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4 December, 2022 0

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 to other countries because Sri...

4 December, 2022 0

President’s Food Security Council, CAA vigilant on price increases

Scarcity of commodities ruled out during festive season

* Govt permits traders to import goods, * Nobody can sell goods with excessive profit margins

The CAA is vigilant on wholesalers and retailers who try to keep excessive profit margins on essential commodities and take undue advantage of consumers during the festive season, Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) Chairman Shantha Niriella told the Sunday Observer.He said there could be no scarcity of essential commodities in the market during the festive season according to market analysis and trade...

4 December, 2022 0

Timeframe for internal undergrads to be restricted - Susil Premajayantha

The opportunities granted for internal undergraduates of state universities to sit for their internal examinations will be restricted to a specific timeframe in due course as they enjoy these facilities continuously for five to seven years by occupying hostels of universities, Education Minister Susil Premayantha told the Sunday Observer.Some of these undergraduates have been found to be drug addicts,...

4 December, 2022 0

One ‘party’ State

State officials who are asked to retire early have organised retirement parties at tax-payer’s expense with entertainment and catering courtesy the State.Is any more evidence necessary that the State sector has become so burdensome that it has ceased to become a mere liability?The Sri Lankan State sector is now such an anachronism that it can be described as one of the chief reasons the people of this...

4 December, 2022 0

Value based education, the need of the hour

It has been observed during the recent past that not only the youngsters who are still in their teens but also some matured undergraduates who are in their early twenties treat their own lives in a very lackadaisical manner with no hope for future and some have gone to the extent of even committing suicide.It is a common sight at the Angoda Mental Hospital and even at some psychiatric treatment centres in...

4 December, 2022 0

Govt will not suppress the media - Dr. Bandula Gunawardena

Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said that the Government will not suppress the media.Joining the debate on the expenditure head of the Ministry of Mass Media, Dr. Gunawardena said the Government is also working to raise the autonomy and professional status of journalists by introducing a program of creating a vibrant media culture.The Media Minister said that the media has to play the key role...

4 December, 2022 0

Bombshell letter to cricket Secretary reveals….:

Karunaratne hit Sri Lanka’s World Cup march for a six

Sri Lankan cricketers Dhanushka Gunathilaka and Chamika Karunaratne outsmarted each other in off-field jaunts and frolics that they were able to take their private passions to an outrageous level by outplaying a World Cup occasion that jeopardized and brought their entire team into disrepute.So much so that even the government in a desperate move has now decided to step in and launch its own probe...

4 December, 2022 0

Protests affect tourism industry - THASL chief

Anyone who supports and instigates protests does not have any love for the country and especially for the tourism industry and its employees, said President of the Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL), M. Shanthi Kumar at its AGM last week.“We all know that these protests have created a negative image of Sri Lanka globally. Some holiday travellers still believe that this country is unsafe for tourism...