Srilankan News

President instructs to expedite e-Land Registration to prevent unlawful activities President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed the relevant officials to expedite the system of electronic registration of lands in order to eradicate frauds in land registration to speed up the process of land registration. The public is faced with many difficulties due to frauds and delays in the land registration process. President Rajapaksa highlighted the importance of accelerating e-Land Registration system in collaboration with Department of Land Commissioner, Land Title Settlement Department, Survey Department and the Registrar General Department. This was stated during a discussion on the e-Land Registration system held at the Presidential Secretariat June (30). President emphasized that effective coordination among related entities in charge of land registration should be maintained. President advised to set up a committee comprising the Ministries of Wildlife, Forest Conservation and Environment. Wit...

Speedy solutions to several requests by tuition teachers Permission to teach 500 students in two time slots Attention to amend Educational Service Tax Distribution handbills adhering health recommendations allowed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to several proposals put forward by the representatives of All Island Professional Educators’ Association pertaining to issues connected with recommencing tuition classes. The teachers pointed out the difficultly limiting the number of students to 250 where the average attendance is more than 1000. Reviewing the situation with the health authorities who were present President granted permission to conduct classes for 500 students in two time slots. These decisions were taken during a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat June (29) to find solutions to issues faced by both students and teachers with the recommencing of tuition classes which had to be halted due to COVID – 19 pandemic. Students in A/L and O/L classes lost the opport...