Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education has announced that all government schools which have been given an extended vacation due to the COVID-19 pandemic will resume their education activities for all grades from August 10
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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