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.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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