School grades will be reduced from 13 to 12 under the new educational reforms, the Education Ministry said. This was disclosed at the time of presenting the progress for 2023 and plans for 2024 for the budget of the Ministry of Education by Minister Susil Premajayantha. Accordingly, the educational authorities stated that through the proposed education reforms, every child will be given the opportunity to finish school in 17 years. Accordingly, t
Christmas decorations and goodies have topped the list of imports thus far since the relaxing of all import restrictions since October this year, Sri Lanka Customs said. Customs spokesperson Senior Director Seevali Arukgoda told the Daily Mirror that Christmas decorations and such goodies have arrived in large consignments during the past few weeks to cater to the
With reference to our yesterday’s Daily Mirror front page story titled’ ‘Extravagant spending: Bogollagama does it again’, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent the following clarification. The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to the news article titled ‘Extravagant spending: Bogollagama does it again’ published in the Daily Mirror on 04.12.2023 wherein several inaccurate alle
An individual who attempted to take nude photos of his 14-year-old daughter to be shared on the internet to earn money had been hacked to death by his wife. The deceased Suranga Pradeep Kumara (37) of Thalvita was from the Wellawa Police area in the Kurunegala District and was an attendant of Kurunegala Teaching Hospital. He was the father of a 14-year-old daughter and an eight-
In a landmark judgement pertaining to the scope of the divorce laws in Sri Lanka, the Court of Appeal has recently held that a District Court in Sri Lanka is not restricted from accepting a valid document proving the dissolution of a marriage issued by a competent co
Chennai airport on Monday announced that it has shut its operations till 11 pm ahead of Cyclone Michaung which is expected to make landfall, causing torrential rains.“Airfield closed for arrival and departure operations till 2300 hrs IST yesterday due to severe weather conditions,” said Chennai airport on social media platform X. 33 flights have been diverted from Chennai to Bengaluru at the airport due to heavy rain and strong wind since midnigh
Whilst stressing that debt restructuring has become a must, with the IMF slated to decide on giving the second tranche under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Fund Facility to Sri Lanka, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harsha
A student of Shanmuga Hindu Balika Vidyalaya in Trincomalee Darshana Konesh who came second in the Island rank in the Tamil Medium and first in the Eastern Province at the recent Ordinary Level Examination was felicitated by Governor Senthil Thondaman.
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