Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment says its electric vehicle (EV) permit scheme for migrant workers has enabled it to bring in more than US$ 22 million to the country. The Ministry allowed migrant workers to import electrical vehicles as part of its measures to provide better benefits to migrant workers with the…
DFCC Bank, one of the premier commercial Banks in Sri Lanka, in its path towards securing a resilient nation through the facilitation of equitable and inclusive economic growth, seeks to comprehensively utilize one of the largest credit lines of USD 150 Mn available to the Bank from the U.S. government’s International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)….
The proposed bill to convert Sri Lanka’s National Colleges of Education (NCoE) into degree-awarding institutions has received approval from the Attorney General’s Department. According to a senior official from the Education Ministry, the bill is scheduled to be presented in Parliament during its upcoming first term. Under the new legislation, 19 Colleges of Education across…
As a woman, you should play a different kind of roles in your life. Thus, sometime, you may have to bear the responsibility of a family as the elder daughter or a mother. And, you should know how to look after your babies well. At the same time, you may be a busy housewife too….
A lot of young kids are active players. Though they might not see the significance of what they hear or see, kids absorb the pictures that surround them and are profoundly affected by the people they rely on for security and love. Providing challenges for kids will improve psychological and mental health. For more information…
Understanding Homework Anxiety and How to Cope Students of all grade levels experience some form of anxiety when it comes to homework assignments. Some students don’t like doing homework, while others don’t mind completing assignments if they can be completed fast enough to get it out of the way. Some find it stressful to complete…
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued instructions to ensure the effective execution of the “Aswasuma” social welfare initiative, aiming to leave no one behind. Those who were unable to register previously would be given the opportunity to do so during the month of August. Additionally, provisions have been put in place to allow the submission of…
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa February 11 declared the Vavuniya Campus, affiliated to the Jaffna University, as a National University named ‘Vavuniya University’. Accordingly, the Vavuniya University will be added to the history as the 17th State University in the country. The Faculty of Applied Sciences, the Faculty of Business and the English Language Unit…
While many students have returned to the classroom, there are still a lot of students that are learning remotely. Even those that have returned to the classroom may be learning digitally and socially distanced. This may be causing a lot of anxiety in students from their first years in school all the way to those…
The 50th convocation of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura will take place on October 28, 29, and 30 at the BMICH in Colombo. This year’s ceremony will be held across nine sessions to accommodate graduating students from various faculties. The convocation will begin on October 28 with sessions for the Faculty of Humanities and Social…