85,000 apply for Korean Language Test
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said that 85,072 youths have applied for the Korean language test to be held this year to select Sri Lankans for jobs in the manufacturing and fishing sectors in South Korea.
The SLBFE said that this is the highest number of people who have applied for the language test so far.
The number of applicants who appeared for the Korean language proficiency test last year was about 31,378, and in comparison a large number of applicants have applied for the exam this year.
The SLBFE has already commenced the issuance of admission papers and more than 13,000 youths have already obtained admissions.
The Korean Language Proficiency Test for jobs in the manufacturing sector is scheduled to commence on March 13, and the test for jobs in the fishing sector is scheduled to commence on September 1.These exams are scheduled to be held at the Korean Examination Center, Pannipitiya.
More information on the Korean language test and issuance of admissions can be obtained from the bureau’s official website www.slbfe.lk.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the decision taken by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to raise the policy rates is appropriate and in line with its objectives.
“It reflects CBSL’s commitment to the inflation target and is an important part of the disinflation strategy in the EFF program, which is fully committed by the Sri Lankan authorities and supported by the IMF.”
It is reported that the Executive Council of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna has decided to remove Prof. G.L. Peiris from the post of party chairman.
SLPP General Secretary – Sagara Kariyawasam says that the decision was taken when the Executive Council met last week.
He adds that two proposals are currently being considered over the appointment of a new Chairman.
He claims that one proposal states that a senior politician should be appointed to the post while the other states that a well recognized person in the civil society should be appointed.
Several rounds of discussions in this regard were also held, he adds.
Noting that they intend to appoint a new party chairman as soon as possible, Mr. Kariyawasam further adds that it is also planned to scrap the party membership of persons who had joined other parties.
As a maiden step, the party membership of those who had decided to contest the LG polls from other parties, will be scrapped, he further notes.
General Secretary of Ceylon Teachers’ Union – Mr. Joseph Stalin says that A/L candidates are seriously inconvenienced due to the delay in paper marking.
He has also disclosed that the Ministry of Finance has decided to reduce Rs. 1,000 from the payments recently proposed by the Minister of Education for paper marking.
Meanwhile, Mahinda Jayasinghe, the General Secretary of the Ceylon Teacher Service Union, says that although two weeks have passed since the end of the A/L examination, it has not been possible to start the paper marking process.
Approval had been received for a daily payment of Rs. 2,000 for teachers attending paper marking.
Also, the Department of Examinations had stated that they would continue to recruit Marking Examiners through an online process until March 08.
