While taking steps to fill all existing principal vacancies in the school system, the education ministry has taken a decision to digitalize the whole education system by next year, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne was given yet another extension for the fourth time by President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday, signaling that there is no agreement on the next senior most to be chosen for the permanent appointment.
The upwelled water carried by the West India Coastal Current (WICC) off the west coast of Sri Lanka is rich in nutrients, and it can play an important role in the improvement of productivity in terms of fish production, according to preliminary findings during research with the Chinese vessel ‘Shi Yan 6’, a top scientist said yesterday. Upwelling is the process in whi
Having suffered shortage of food, no place to have a proper sleep, walking miles sometimes to the grounds, the courageous girls from Bandiwewa Maha Vidyalaya in rural Polonnaruwa have braved all odds to win the All Island Under-20 Football Championship and a
United Nations Resident Coordinator Marc-André Franche informed Public Security Minister Tiran Alles that support will be provided for the exchange of ideas and proposals with international organizations concerning the Online Safety Bill.
The Chief Incumbent of Sambodi Vihara Kokilai, Venerable Sri Tissapura Gunaratana Thera, has his voiced concern over the plight of the Sinhalese community in Kokilai, Mullaitivu District. He pointed out that even 14 years after the end of the war, these people have not been able to reclaim the land they occupied. The Thera highlighted the difficult conditions faced by these people, who are currently residing in huts made of corrugated sheets.
The Colombo High Court yesterday acquitted and released former Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa and five others from the money laundering case, without calling defence evidence. High Court Judge Nawaratne Marasinghe made this order pursuant to a request made by defence to acquit them from the charges, on the basis that the prosecution evidence has failed to establish the commission of the offences against the accused in the indictment. The Att
China’s Sinopec is to make an initial investment of US $ 1.5 billion, the single largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), in building a refinery in Hambantota once the agreement is finalized within the next two weeks, a top source said. It remained a foregone conclusion in
Canada issues travel advisory over serious risk in Arugam Bay
More countries issue travel advisories
Sri Lanka Tourism invites global travellers for upcoming season
Russian embassy urges citizens to stay vigilant in Arugam Bay
US Embassy issues travel warning for Arugam Bay
Sri Lanka may face another economic turmoil: Sajith