Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has requested the Sports Ministry’s Special Investigation Unit for the Prevention of Sports Offences to investigate the recent allegations of corruption made by Sri Lanka’s Cricket Selection Committee Chief Pramodya Wickramasinghe.

Issuing a statement, the Sports Ministry said Wickramasinghe had told the media recently that he had information on match-fixing, illegal activities, and betting related to Sri Lanka Cricket, which are activities considered as offences under the Prevention of Sports Offences Act 2019.

Stating that it is a serious allegation, considering the fact that it has been made by the Chief of Sri Lanka’s Cricket Selection Committee, the Sports Ministry said it has caused uproar among the public.

The Ministry added that the Sports Minister has instructed the Ministry’s Special Investigation Unit for the Prevention of Sports Offences to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the matter.

(NewsWire)

Education Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha said in Parliament today that 74 schools islandwide have been identified to have hazardous buildings and structures.

These schools include Thurston College, Colombo and Tangalle Balika Vidyalaya, he said.

He said this while making a special statement in Parliament regarding the tragic death of a 06-year-old schoolgirl at Weragoda Vidyalaya in Wellampitiya.

He said that authorities of these schools have been instructed to evacuate children from the buildings at risk and that alternative measures will be taken to accommodate the children until the buildings are renovated.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe left for the Maldives a short while ago, the President’s Media Division states.

He is visiting the island nation to attend the inauguration ceremony of the President elect, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu.