The G. C. E. Ordinary Level Examination which was scheduled to be held from January 18 to 27, 2021 will not be held on the dates scheduled dates, Minister of Education Prof. G. L. Peiris said.
The Minister said that the new dates will be announced 6 weeks prior to the new date of examination.
Prof Peiris said that nearly 50 per cent of the Grade 11 students currently finds it difficult to carry on with their academic activities due current COVID-19 situation.
The possibility of holding the examination will be explored by analyzing the situation in the country every two weeks, Minister Peiris added.
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
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