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The Southern Provincial Education Secretary states that all public schools belonging to the Southern Provincial Council will start tomorrow and that schools will be open 5 days a week.

Anuradhapura Additional Magistrate Mrs. Rudrika De Silva Hewavasam sentenced the manager of a fuel station on Airport Road, Anuradhapura, who pleaded guilty to the charge of concealing fuel stocks, making false statements to the public that there was no fuel and did not sell the fuel he had ordered.In addition, the Additional Magistrate who imposed a fine of 10,000 rupees on the owner of the fuel filling station has warned the accused not to make such mistakes again and if it is reported to the court that such mistakes have been made, the court will take strict action in this…

After a discussion with the Sri Lanka Railway Station Master’s Union and the National Transport Authority, they have decided to suspend the union action for 48 hours.Yesterday (23), the Station Master’s Union started a 48-hour trade union action from 06.00 pm protesting the way the railway fares have been revised.

* The patient has no foreign travel history.According to Delhi health authorities, the monkeypox virus has been detected for the first time in the country’s capital city of Delhi.The individual has never traveled abroad before, according to PTI news agency, which quoted government sources.According to the Health Ministry, the unnamed, 31-year-old man has been accepted to Maulana Azad Medical College. The patient had skin lesions and a fever when they were taken to the hospital.This is notably the fourth instance of monkeypox in India. Southern Kerala state is where the preceding three incidents were recorded.Monkeypox was classified as a worldwide…

The Ministry of Education says that government and government-approved private schools will resume tomorrow (25).Accordingly, it has been decided to hold schools on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays until further notice, and the Ministry of Education informs that on Wednesdays and Fridays activities will be provided for students to engage in learning activities from home.Otherwise, the Ministry of Education further states that it has been decided to conduct online learning and teaching activities on Wednesday and Friday.

A special discussion is scheduled to be held today (24) between the Station Master’s Association and the railway authorities.It is stated that attention is to be paid here regarding the trade union action initiated by the station masters.Yesterday (23), the Station Master’s Association started a 48-hour trade union action from 06.00 pm protesting the way the railway fares have been revised.Accordingly, the trade unions stated that all the station masters are now away from the normal ticket issuing activities.

Sri Lanka Navy apprehend 33 individuals, suspected to be on an illegal migration attempt to a foreign country via sea, during a search operation carried out in seas off Negombo on Thursday (21).The apprehension was made by the fast attack craft P 435 of 4th fast attack Flotilla in the Western Naval Command, after intercepting a suspicious local fishing trawler in seas off Negombo.In the group of 33 individuals who were suspected to be on an illegal migration attempt to a foreign country by the trawler, were; 19 males including 04 crew members of the trawler, 09 females and 05…

Police Special Task Force (STF) arrested a suspect with 24 grams of heroin in his possession at Grandpass, Colombo on Wednesday.He is a 48-year-old resident of Colombo 15, police said.The raid was conducted by the officers of the STF camp in Gonahena on a tip-off received

As the World Health Organisation announces the next step in its rollout of the world’s first authorised Malaria vaccine in three African countries, concerns about its value have come from an unlikely source: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, arguably the vaccine’s biggest backer.WHO endorsed the vaccine last fall as a “historic” breakthrough in the fight against malaria, but the Gates Foundation told The Associated Press this week it will no longer offer direct financial support to the shot although it will fund an alliance backing the vaccine. Explaining its decision to end support after spending more than US$200 million…

Several commercial banks in Sri Lanka have increased the annual interest rate offered for credit cards.The banks state that the annual interest rate offered for credit cards has been increased to 36%.On 08th April, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank decided to remove the limitations imposed on the interest rates offered for credit cards.Thereafter, the interest rates were increased from the existing 18% to 24%, then 30%, and have now been increased once again to 36%.