Srilanka, Oct. 18 -- The Ceylon Teachers' Union (CTU) has warned that irregularities and ambiguities in the gazette notification issued for teacher recruitment have contributed to a crisis in the education system, with thousands of vacancies remaining unfilled.

CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin said the Government had initially acknowledged 46,000 teacher vacancies before revising the figure to 36,000. However, the Government had decided to recruit only 23,000 teachers, while around 17,000 applicants had been summoned for the initial round of interviews, he said.

He questioned when the vacancies would be filled, noting that the interview process was expected to commence by the middle of next month, meaning appointments were unlikely ...