Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said Thursday that the government is formulating a national policy to ensure child protection in the use of technology, amid controversy surrounding a Grade 6 English language textbook. Speaking in Kandy, the prime minister briefed the chief Buddhist prelates of the Malwathu and Asgiriya chapters on an error identified in the first print run of the Grade 6 English module. Printed copies of all modules were also presented to the Mahanayake Theros during the discussions. Earlier in the day, Amarasuriya visited the Malwathu Viharaya, where she met the Mahanayake Thero of the Malwathu Chapter and explained…
PM to use no-confidence motion to widen education reform talks
Published in News
More from NewsMore posts in News »
- Restoration of Northern, Talaimannar railway lines begins
- Education reforms should suit the country, not the JVP: Namal
- Bride and groom among 8 killed in gas cylinder blast at Pakistan wedding
- Four arrested over alleged Grand Pass shooting plot
- Sri Lanka’s China-backed Hambantota Port eyes 2mn box capacity after 700-pct growth