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Competent authority appointed to Ruhuna Uni.

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An extraordinary Gazette notification has appointed Senior Prof. R.M.U.S.K. Rathnayake as the competent authority of the University of Ruhuna, effective Nov. 25, 2024. 

The decision was made by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, in her capacity as Minister of Education, citing a serious disruption of university administration and failure to restore normalcy.

The appointment grants Prof. Rathnayake all powers and duties of the Vice Chancellor under the Universities Act and related regulations.

The move follows a continuous strike by Ruhuna University’s academic and non-academic trade unions since Nov. 19, demanding the removal of the current Vice Chancellor, Senior Prof. Sujeewa Amarasena. Protests led by the Inter-University Students Federation have also intensified.

Prof. Amarasena has denied the allegations and stated he will not resign despite mounting pressure.

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Gota’s national schools project, scrapped

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The government has decided to abolish the project launched under former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to upgrade 671 provincial schools as national schools.

Under the project, each school was allocated Rs.02 million – totaling over Rs.1340 million – for emergency renovations and new national school name boards, with some costing over Rs.500,000.

Schools have now been instructed to remove these boards, along with the “National School” title, official seals, and letterheads, and revert to their previous identities.

The initiative aimed to increase the number of national schools to 329,000, but only 05 schools in the Western Province were converted.

Professor Kapila Perera, Secretary of the Ministry of Education at that time, now serves as Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and Highways.

(Source: Aruna)

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Gazette issued on 2026 Public & Bank Holidays

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The Government of Sri Lanka has officially declared the list of Public and Bank Holidays for the year 2026, through an Extraordinary Gazette issued on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

The gazette issued is as follows : 

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Postal strike ends

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The Union of Postal and Telecommunications Officers says postal services will operate as usual today (May 31).

Secretary Manjula Jayasundara stated that striking union members returned to work from yesterday (May 30) afternoon, and distribution of over 2,000 delayed mail bags has begun.

This strike, launched over 10 demands including delays in recruitment, has reportedly drawn the attention of the relevant authorities.

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