TNA reiterates call for meaningful devolution of powers

Police to raid homes in WP with underage domestic workers

The Police are to conduct raids on houses in the Western Province to detect underage domestic workers. Police Spokesman, Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that recent incidents had revealed that underage children have been employed as domestic workers. He said that some of these underage domestic workers have faced abuse at the hands of their employers. As a result a special raid will be conducted in the Western Province from today, including in Colombo, to detect undera

27 Jul, 2021

Record 437,878 people vaccinated in a single day

A record 437,878 people were vaccinated in a single day in Sri Lanka, the highest number of people to receive the jab in one day. The Health Ministry said that the record number of jabs were administered around the island yesterday (Monday). This included 356,628 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine administered as the first dose and 55,722 Sinopharm doses administered as the second dose. The Health Ministry also said that 25,420 people were administered with the Moderna vaccine yesterday while 108

27 Jul, 2021

Ordinary level exams to be held between February-March 2022

The ordinary level examinations will be held between February-March 2022, the Education Ministry said today. Accordingly, the 2021 ordinary level examination will be held from 21 February to 03 March. The Education Ministry had earlier announced that the Grade 05 Scholarship and the GCE Advanced Level examinations will be held in November. The Grade 05 Scholarship Examination is to be held on the 14th of November. The GCE Advanced Level Examination will be held from 15th November ? 10th Dece

26 Jul, 2021