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By Husna Inayathullah
The government has taken a decision to lower the number of subjects that students have to offer at the G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination to six, for purposes of qualifying for the GCE (A levels) , while four other subjects are to be optional ( these will not be required for qualifying). Currently the O/L candidates are required to sit for nine subjects.
Minister of...
Innocence is portrayed through children and elders, so we should treat them with lots of love and affection. Looking at the world through a child’s eye is very beautiful as there is a lot of simplicity and beauty. In Sri Lanka, International Elders’ Day and Children’s Day are both celebrated tomorrow (October 1). Elders are the carriers of knowledge and experience. Elders...
The biggest event of Handicrafts in Sri Lanka, “Shilpa Abhimani 2018,” Presidential Handicrafts Competition and Exhibition, and International Crafts Festival was inaugurated at the Sapphire Banquet Hall, BMICH, on September 12, 2018 under the patronage of Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, Deputy Minister, Buddhika Pathirana and the High Commissioner of...
Eid Mubarak!
Muslims in Sri Lanka celebrate Hajj festival on August 22, as decided by the Colombo Grand Mosque in association with the Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs and the All Ceylon Jamiayathul Ulama (ACJU). Eid-al-Adha or Hajj Festival as it is popularly known is considered the ‘Festival of the Sacrifice’. It is also known as the Greater Eid, Eid...
The 34th Sarasaviya Film Awards ceremony will be held at the BMICH on August 3, 2018. The event named this year as “Cargills Sarasaviya Film Awards ceremony’ will be dedicated to the doyen of Sinhala cinema and internationally renowned filmmaker, Dr. Lester James Peries.
Nominated for honours will be films screened in 2016 and 2017 which awards will be given under 32...
By Husna Inayathullah
The Billari Art Gallery located at Park Road, Colombo 5 was officially opened to the public last week. It is indeed a breath of...
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) rank among the first 10 causes of premature deaths in Sri Lanka. The latest available...
Our wildlife has an intrinsic value and is beneficial to many countries. It has a great impact on ecology, education, science,...
A debate whether the government should go ahead or scrap the Grade five scholarship examination is on currently with the Minister...
Most people are shocked to discover the dangers associated with cooking with firewood and the number of deaths attributed to this...
Child abuse or child maltreatment is physical, sexual, or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child or children,...
Junior Observer meets Imeth:
It's never been a better time to be an author or aspire to become one. Writing is an art and a craft that needs to be developed...
Sri Lanka has one of the fastest ageing populations in the world. According to recent projections, nearly 20% of Sri Lankans in...
Many people both young and old flocked into the Galle Sports Stadium recently to view the beautiful and attractive ballpoint pen...
“Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves.” - Julia MorganIt is very notable to see 88-year old...
Three rocks arranged in a circle. Firewood inserted in between. The cooking utensil is placed on top of the three rocks and the...
From the time exams originated, students have found ways to cheat. Today, the correct answers are just a few taps away on a...
One of the oldest schools in the country, Sri Jayawardenapura Maha Vidyalaya organised ‘Japurians' Walk -2018’ to mark its...
Soundarie David Rodrigo’s, Soul Sounds Academy Children’s Choir from Sri Lanka has won a silver medal in the Children’s category...
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” - Thomas MertonWalking through the gate and into the J.D....
The World Choir Games will be held in Tshwane, South Africa from July 4 – 14, 2018. Representing Sri Lanka will be the Soul...
The ‘Footsteps to Freedom II’ trio of walkers led by counselling psychologist, Nivendra Uduman, returned to Colombo after a 73-...
Muslims in Sri Lanka will be celebrating ‘Eid-ul-Fitr’ (Ramadan Festival) during the second week of June. The festival begins at...
“Dengue infects mostly in active blood and that is why children become the worst victims when it comes to dengue fever,” says...
“Footsteps to Freedom is important because we get to connect heart to heart with people, be it at a Thambili kade, or the bus...
It’ s been a couple of months since Mohamed Zahran has been complaining to the local authorities about the dengue prone site in...
Many countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in the month of May. Sri Lanka celebrates Mother’s...
Over the years many students have benefitted from the Mahapola Scholarship Scheme. The Sunday Observer spoke to some recipients,...
The Mahapola Scholarship program, introduced by the late Lalith Athulathmudali in 1981, granting 422 students a monthly allowance...
The Sunday Observer spoke to a few artists at the opening ceremony. A young artist, Malinka Samarasinha, a Grade 9 student of...
Schools numbering 50 islandwide, received financial grants and technical support to carry out their projects to achieve the 17...
Hilton awarded 12 Team Members with the company’s most prestigious recognition: the 2017 CEO Light & Warmth Award. The annual...
The age limit of 8 years under which no act of a child is considered an offence is to be increased to 12, by way of an Amendment...
Minister of Education, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said, “Managers will be appointed for all National Schools with more than 1,000...
In February this year, the Principal of Ambalantota Suchi National School, Rohini Kumari Attapattu died in an accident,...
The ‘Smart Schools’ project is a sustained long term program to raise IT literacy levels of schoolchildren in Sri Lanka, and...
Kala Pola celebrates 25 years of street art mart in Sri Lanka. Deputy Chairman, John Keells Group, Krishan Balendra along with...
SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka launched YouthCan! at the Water’s Edge, Battaramulla recently. It is a global partnership...
The Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner to be installed at the Apeksha Cancer Hospital Maharagama which was purchased by...
Sri Lanka’s largest Education Exhibition and Job Fair – EDEX Expo will be held from January 19 – 21, at the BMICH Colombo from 9...
The Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanner which was purchased by public contribution to be installed at the Maharagama...
Under the Rotary International Themes ‘Disease Prevention and Treatment’ and ‘Literacy and Education’, Rotary District 3220 (Sri...
Travelling to the Bett Asia 2017 summit which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently gave me an opportunity to get a glimpse...
The G.C.E. Advanced Level Examinations 2017 results were released on December 28, 2017. The number of candidates who sat the exam...
In reference to the recent incident reported at this year’s Ordinary Level examination where two students were caught by the...
If you go to Malaysia, you should never miss KidZania based in Petaling Jaya. KidZania is an interactive kids’ city...
What do video games have to do with learning? Actually, it can do everything. Minecraft, one of the biggest games of all time is...
The first-ever EpiHack Sri Lanka was conducted at Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel recently. The goal of EpiHack 2017 is to create digital...
The opening of the newly refurbished chemistry lab at Royal College Colombo took place at the College Hall recently. It was built...
P. G. Chariya Tharushi Jayawardena is as special child who out stands in Karate, the world famous martial art that evolved in...
Students’ health strongly affects their school attendance and academic performance. Connecting them to a health insurance scheme...
Aunt Sybil Wettasinghe is a person whom every child loves. She is an artist, writer, creator of several iconic books that have...
An enormous revolution in Sri Lankan education has taken place with the launch of smart classrooms for the whole school at Ladies...
Karate is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts under the...
January 13, 2017 was the beginning of the first Cloud Smart Classroom in Sri Lanka when the Founder, President and Chief...