Plans to introduce a modernized education system - President
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced plans to introduce a modernized education system that can effectively address upcoming global challenges and incorporate modern technology.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced plans to introduce a modernized education system that can effectively address upcoming global challenges and incorporate modern technology.
Sex education for children from preschool to grade 13 will begin next month, according to a decision by the parliamentary forum on children.
Protection against skin disease is very important in view of the prevailing dry and hot weather, said dermatologist Nayani Madurasinghe.
A number of political crossovers are very likely in the event of an election taking place, said SLFP general secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara.
One of the seven acquitted convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has asked that he be allowed to reunite with his mother back in Sri Lanka.
Several suspects have been taken into custody in connection with setting fire to forests in Matale, said district forest officer Asoka Herath.
A teenage girl of a family stricken by abject poverty has been found dead due to unknown reasons at her home at Suriyaara in Sevanagala.
A Tamil web journalist has been robbed of his camera and other equipment by a thief who had broken into his office at Kotahena.
Hunters are poisoning wild animals at waterholes which they frequent in order to quench their thirst during the prevailing drought and sell their flesh in Kataragama, Yala and other areas, wildlife officers have received information.
Noting the longstanding relationship between Sri Lanka and India, National Security Advisor Sagala Ratnayaka said that India had stepped up beyond the call of duty to lend Sri Lanka a hand during the recent economic crisis.