Schools reopen today after New Year holidays

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1 year ago

April 24, 2024

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Government and government-approved private schools have reopened today (April 24) for the second phase of the first school term, after the Sinhala and Hindu New Year holidays.

Schools will close once again from May 03 – 19 for the 2023 GCE Ordinary Level Examination

This week’s Cabinet decisions

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2 minutes ago

July 2, 2025

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A number of decisions have been taken at the Cabinet meeting held yesterday (July 01).

The decisions taken by the Cabinet of Ministers are as follows :

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Yoshitha & Daisy Forrest indicted & bailed

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31 minutes ago

July 2, 2025

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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son – Yoshitha Rajapaksa, and his grandmother – Daisy Forrest have been formally indicted today (July 02) before the Colombo High Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The indictment was presented before High Court Judge Pradeep Abeyratne, who subsequently ordered both defendants to be released on two surety bonds of Rs. 01 million each.

The judge further ordered to obtain fingerprints of the accused and relevant records be summoned as part of the judicial process.