The Ministry of Education plans to limit the class size to 25 students per classroom when the schools reopen which will be proceeded in four stages
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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Universities to open in several stages, final year exams from June 22
Sri Lanka's Higher Education Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena says that the university system will be opened in several stages
Cabinet grants host of relief to restore tourism industry
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the cabinet has decided to provide relief to the tourism industry
WHO released $ 1.9 million for COVID-19 operations in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine Pavithra Wanniarachchi yesterday said the statement made by the former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to the television and newspapers that the World Health Organization (WHO)has given the Ministry of Health $ 230 million for COVID-19 operations is totally false
Sri Lanka's COVID cases rise to 1877
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Friday (June 12) in the country has risen to 1877, according to the Ministry of Health
Cabinet approves Rs. 16 billion loan to provide relief for over 144,000 employees in tourism sector
Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers has approved a host of measures to provide relief to 144,117 employees in the tourism sector affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
ADB approves $3 million grant to assist Sri Lanka’s response to COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $3 million grant from its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF) to further assist Sri Lanka in its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Sri Lanka parliamentary general election to be held on August 5
Sri Lanka's Election Commission has decided that the Parliamentary General Election will be held on August 5, Chief Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya announced today
Foreign Ministry dispatches essential items to the most vulnerable Sri Lankans in the Maldives
The Foreign Ministry has dispatched 10,000 kg (2000 packs) of essential items including dry rations, to be distributed through the Sri Lanka High Commission in the Maldives, amongst the Sri Lankan community members in Malé and outer Maé
COVID-19 isolation and treatment units established at Sri Lanka’s key hospitals with UNICEF support
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) supported Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services (MOH) in refurbishing COVID-19 isolation units at three specialist Hospitals in the country, as part of its on-going efforts in responding to the pandemic
Sri Lanka allows limited worship, tuition classes as new COVID-19 cases go down
Sri Lanka’s health authorities have given the go-ahead for places of worship to commence activities subject to a limit of 50 persons from June 12, while tuition classes would be allowed to have double that number from June 15 as new cases of Coronavirus in the country reduced
Sri Lanka's tourism industry launches initiatives to expedite a speedy recovery following COVID-19
As curfew restrictions ease and life returns to a new normal, Sri Lanka's badly-hit tourism industry has launched several initiatives to expedite a speedy recovery
Sri Lanka’s sex workers struggle to get by as COVID-19 brings industry to a halt
Kumari is a 45-year-old mother of four living in Puttalam, Sri Lanka. She is a sex worker by trade
School holiday to end on June 29
Sri Lanka' school holidays will end on the 29th of June
Arab countries assure fullest support and cooperation towards Sri Lanka
Representatives of Arab countries in Sri Lanka assured the Arab world’s fullest cooperation and support for continued excellent relations with Sri Lanka and also in continuing to look after the welfare of Sri Lankans in the Gulf region, the Ministry of Foreign Relations said Monday
