Education

Tuition teacher remanded over sexually abusing teen   A 24-year old science tuitor was remanded for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl from Pannala. The Pannala Police have arrested the suspect who runs a tutorial institute in Dankotuwa, Wennapura and Makandura…

More than 231,000 O/L exam candidates qualify for Advanced Level   A total of 231,982 candidates (74.52%) among those who faced the 2021 G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination have qualified for the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination. According to the Exams Commissioner…

Copyright in Music and Lyrics (AITB) A basic run down of copyright as it applies to musicians and lyric writers.Copyright is a bundle of legal rights which artists own in relation to their creative work. Copyright gives the artist rights…

Cess rates : Govt to consider impact on school items   The recently revised cess rates will be reconsidered if it has an impact on school stationary and equipment, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said today (18). He made…

Faiz Musthapha PC appointed as Chancellor of South Eastern University   President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed Faiz Musthapha PC as Chancellor of the South Eastern University for a term of five years, President’s office said in a statement.

EXCEEDINGLY VALUED SINHALA – 2500 PAGES HUGE SINHALA – ENGLISH DICTIONARY BY BUDDHADASA HEWAGE The newest third edition of  Sinhala-English dictionary authored by erudite personality Buddhadasa Hewage was launched recemtly.It ia massive book that consists of more than two thousand…

Will not change teachers’ dress code – Susil The current dress code for school teachers will not be changed under any circumstances, Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha has said. Earlier, Ceylon Teachers’ Union had requested the Education Secretary to allow…

Stalin requests a more lenient dress code for female teachers The Ceylon Teachers’ Union has requested the Education Secretary to allow female teachers the opportunity to follow a more lenient dress code to attend schools. Pointing out that government officials…

Grade 5 scholarship exam schedule changed The Department of Examinations has decided to change the schedule of the 2022 Grade 5 scholarship exam. Accordingly, on Dec. 18, 2022, the Paper II will be held first from 09.30am – 10.45am. It…

Scholarship exam date is decided! The Education Ministry has announced the dates for conducting the Grade Five scholarship examination and the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level (A/L) examination. Accordingly, the ministry has fixed the dates for conducting the…