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2025 grade five scholarship exam tomorrow

Sri Lanka, Aug. 9 -- The 2025 Grade Five Scholarship Examination will be held tomorrow (10) at 2,787 examination centres across the country, the of Examinations Department said. They said, Paper II w... Read More


Public Security Ministry denies any interference in police arrests

Sri Lanka, Aug. 9 -- The Ministry of Public Security has affirmed that neither Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala nor any member of his staff will exert undue influence or interfere in police ar... Read More


Deadline to apply for 2025 A/L exams extended

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- The Education Ministry announced today that the deadline to apply for the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level examinations has been extended to midnight on August 12, 2025. The Ministry s... Read More


PM calls for expedited investigations into ongoing school complaints

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, has instructed the Investigation Division of the Education Ministry to... Read More


Second school term for 2025 ends today

Sri Lanka, Aug. 7 -- The second school term for Sinhala and Tamil government schools and government-approved private schools for the year 2025 will end today. The Education Ministry said the third sc... Read More


Women and Child Affairs Ministry moves to expedite judicial proceedings over child abuse cases

Sri Lanka, Aug. 6 -- The Women and Child Affairs Ministry has decided to fast-track ongoing judicial proceedings related to crimes committed against children, Ministry Secretary K.D.R. Olga said. She... Read More


Grade 5 tuition classes banned from tonight

Sri Lanka, Aug. 6 -- The Department of Examinations has announced that all tuition classes for the 2025 Grade Five Scholarship Examination will be prohibited from midnight today (August 6) until the c... Read More


Over 120 temporary driving licences issued to tourists at BIA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- At least 120 temporary driving licences have been issued to foreign tourists at the on-arrival service counter at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Department of Motor Tra... Read More


Vehicle registrations surge; over 133,000 registered in 2025 so far

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has recorded a significant increase in vehicle registrations this year, with a total of 133,678 vehicles registered as of July 2025, Commissi... Read More


PUCSL to hold public hearing on February's island-wide power failure on August 5

Sri Lanka, Aug. 4 -- The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) will conduct a public hearing tomorrow (5), to investigate the island-wide power failure that occurred on February 9, 2025. T... Read More