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Schools are not closed today, Education Minister affirms
LOCAL

Schools are not closed today, Education Minister affirms

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam says that schools will not be affected today by the toke strike to be launched…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/07/2018
Schools closed in Ratnapura, Dehiowita and Nivithigala due to adverse weather
LOCAL

Schools closed in Ratnapura, Dehiowita and Nivithigala due to adverse weather

Schools in Ratnapura, Nivithigala and Dehiowita Educational Zones will be closed today and tomorrow (22) due to the prevailing adverse…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/05/2018
Dengue Prevention Week in Sri Lanka from tomorrow
LOCAL

Dengue Prevention Week in Sri Lanka from tomorrow

Sri Lanka Ministry of Health jointly with the Ministry of Education, has declared the week from today to April 9…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/04/2018
Sri Lanka takes measures to eliminate corporal punishment from schools
LOCALTOP STORY

Sri Lanka takes measures to eliminate corporal punishment from schools

Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority has taken measures to launch a special program to eradicate the corporal punishment of…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/02/201808/02/2018
All schools island wide to be closed on February 9th in preparation of local government polls
LOCAL

All schools island wide to be closed on February 9th in preparation of local government polls

All schools in Sri Lanka will be closed on Friday, February 9th in view of the local government polls on…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/02/201807/02/2018
Sri Lanka Telecom celebrates 160th anniversary with 160 school development programs
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka Telecom celebrates 160th anniversary with 160 school development programs

Sri Lanka’s leading, world class enterprise solutions provider and the licensed national backbone network operator, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT)…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/02/2018
Sri Lanka child authority to take tough action against corporal punishment in schools
LOCAL

Sri Lanka child authority to take tough action against corporal punishment in schools

Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority says it will take tough action against schools subjecting students to corporal punishment. In…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/01/2018
Padmaavat: India tightens security as controversial film opens
WORLD

Padmaavat: India tightens security as controversial film opens

Security has been tightened in several Indian states ahead of the release of a Bollywood film which has already generated…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/2018
Government allocates Rs. 65 billion to develop ‘nearest school’
LOCAL

Government allocates Rs. 65 billion to develop ‘nearest school’

The government has allocated Rs. 65 billion for a four-year program to develop all the schools in the country with…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/01/2018
Dengue eradication programmes underway as schools prepare for new term
LOCAL

Dengue eradication programmes underway as schools prepare for new term

A special Dengue eradication programme will be held in schools countrywide today, December 30, and tomorrow 31. The programme targets…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/2017

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