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By Anupama Wijayaratne
Over 989 people and 3,649 wild elephants and tuskers have died in the country from 2016 to 2020, according to the annual Audit Report 2021 of the National Audit Secretariat.
Around 845 civil security officers had been deployed to drive away wild elephants and the Government spent Rs 427 million as salaries and allowances for the purpose.
Over Rs. 1.64 billion had been...
Nearly 6,000 complaints on child abuse have been reported to the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) from January to October this year.
These complaints are now being investigated to offer relief to the victims and punish the culprits. Schoolchildren, university students and adopted children are among the victims, NCPA Chairman, Udayakumara Amarasinghe told the...
The Grade Five Scholarship examination - 2022 and the GCE (AL) examination - 2022 will not be postponed again and the Examinations Department will conduct these examinations as scheduled, said Education Minister Susil Premajayantha.
The GCE (AL) examination will be held from January 23 to February 17, 2023 and the Grade Five Scholarship examination will be held on...
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) will set up consumers’ committees at Divisional Secretariat level countrywide to protect the rights of consumers.
The members of these committees will have the legal authority to inform the CAA of any malpractices and frauds that violate the fundamental rights of the consumers and exploit them. The CAA investigators could nab errant...
By Anupama Wijayaratne
Independence Day celebrations 2023
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to provide an opportunity to the public to visit the National Wildlife Parks,...
Grade One students of all Government schools countrywide are to be equipped with a knowledge of English based on practical...
The Excise Department will expand its programs to conduct raids next year to seize illegal liquor and liquor products that are...
The Government will expand its vocational training programs for school-leavers by next year. Over 500,000 youth will attend...
Almost two metric tons of narcotic drugs were seized and over 39,428 suspects taken in for questioning in 39,671 raids from...
Leprosy on the rise
Over 1,000 positive leprosy cases have been detected countrywide over the past 10 months and the public has been urged to be...
Don’t go abroad under tourist visa procedure
The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) has called upon Sri Lankans not to go abroad for jobs via the tourist visa...
A new phase of reforms in the educational system of Government schools will be introduced under six phases from next year and the...
Budget 2023:
Budget 2023 will allocate Rs. 432,000 million for health services and Rs. 504,000 million for education.The Government will...
University education and educational reforms
State Minister of Higher Education Dr. Suren Raghavan has called upon all parliamentarians to present their proposals to him in...
While the consumption of legally-approved types of liquor by Sri Lankans has increased by 50 percent, the consumption of...