Students sitting for the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination will start the GCE Advanced Level (A/L) classes immediately after their exams, Education Minister Susil Premajyantha said. While participating as the chief guest at the launch of the official internet radio channel of the National Institute of Education (NIE Visual Radio) at the Maharagama National Institute…
Finance State Minister Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya yesterday said that the government has taken action to increase the interest of the Employees’ Provident Fund from 9% to 13% in order to benefit 2.7 million employees. Siyambalapitiya said the decision to increase the interest rate to 13 percent is unique as it was approved in Parliament to…
In an internationally widely observed and landmark visit to Sri Lanka, the Iranian President Dr. Ibrahim Raisi yesterday renewed his country’s further support to the progress of the Indian ocean nation. In a whistle stop but highly secure tour to Sri Lanka, President Raisi inaugurated the $ 514 million worth ‘Uma Diya Janani’ multi-purpose development…
President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi are scheduled to jointly declare open the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project funded by Sri Lanka and Iran today (24). A special discussion regarding the organisation of the opening ceremony of the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project was held at the Uma Oya Power Plant premises(22)….
On April 21, the country passed the fifth year anniversary of the Easter Sunday bombing that took the lives of about 300 persons and injured and maimed many more. The bombers targeted Catholic and Christian churches that were filled with devotees at the time of the attacks. The bombers had emerged out of the blue…
In a recent interview, Senior Journalist K. W. Janaranjana shed light on the long-standing issues surrounding the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), initially enacted as a temporary measure in 1979 in Sri Lanka. Initially promised as a three-month ordinance, the PTA was made permanent in 1982 and has since been a subject of significant controversy….
The Department of Meteorology has issued a weather advisory for several provinces in Sri Lanka, forecasting heavy showers exceeding 100 mm in some areas. The Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Southern Provinces, as well as Ampara and Batticaloa districts are likely to experience these heavy downpours. In addition, the Eastern, Uva and Southern Provinces are expected…
The Journalists for Rights organisation expressed concerns about the ongoing legal reforms lacking public engagement, adding that law-related reforms taking into account the public’s opinions and interests are crucial for the country to properly benefit from such and to prevent harms caused in the enforcement of such laws. The organisation’s Secretary, attorney Dulan Dassanayake said…
Fifteen years after the end of the war in the north and east, a tourist might have a difficult time figuring out whether a war was fought there are at all at first glance. There is not much difference between the towns in the north and south. There is an appearance of peacefulness and normalcy…
At PEaCE/ECPAT Sri Lanka, we have recently improved our documentation system by introducing expanded classifications. We have aligned our data collection methods with UNICEF’s International Classification of Violence Against Children (ICVAC) standards. This comprehensive approach allows us to detail and categorise information from various media sources. As a result, our analysis now spans multiple pages…
