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Sri Lanka’s Education Ministry has issued a directive to all schools stating that corporal punishment and any form of physicalContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka bans corporal punishment in schools, Education Ministry issues directive…

  Sri Lankan authorities are assessing the feasibility of shifting public sector work online on April 16 and 17, asContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka considers Work from home for April 16–17 appeared first on Newswire.

A three-hour water cut will be imposed in several Colombo areas from April 2 to April 10 due to aContinue Reading The post 3-hour water cuts imposed in several Colombo areas due to shortage appeared first on Newswire.

The government has unveiled a major flood‑mitigation project in Kolonnawa, pledging more than Rs. 10 billion to deliver a permanentContinue Reading The post Government unveils Rs. 10bn Kolonnawa flood mitigation project appeared first on…

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has issued Circular No. 09/2026 on the admission of students toContinue Reading The post Applications Called for Grade 2–4 and 7–11 Admissions in National Schools appeared…

Residents of Batticaloa have expressed deep appreciation to the Police for swiftly arresting suspects linked to the shocking case inContinue Reading The post Batticaloa residents thank police for solving ‘well murder’ case appeared first on…

Water supply restrictions may be imposed in the coming weeks due to declining reservoir levels and reduced rainfall, the NationalContinue Reading The post Only 20 days of water remaining at Kalatuwawa Reservoir: NWSDB appeared first on…

The Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) has signed an agreement to invest USD 108 million in new container handling equipment,Continue Reading The post HIPG invests USD 108 million to expand Hambantota Port capacity appeared first on…

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for warm weather in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Eastern, North-western, Northern andContinue Reading The post April 03 : ‘Caution level’ heat alert issued for 21 districts…

The Ministry of Finance has announced that fuel allowances provided to ministers, deputy ministers, members of parliament, government officials, andContinue Reading The post Fuel allowances for MPs, officials to be based on March 1 prices…