Trained teachers held a protest in front of the Education Ministry today against the move by the ministry to impose a minimum age for the examination held to select suitable teachers for national schools. T
he trained teachers said the minimum age is unfair as some of the trained teachers who have worked in schools for many years will lose an opportunity as a result. They sat across the road blocking traffic as neither the Minister or the Secretary was available at the ministry today.
Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
An exhibition badminton match between Sri Lanka’s youngest Olympian shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe, and Anders Antonsen, the World No.2 ranked in Men’s Singles, will take place at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Courts at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7 on Friday (13).
A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.
A protest is underway at the Liberty Circle following Israeli forces attacking an aid ship to Gaza containing prominent activists carrying food to try and end the blockade of resources by the Israeli Government.
A garbage tractor driver from Kurunegala has gone viral on social media after adorning his municipal vehicle with teddy bears, fabric flowers, and colourful decorations, many of which were salvaged from the very trash he collects or purchased himself.
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