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Zanzibar commits to develop halal tourism after talks with Bullock, its global advocate

ZANZIBAR, June 3 -- ZANZIBAR has reaffirmed its commitment to developing halal tourism following a meeting between President Hussein Ali Mwinyi and global halal tourism advocate Ismail Bullock, who is... Read More


Court rules Ranga Nishantha's death a suicide

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- A four-member panel has unanimously concluded that the death of Ranga Nishantha - who was found dead while employed in the Foreign Resources Unit of the Treasury - was caused by s... Read More


Justice Minister visits Panadura Court

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, conducted an inspection visit to the Panadura Court premises this morning (03) to assess existi... Read More


Sri Lankan doctor elected to lead top professional body in Australia

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Professor Tissa Wijeratne, a Sri Lanka-born senior neurologist, has been elected by majority vote to the Board of Directors of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) ... Read More


Gazette issued to recruit 3,000 more nurses

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Ministry of Health says that a special gazette has been issued to recruit an additional 3,000 student nurses, as part of the plan to achieve the target of recruiting 13,600 nu... Read More


SJB says move to change judges' retirement age is unconstitutional

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has expressed opposition to the government's attempt to increase the retirement age of Court of Appeal and Supreme Court judges. In an official m... Read More


Government pushes for Kiswahili to become CAF official language

RABAT, June 3 -- MINISTER for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Paul Makonda has said the government will work closely with the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) to push for Kiswahili to be reco... Read More


50th DITF countdown begins, 550,000 visitors expected

DAR ES SALAAM, June 3 -- WITH three weeks to go before the commencement of the 50th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF), preparations are gathering momentum as organizers finalize arrangemen... Read More


Zanzibar's Treasury Registrar is redefining public accountability

ZANZIBAR, June 3 -- WHEN President Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi rose to speak at a high-level forum of public sector leaders in Zanzibar, his tone carried both praise and urgency. In a government system ofte... Read More


MSD to save 2.3bn/- annually through its state-of-the-art warehouse in Dar

DAR ES SALAAM, June 3 -- THE Medical Stores Department (MSD) is expected to save more than 2.3bn/- annually following the construction of a new state-of-the-art warehouse in Dar es Salaam, eliminating... Read More