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Sri Lanka is preparing to issue two-year oil and gas exploration licenses for as many as 900 offshore blocks for foreign…

By PRIYAN DE SILVA A teacher accused of caning and injuring a Grade five student of Lunama Maha Vidyalaya, Ambalanthota was arrested yesterday.The teacher was to be produced before the Angunukolapelessa Magistrate. The girl was admitted to the Tangalle Base Hospital.The parents of the victim said they had been compelled to lodge a complaint with […]

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, with funding through USAID, is planning to distribute 9,300 MT of Urea to smallholder paddy farmers cultivating paddy on land holdings up to 2.5 acres in Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, and Moneragala districts, with less than 41,500 rupees in permanent monthly income. […]

By Saman Indrajith There was a delay in releasing funds for the payment of gratuity to retiring government employees due to the current economic crisis and a large number of persons had been placed awaiting list, Director General of Pensions Jagath D. Dias told the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Public Administration. “All payments up to […]

By Saman Indrajith Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha yesterday admitted in Parliament that Sri Lankan schoolchildren were not receiving adequate food.Answering a question posed by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, the Minister said the government was trying to allocate more funds for the school mid-day meal programme. Premadasa said, “I would like to urge the government […]