Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has instructed orphaned children living in registered children’s homes to be admitted to a national school located nearest to their facility.
The Principal of a leading school had recently rejected admission of such students by stating that enrolling such children would damage his reputation, the Education Ministry said in a statement.
Education Minister Kariyawasam had vehemently condemned the manner in which orphaned children were being sidelined in the society, the Ministry noted.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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