My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard ...

Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Harini Amarasuriya told parliament her ministry is currently reviewing the schools chosen to be developed under the ‘Langama pasala ...

The Woman Entrepreneur of the year 2024 – Dr. Dilesha Perera (right) receiving the award from Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the awards presentation this week in Colombo. The event was ...

It was not too long ago that the Health Minister, who wears several official hats, promised the new government would not interfere with the media’s freedom of expression. His intention no doubt was to ...

University of Peradeniya engineering faculty senior lecturer Dr Samith Buddika recently assumed office as the new Director of the Centre for Distance and Continuing Education (external degree). Dr ...

Last week, the Supreme Court in the case relating to a decision to award free marks for the leaked part of last year’s Grade 5 Scholarship Exam paper made some piercing observations on public service ...

Stopping at the gate where the trio had gathered, he beamed and asked: “Madam, ada monawada mata denna puluwan (Madam, what shall I sell you today)?” “Naadu haal hingayak thiyenawanam, kattiya maalu ...

The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has instructed officials at the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) to submit a report on whether the concrete perimeter wall at the end of the ...

The Attorney General’s Department has stated that the Court of Appeal (CoA) lacks judicial authority to entertain an application seeking to suspend the election of office bearers at the Cycling ...

I had a very good driving trainer from whom I received my training to drive motor vehicles. Those days, the most common motor car used by driving trainers was the “Morris Minor” from England. As there ...

Speaker Dr Jagath Wickramaratne announced the names of members to the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education in Parliament this week. The 20 member ...

The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID), set up during the Yahapalana government in 2015 to investigate serious financial crime, is to be revived by bringing it under the Criminal ...