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Reimpose ban on mothers with children under 5 from going abroad for work: Geetha

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State Minister of Women and Child Affairs Geetha Kumarasinghe said she will make a request to the President to re-impose the law preventing Sri Lankan mothers with children below the age of five from going abroad for domestic work.

Accordingly, State Minister Kumarasinghe said that they will revise the permission given at the moment.

She said the Ministry has decided to implement the amendment after considering the opinions and suggestions submitted by child rights organizations and academics regarding children’s rights and safety.

It was decided at the Cabinet meeting held on June 27 to reduce the minimum age of children of mothers who go abroad for domestic work to 2 years and to no longer make it mandatory to submit a family background report which was essential until then.

Accordingly, this decision is to be revised.

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2nd round of Grade 06 admission appeals open online today

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The Ministry of Education has announced that online appeals for the second round of Grade 06 admissions in 2025, based on the 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination results, can be submitted from today (July 03) until July 17.

Parents or guardians can submit appeals for up to three schools by visiting the official website of the Ministry of Education at www.moe.gov.lk or directly via the extension at g6application.moe.gov.lk.

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Several showers expected today

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Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts today (July 03), the Department of Meteorology said.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night.

Meanwhile, fairly strong winds of about 30-40 kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

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Kahawatte OIC transferred

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The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Kahawatte Police has been transferred to the Jaffna Police Division to facilitate the investigation into the youth who was shot dead on June 30 in Kahawatte, Police said.

A 22-year-old youth died while another was critically injured in a shooting incident in the Yainna area of Kahawatte.

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