Cabinet approves reopening of pre-schools in August

Schools to close for CHOGM

The Ministry of Education says 31 schools in Colombo will be closed in November during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Accordingly the selected schools will be closed from November 6 to the 19th, the Education Ministry said. The Ministry said that the schools will be used to assist the security arrangements being made for the high level delegates visiting Sri Lanka for the summit. The schools which will close include Royal College Colombo, Mahanama, Ananda, Hindu College, T

11 Sep, 2013

Sri Lankans not among the ?happy?

Sri Lankans are the least happy, according to a World Happiness Report based on statistics compiled between 2010 and 2012 by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Sri Lanka is ranked 137 among 156 countries surveyed in the report and is below countries like Egypt where there is political turmoil. Denmark was deemed the happiest nation, followed by Norway, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Sweden. Canada, Finland, Austria, Iceland and Australia completed the top ten. The le

11 Sep, 2013

Postal vote largely peaceful (Audio)

Election monitors say postal voting for the three provinces held yesterday and today were largely peaceful with only some minor incidents reported. The Peoples Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) said that in Killinochchi there were reports of a female candidate threatening civil defence force members to vote for her. The Executive Director of PAFFREL Rohana Hettiarachi said that there were also some incidents reported from Kulliyapitiya, Allawa and Chilaw. ?However overall our monitors

10 Sep, 2013