Mother and child test positive for virus at Lady Ridgeway Hospital

Advanced Level and Grade 5 Scholarship examinations postponed

The Advanced Level and Grade 5 Scholarship examinations have been postponed. The Education Ministry said that the two examinations will not be held in August as scheduled. According to the Education Ministry, the decision to postpone the two examinations was taken as the syllabus had not been fully covered. Schools have not been operating as scheduled over the past year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the Education Ministry feels the syllabus had not been fully covered

14 Mar, 2021

Government says steps taken to ensure equal rights to all

The Government says steps have been taken to ensure equal rights to all the people of the country. Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said that the present Government is committed to the development of the country while protecting the independent, sovereign, free and unitary state. He made these remarks while speaking at the opening ceremony of the Eastern Provincial Regional Consular Office of the Foreign Ministry in Trincomalee. ?The Governor has taken steps to provide equal rights to all

14 Mar, 2021

Revised draft resolution on Sri Lanka published by UNHRC

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has published a revised resolution on Sri Lanka. Concerns over the forced cremation of Muslim coronavirus victims remains in the new text. The revised draft?expresses further concern that the response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had an impact on freedom of religion or belief and exacerbated the prevailing marginalization of and discrimination against the Muslim community. It notes that the cremations for those deceased from COVID-19 h

13 Mar, 2021