Feature – News Updates

A group organized a protest at Lipton Circus in Colombo today demanding a ceasefire, humanitarian access and an end to occupation, in support of Palestine. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel

The Instructions relating to the admission of students to Grade One for the Year 2024 in State schools had been released today, the Education Ministry said. “A specimen application form was published in the website www.moe.gov.lk,” it said. The Ministry said parents or legal guardians, who wished to enroll their children into Grade One of Government schools in year 2024, …

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has criticized the burning of the Quran in Sweden, emphasizing that it violates Freedom of Worship & cannot be justified as Freedom of Expression. He questions the silence of the HRC in Geneva, warning of a potential divide between the Global South & Western values if they classify it as such.     Sri Lanka …

Duty-free allowances for expatriate workers given at the airport will be increased from May 1, and a circular notifying this has been issued, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said. While addressing the media at the Government Information Department yesterday, he said a memorandum was presented to the cabinet seeking approval to increase the duty-free allowance and it was …

“Break-Fast at Sunset” event organized by the Muslim Community of Sri Lanka was held today (2) at The Independence Square Colombo. A religiously important Islamic breaking of fast was organized by the Sri Lanka Muslim Civil Society Soup Kitchen and the Torrington Workers’ Team and held at Independence Square yesterday.