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The Education Ministry on Monday established 2,096 ‘Regional Learning Centres’ (RLCs) at multiple locations, including schools, for students who are unable to engage in online education activities. Education Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris…
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A cardiologist (41) of a military hospital in Colombo North has been arrested in connection to the sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old girl via an online sex trafficking ring in Mount Lavinia. Police Media Spokesperson SDIG…
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The National People’s Power (NPP) yesterday registered its objections to the General Sir John Kotelawala National Defence University Bill which is to be taken up in Parliament on Thursday. Addressing a press conference at the JVP…
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Sri Lanka’s overall budget deficit of 520.5 billion rupees for the first four months of 2021 has overtaken revenues of 481.7 billion rupees in a remarkable development official data showed, following tax cuts in December 2019 compounded by…
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Sri Lanka has allowed W M Mendis & Company Ltd, an alcohol maker linked to the Perpetual group of companies to re-start production and pay billions of rupee owed in taxes in installments, a media report said. Sri Lanka’s The Sunday…
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Kuda Waskaduwa West Grama Niladhari division in Kalutara North police area in the Kalutara District has been isolated with effect from 6am today, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak. Meanwhile…
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The showery condition over the south-western and western parts of the island is expected to enhance during next few days, stated the Meteorology Department. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa,…
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Sri Lanka has received the first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine purchased by the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC), said the State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa…
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With the vision of becoming the preferred Digital Education partner for the academic institutions in Sri Lanka, Dialog Enterprise the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, recently partnered with Gateway College to further…
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339 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana. The DIG stated that 47,579 suspects have been arrested since October 30…
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