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Mid-term school holiday on Friday

Colombo, April 9 -- The second phase of the first school term will end on Friday (11), the Education Ministry announced. Accordingly, the third phase will begin on April 21 and will end on May 9, th... Read More


Govt not safeguarding or preventing questioning of Easter attack suspects: Cabinet spokesman

Colombo, April 8 -- Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa today denied media reports claiming that members of the incumbent government are attempting to shield or prevent the questioning of individuals ... Read More


41 Kandy schools closed for security lodging from April 21-25

Colombo, April 8 -- The Zonal Education Office of Kandy has announced that selected schools will be used as lodgings for security forces personnel for four days, in view of the special exposition of t... Read More


Group of 103 Sri Lankan youth depart for hotel jobs in Israel

Colombo, April 8 -- A group of 103 Sri Lankan youth departed for Israel under the Israel Employment Programme to work in the hotel sector, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said. Thi... Read More


Cabinet approves purchase of Rs. 15 mn worth ID card materials

Colombo, April 8 -- The Cabinet has approved the purchase of Rs. 15 million worth of pre-printed polycarbonate cards for the issuing of National Identity Cards. Cabinet spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa sa... Read More


Man arrested with sea cow flesh in Mannar

Colombo, April 7 -- A man was arrested by wildlife officers from the Vavuniya Wildlife Zone and the Mannar site for possessing one kilogram of sea cow (Dugong dugon) flesh. The arrest followed inform... Read More


Climate change and farmers' struggles in Mannar

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Mannar is a region where most people depend on farming for their livelihood in one of Sri Lanka's 'dry zones.' But in recent times, climate change has made farming here very diff... Read More


Labour Ministry to raise private sector minimum salary to Rs. 27,000

Colombo, April 2 -- The Labour Ministry has announced plans to amend the law to raise the monthly minimum salary for private sector employees to Rs. 27,000. Currently, the minimum wage stands at Rs. ... Read More


CID statement given on Trincomalee pilot vessel accident

Colombo, April 1 -- Social activist and complainant Sanjaya Mahawatte yesterday said that he had given a successful statement to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for nearly four hours regar... Read More


Four vehicles crash and pileup at Gelanigama on Expressway

Colombo, April 1 -- Four vehicles traveling towards Colombo from Matara on the E01 crashed and piled up at the 25.5-mile post near the Gelanigama Interchange on the Southern Expressway this morning, t... Read More