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SL thrashes UAE to remain in WC

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Sri Lanka thrashed the United Arab Emirates by 79 runs today (18).

After winning the toss, the UAE team opted to bowl first.

Following Sunday’s defeat against Namibia, it was crucial for Sri Lanka to win this game in order to remain in the tournament.

Sri Lanka scored 152/8 at the end of their innings with a stunning 74-run innings by Pathum Nissanka.

Chasing 153 runs to win against Sri Lanka, the UAE team was bundled out for 73 runs in 17.1 overs.

Afzal Khan was the top scorer for UAE with 19 runs.

Wanindu Hasaranga finished with 3/8 while Dushmantha Chameera had figures of 3/15 and helped Sri Lanka inflict the second defeat on the UAE side at this World Cup.

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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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