mohideen, Mumtaz, Zubeida and Haroun. Father-in-law of Faazel Muhseen, Dr …

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• 30 December

  Al-Haj Naizer Cader Passes Away

  

  Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Illaihi Rajioon With deep sorrow we announce the demise of Al Haj M. Naizer Cader, Chairman of Sinwa Holdings Group. Son of late Mohamed Abdul Cader of Kapuwatte, Weligama and late Hajiani Aysha Umma of Thalapitiya, Galle. Beloved husband of Kuraisha Cader (nee Cassim), father of Mohideen, Mumtaz, Zubeida and Haroun. Father-in-law of Faazel Muhseen, Dr …

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• 29 December

  Gaza is a Public Health Disaster in the Making – UN Official

  

  Israel has intensifed its attacks against Gaza hospitals. (Photo: Waleed Musleh, via Social Media) By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hospitals are barely functioning in Gaza, according to the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths. The United Nations relief chief, Martin Griffiths, has warned that Gaza is a public health disaster in the making, with the World Health …

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• 29 December

  Gaza genocide and a world order robbed of humanity greet 2024

  

  A child cries as people mourn loved ones killed during Israeli bombardment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP Three months of relentless attacks on civilians in the Gaza Strip confirm that there is little place for compassion and values in world politics. The world is being robbed of its humanity. The biggest culprit is …

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• 25 December

  Einstein was a genius; 75 years ago, he predicted Israel’s fall by Yvonne Ridley

  

  Clouds turning red with the reflection of the sunset lights are seen over the buildings as Israeli attacks on Gaza continue on December 21, 2023 in Rafah, Gaza [Abed Zagout – Anadolu Agency]   “Why?” is one of the most loaded and powerful questions in anyone’s language, and it is the first that springs to mind when journalists face breaking …

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• 22 December

  New COVID strain JN.1 is spreading fast. How worried should we be?

  

  The new variant has spread across 41 countries as the WHO categorises it as a ‘variant of interest’. JN.1 has been detected in the US, India, China, France, Canada and many other countries [File: Petr David Josek/AP Photo] By Areesha Lodhi Published On 22 Dec 202322 Dec 2023   A new strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the coronavirus pandemic four years …

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• 22 December

  Former Chief Minister – Najeeb Abdul Majeed passes away at 73

  

  A L. ASHRAFF  KINNIYA  : Former Chief Minister – Najeeb Abdul Majeed, 73,passed away at a Leading private hospital around 6.30 am in Colombo on Friday, Dec 22 .  Janaza will take place in his hometown Kinniya at 10 pm same day. Najeeb was the son of former parliamentarian A L Abdul Majeed from Kinniya.  Najeeb was the first Muslim …

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