Rs.105 billion have been allocated for schools in order to take health and all other measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the school community, Education Ministry Secretary Prof. Kapila Perera said.
Out of the total 10,165 schools in the country, 5,100 schools (from grade six and above) were re-opened for the third term today (23).
Schools in the Western province and in several risky/isolated areas in North-Western, Sabaragamuwa and Eastern provinces will be closed until further notice.
The Education Secretary said the situation will be monitored prior to opening of primary classes in schools.
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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