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Distribution of Chinese donated school uniform material, commences

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February 23, 2023

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The distribution of school uniform material granted to Sri Lanka as Chinese aid, kicked off today (23).

The First 3 million meters are being dispatched to 1.34 million students in Northern, Eastern, North Central and Uva Provinces.

According to the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka, the Chinese ambassador – Mr. Qi Zhenhong and Minister of Education – Susil Premajayantha, State Minister – Arvind Kumar carefully inspected the donated school uniform materials donated before they were dispatched to the different provinces.

The embassy also notes that a shipment carrying another 06 million meters of fabric will arrive Colombo in 44 containers next week.

Speaking at the event, Minister of Education – Susil Premajayantha had said that Chinese government, which had initially agreed to provide 50% of the school uniform material requirement as a grant this year, has responded positively to the request made after becoming the Minister of Education and increased the grant to 70% of the requirement.

🇨🇳Ambassador Qi Zhenhong and 🇱🇰Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha, State Minister Arvind Kumar carefully inspected the school uniform materials donated by #China before the dispatchment to different provinces of #SriLanka. pic.twitter.com/FwK4nSiVsW
— Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka (@ChinaEmbSL) February 23, 2023

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June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

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Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.