By Subhashini Jayaratna

34,000 teacher appointments before next school term

The Education Ministry will recruit 26,000 new graduate teachers and 8,000 Science College teachers before the start of the new school term in March,said Education Minister Susil Premajayantha. Minister Premajayantha had obtained special permission for this program from a Cabinet Review Committee chaired by the Secretary to the Prime Minister. Graduates in Government...

5 February, 2023

Sri Lanka could earn US$ 10 b forex annually

Five SA foreign university branches here in three years

State Minister of Higher Education Dr. Suren Raghavan said yesterday that the Government will set up branches of five internationally recognised South Asian (SA) universities in Sri Lanka in the next three years. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, during the Committee Stage debate on the Education Ministry in Parliament, said that US$ 3 billion goes out of Sri Lanka annually...

4 December, 2022 0

To provide best benefits to commuters

Talks to transform Railway Dept. into an Authority

Transport,Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said that he had begun discussions to transform the Railway Department into a Railway Authority to provide the best possible benefits to commuters. The Minister said the discussions held in this regard have been fruitful. He said the Railway Department would be converted after a careful study of the...

6 November, 2022 0