The Cabinet has granted approval for the establishment of a National Teachers' Council.
A government statement noted that the National Education Policy Framework has proposed the establishment of a National Teachers' Council in line with other professional service categories as well as international best practices to enhance the professionalism and quality of teachers through continuous professional development.
A preliminary draft in this regard has been prepared, after long discussions with the relevant stakeholders in the education sector. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the combined proposal presented by the President and the Minister of Education to instruct a Legal Draftsman to prepare a bill for the establishment of a National Teachers Council based on draft prepared.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
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