Australian found dead inside Colombo hotel

USD 100 Million WB aid to modernize education system in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka signed a $100 million credit agreement with the World Bank to?support Sri Lanka?s efforts to strengthen and modernize the general education system in the country. The?General Education Modernization Project (GEM)will modernize and diversify the curriculum of general education in keeping with the transformation taking place in Sri Lanka?s society and economy. Greater emphasis will be on strategic subjects that are key for economic development such as English and Mathematics. The proj

25 Jul, 2018

Police fire tear gas to disperse protesting HND students

The?Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesting Higher National Diploma? (HND) students in Colombo today. The students staged a protest walk disrupting traffic in Fort and adjoining areas.

25 Jul, 2018

UK MP suspended over holidays paid for by MR’s Government

British Parliamentarians have voted to suspend DUP MP Ian Paisley for 30 sitting days over a deal he had with the former Sri Lankan Government. The MP was suspended over his failure to declare two family holidays paid for by the Sri Lankan Government. He will be absent from Parliament for some key Brexit votes, the BBC reported. He has also been suspended by the DUP “pending further investigation into his conduct”. Speaker of the House John Bercow called it “a regrettable state of affairs”.

24 Jul, 2018