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Sri Lanka takes steps to establish Indian IT University branch in Kandy

Sri Lanka has been aiming to digitalize economy to curb corruption

February 11, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka can employ 'ed tech' to make education more equitable: study

Ed tech is the use of technology in education to facilitate the teaching and learning processes.

January 26, 2024 5 min read

Sri Lanka to provide books to school students at discount

State Printing Corporation has arranged for books to be provided at a 30 percent discount to students

January 11, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to set up science & tech university in partnership with US counterpart

One of several US universities will be selected for the project as a partner university.

January 9, 2024 2 min read
Sri Lanka should introduce IT education early: Sajith

"ICT should be taught from Grade 1 to 13. And we will make it a compulsory subject"

Girl guides, youth organizations contribute to drug prevention programs: Sri Lanka president

"These organizations can achieve great things.

AL and Grade 5 Scholarship examinations will be held as scheduled - Minister

The GCE Advanced Level exams and Grade 5 Scholarship exams will be held as planned despite the Covid scare the Education...

October 7, 2020 2 min read

Government not satisfied with prosecutions of child abusers – Prof GL

Only a little over nine per cent of victims of child abuse handled by the government agencies are continuing their educa...

Imesh Ranasinghe
October 6, 2020 2 min read

Final decision on GCE AL and Grade 5 scholarship exams tomorrow – Keheliya

The government will make a final decision whether the Grade Five Scholarship examinations and the GCE Advanced Level exa...

October 6, 2020 1 min read

School Principal sentenced for cruelty to a child - NCPA

A school principal has been given a suspended sentence after being found guilty of cruelty against a 12-year-old student...

September 15, 2020 2 min read

Delisting prominent Russian ‘varsities was a mistake – SLMC Chair

Delisting three prominent Russian universities from its approved list of global medical institutions for Sri Lankan stud...

September 14, 2020 2 min read

Russia "concerned" after Sri Lanka delists prominent scholarship-granting Medical Universities

Russia is expressing concern that Sri Lanka’s Medical Council (SLMC) has cut several Russian Universities from the app...

September 11, 2020 2 min read

President wants number of National Schools to be increased to one thousand

Sri Lankan government will increase the number of National Schools to 1000 while improving the existing schools to provi...

September 11, 2020 2 min read
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Opinion: Onus on University staff to enforce discipline to stop ragging

Pasindu Hirushan Silva, the Sri Jayewardenepura student who was seriously injured when a tyre fell on him, has gone to c...

Kshama Ranawana
September 6, 2020 7 min read

Asia Securities and Ceylon Chamber webinar on Financial Restructuring

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said it is hosting an online forum with Asia Securities, on financial restructuri...

September 2, 2020 1 min read

Seriously injured Japura fresher student files FR Petition

A student of the Shri Jayewardenepura University who was seriously injured in a recent ragging incident is asking the Su...

August 31, 2020 2 min read
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Susil Premajayantha appointed State Minister for Education Reforms

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Susil Premajayantha as a State Minister, the Presidential Secretariat announc...

August 26, 2020 1 min read
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Ending violent ragging in Lanka's Campuses

Some Universities in Sri Lanka opened this morning and new university entrants walked into campus taking their first ste...

Kshama Ranawana
August 24, 2020 6 min read

President promises University education for all students who pass the Advanced Levels

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is promising to overhaul the education system, solve issues in schools, increase the capaci...

August 20, 2020 3 min read

Conditional permission granted for state-run schools to re-open

The government has granted conditional permission for schools throughout the country to re-open even if they have more t...

August 19, 2020 1 min read

Opinion: Leading For a New Safe and Prosperous Normal

The threat of Covid-19 still haunts us even though Sri Lanka is one of the few countries in the world, keeping it at bay...

Nipuna Kumbalathara
August 16, 2020 10 min read

University heads asked to crackdown on ragging as campuses open on Monday

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has instructed all heads of Universities, to forward all complaints of ragging an...

August 15, 2020 2 min read

Rights activist and academic Dr Harini Amarasuriya is the NPP National List nominee

Dr Harini Amarasuriya will be appointed as a National List Member of Parliament by the National People’s Power allianc...

August 12, 2020 2 min read
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Two hospitals to be developed for training of students for Moratuwa Medical Faculty

The Homagama Base Hospital and the Nagoda General Hospital are to be developed as National and Teaching hospitals in to ...

July 23, 2020 2 min read

Schools to re-open for Grades 11, 12 and 13 on July 27, the rest on August 10 – Education Minister

Sri Lanka’s schools will stay closed for another week although the Health Authorities are convinced that there is no c...

July 18, 2020 2 min read

WFP and Australia donate food packs to kids missing free midday meals due to school closures

Australia and the World Food Programme (WFP) have donated Rs74mn to fund take-home rations for children covered by the n...

July 17, 2020 1 min read