No plans to discontinue grade 5 scholarship examination

By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana 

Colombo, June 4 (Daily Mirror) - There is no plan to discontinue the grade 5 scholarship examination, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament today.

"We will only introduce changes to the examination to reduce stress and strain which the students undergo," she added. 

She also said practical changes will be introduced to the school curricula.