ASM JAVID – COLOMBO The Indonesian Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Dewi Gustina Tobin, and a group of her embassy staff attended the Iftar event held at the Colombo Grand Mosque on Wednesday,March (12). The mosque’s president, Tahir Razin, hosted the embassy officials including the embassy’s counselor, Yadi Suraihadi, current members of the management board including...

COLOMBO : The doctors and the staff at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital have called off their strike after discussions with relevant authorities, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said. Meanwhile, the 24-hour nationwide strike action launched by the GMOA was called off at 8.00 a.m. Thursday, (13)

MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN: Doctors at public health facilities across Sri Lanka went on a nationwide strike on Wednesday to demand better safety measures for healthcare workers following the rape of a woman doctor in the country’s third-largest hospital. Thousands of doctors and other healthcare workers joined the strike following the incident that took place on...

RUZAIK FAROOK COLOMBO –  The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, Muslim Service will broadcast Azan of the famous Qari the late Ramiz Alim on 13th Thursday March for the commencement of its Iftar breakfast Azan program. Muslims in Sri Lanka as well as in Tamil Nadu used to stay mesmerized for the echo of Ramiz Alim’s Azan...

RUZAIK FAROOK COLOMBO — The revival meeting of the Sri Lanka – Viet Nam Parliamentary Friendship Association was held in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on Tuesday March 11, under the patronage of the Prime Minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya,  Speaker of the Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne and  Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa. The Ambassador...