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A gazette notification containing regulations that make it mandatory for passengers traveling in passenger buses on expressways to wear seatContinue Reading The post Driving in Expressways : Several key updates appeared first on Newswire.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed officials of the Ministry of Education to focus on strengthening the school system and reformingContinue Reading The post Education sector & budget : Several key instructions from President…

A group of teachers are staging a sit-in near the Presidential Secretariat today, Ada Derana reported. The teachers say theyContinue Reading The post Teachers launch sit-in at Presidential Secretariat over children’s admissions appeared…

A few showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today,Continue Reading The post Rain expected in some districts today appeared first on Newswire.

The Bribery Commission has arrested the Kalmunai Quazi Court Judge and his wife on allegations of soliciting a bribe, itContinue Reading The post Bribery : Kalmunai Quazi Court Judge & wife arrested appeared first on Newswire.

The US State Department has revoked more than 6,000 student visas this year, a State Department official said Monday, asContinue Reading The post US State Department has revoked more than 6,000 student visas : Official appeared first on…

Dubai Police have successfully thwarted the theft of an exceptionally rare pink diamond worth $25 million, foiling a gang’s elaborateContinue Reading The post Dubai Police foil $25m pink diamond heist in eight hours appeared first on…

Former Executive Director of the National Lotteries Board, Thusitha Halloluwa, who had been evading court proceedings, has been taken intoContinue Reading The post Thusitha Halloluwa arrested appeared first on Newswire.

An individual has been injured in a shooting reported in Peliyagoda this morning. According to the Police, an unidentified gunmanContinue Reading The post Shooting reported in Peliyagoda appeared first on Newswire.

Speaker of the Parliament, Jagath Wickramaratne, says the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) submitted against Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara will beContinue Reading The post Decision on NCM against Aruna Jayasekara pending review :…