Education Minister Dullas Alahapperuma has called for a report on certain letters allegedly issued by the Education Ministry to enrol students in violation of election laws.
The Education Ministry in a statement said 427 letters were issued between October 7 and November 26 during the previous government in the run-up to the presidential poll.
Preliminary inquiries have shown that the signatures of certain ministry secretaries had been forged in the letters.
Accordingly, Education Minister Alahapperuma has instructed a ministerial level investigative panel to submit a report in this regard within three weeks.
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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