Compiled by Husna Inayathullah

Theresa May, new British PM

Theresa May is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She becomes the second woman in UK history to take up the top job. The 59-year-old politician will take over from David Cameron, who had stepped down following the decision by the UK to leave the EU.

May, who had backed staying in the EU, has been Home Secretary since 2010. She is the MP for Maidenhead in the south east of England. The Home Secretary is an important portfolio in the government. It means she will be in charge the of the police, keeping the country safe and control immigration.

Theresa May started politics by stuffing envelopes at her local Conservative Club. May will become the second female Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher, who held the top job from 1979 to 1990.

October - Month of preventiON OF bribery and corruption

Minister of Education, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said steps will be taken to include matters regarding prevention of bribery and corruption into the school curriculum in order to create a generation of children with qualities of preventing bribery and corruption.

The Minister stated this while participating as a chief guest in the sensitizing workshop for the resource persons of the program scheduled to be held, with the objective of preventing bribery and corruption among schoolchildren and school community.

The Minister stated that steps would be taken to declare October as the month of preventing bribery and corruption. He also mentioned that in line with this program, the Ministry of Education will take action in collaboration with the Commission for Investigating Bribery or Corruption to organize several workshops, oratory competitions, debates and poster competitions for the prevention of bribery and corruption at school level and to establish "Supilipanna" social units in schools.

A gathering included the Director General of the Commission for Investigating Bribery or Corruption, Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasingha, Commissioner of the Commission for Investigating the Bribery or Corruption, retired Senior Superintendent of Police, Nevil Guruge.

St. Joseph's champs at swimming championship

St. Joseph's College emerged champions at the 43rd Sri Lanka Schools Age Group Swimming Championship. The Royal College Swimming team secured second place. The competition was held at the Sugathadasa Stadium recently. Royal College scored 412.5 aggregate points to second St. Joseph's College.