COLOMBO (News 1st) - Health officials have raised concerns about the potential spread of respiratory diseases among students with the start of the new school year.Dr. Channa de Silva, a specialist in pediatric respiratory diseases at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, emphasized that various viral...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Finance and Planning says that the Rs. 6,000 allowance for stationery for students from families receiving welfare benefits has now been fully distributed.Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma says that over 1.1 million students have received the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The second phase of the third term for all schools will commence today.This comes after a lengthy school holiday of 39 days.The first phase of the third term for government and government-approved Sinhala and Tamil medium schools ended on November 22, 2024.The Ministry of Educati...

COLOMBO (News 1st): A debate on the budget estimate for providing allowances for school students to obtain necessary supplies is scheduled to be held in Parliament today.It is scheduled to take place from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM.The Parliament adjournment debate will thereafter take place from 5:00 PM t...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Education says that instructions have been given to provide students with school uniforms before the start of the new school term.The Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Nalaka Kaluwewa, stated that these school uniforms will be sent to schools through the res...