Education Minister Dullas Alahapperuma today (Nov 26) said a circular would be issued to limit school events to one hour with the exception being sports events.
He made these remarks after visiting his alma mater Radampala Sri Sumangala Vidyalaya this morning.
In his speech, Mr. Alahapperuma stressed the need to train teachers and upgrade the schooling system to match the needs of the 21st century.
The minister also pointed out that 15,000 state sector teachers had not undergone training.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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