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The number of students dropping out before completing 13 years of education is on the rise, according to the EducationContinue Reading The post School dropouts on the rise : Education Ministry report appeared first on Newswire.

Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka has proposed raising the Kotmale Dam by another 30 meters. Addressing the media, Patali ChampikaContinue Reading The post Kotmale Dam can be raised by another 30 metres : Patali appeared first on…

New South Wales Police say 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed in a mass shooting at Bondi BeachContinue Reading The post Australia shooting: 15 killed; gunmen identified as father and son appeared first on Newswire.

The Ministry of Transport, together with the Road Development Authority (RDA) and the Ministry’s Digital Task Force, has launched aContinue Reading The post A new public platform to report road conditions : Transport Minister appeared first…

Under the influence of an Easterly wave, showery conditions are expected to increase to some extent in Sri Lanka fromContinue Reading The post Rain expected in several provinces today appeared first on Newswire.

Officers of the Katunayake Airport Police Narcotics Division have arrested a man with an illegal stock of Kush drugs valuedContinue Reading The post Suspect nabbed with Rs. 200 Mn Kush haul appeared first on Newswire.

Schoolchildren have been granted the facility to travel this month on Sri Lanka Transport Board buses using the November seasonContinue Reading The post Students allowed to use SLTB November season ticket this month appeared first on…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa met Takafumi Kadono, the Sri Lankan representative of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), for a specialContinue Reading The post Opposition Leader meets ADB representative Takafumi Kadono appeared first on…

The Ministry of Health and the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) have launched separate probes into the deaths of twoContinue Reading The post Probes launched after two patient deaths linked to anti-nausea injection appeared…

Longtime Hollywood star Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their Brentwood home Sunday inContinue Reading The post Hollywood director Rob Reiner and wife found dead in LA home appeared first on Newswire.