COLOMBO (News 1st); A series of coordinated, silent protests swept across multiple cities today as parents of Grade 6 students demanded the immediate implementation of the proposed Grade 6 ...

Statements have been recorded from six individuals, including senior officials of the National Institute of Education (NIE), in connection with the inclusion of a link to a pornographic website in a ...

Five years after the historic and damaging attack on the U.S. Capitol, millions of dollars in damages have been repaired and clean-up has long been completed. Many of the physical injuries have healed ...

The SLPP has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya over a controversial Grade 6 English module, noting that a Ministry official should not be ...

An internal committee appointed to review the controversial content included in a Grade 6 module has submitted its report, Minister Wijitha Herath said. Addressing a media briefing at the Department ...

The internal committee appointed to investigate the questionable Grade 6 English language module after it was confirmed that the material contained a reference to an inappropriate website has ...

In the final weeks of 2025, as Sri Lankan households prepared for the dawn of a new year, a website URL ignited a firestorm that threatens to derail the NPP Government’s efforts at Educational Reforms ...

The Director General of the National Institute of Education (NIE), Prof. Manjula Vithanapathirana, has decided to temporarily step down from her position until the conclusion of the inquiry into the ...

Sri Lanka’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRCSL) has blocked access to a website that was referenced in a Grade 6 English language module, following mounting public concern over its ...