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Five monks further remanded over ragging incident
LOCAL

Five monks further remanded over ragging incident

Five Buddhist monks, who were second year students at the Faculty of Humanities in University of Ruhuna, have been further…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/08/2018
Three faculties of Sri Lanka’s Rajarata University closed due to spreading viral illness
LOCAL

Three faculties of Sri Lanka’s Rajarata University closed due to spreading viral illness

The administration of Sri Lanka’s Rajarata University in the North Central Province has decided to close three faculties in the…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/08/2018
Sri Lankan visa scam revealed, but no review of past applications
LOCAL

Sri Lankan visa scam revealed, but no review of past applications

Hundreds of students from Sri Lanka could be here illegally, while officials do what they can to investigate claims of…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/07/2018
Tablets for GCE A /L students to be given as a pilot project
LOCAL

Tablets for GCE A /L students to be given as a pilot project

The government’s attention has been paid to the program to provide tablets for students entering Advanced Level classes in the…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/06/2018
Immediate attention should be paid to the harassment of students by some teachers – President
LOCAL

Immediate attention should be paid to the harassment of students by some teachers – President

Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena says according to the information revealed to him in the letters, phone calls he receives…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/05/2018
Cabinet considers admitting only qualified SAITM students to KDU medical faculty
LOCAL

Cabinet considers admitting only qualified SAITM students to KDU medical faculty

Sri Lanka’s cabinet has decided that only the students who have met the basic qualifications for admission to medical faculties…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/05/2018
Pakistan awards prestigious Jinnah Scholarships for 182 Sri Lankan youths
LOCAL

Pakistan awards prestigious Jinnah Scholarships for 182 Sri Lankan youths

The Government of Pakistan through its High Commission in Sri Lanka has awarded scholarships to 182 meritorious Sri Lankan students…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/04/2018
Faculty of Management at Vavuniya campus of Jaffna University closed indefinitely
LOCAL

Faculty of Management at Vavuniya campus of Jaffna University closed indefinitely

The administration of Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna have decided to close the Faculty of Management at Vavuniya…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/04/2018
Singapore uncovers ‘high-tech’ exam cheating plot
WORLD

Singapore uncovers ‘high-tech’ exam cheating plot

A Singaporean tutor has admitted to helping six Chinese students cheat in their 2016 exams in what prosecutors say was…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/04/2018
Higher Education Minister looks into hostel issues at Ampara Hardy Technical College
LOCAL

Higher Education Minister looks into hostel issues at Ampara Hardy Technical College

The administration of Hardy Advanced Technological Institute in Ampara has agreed to provide prompt solutions to the residential issues of…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/03/2018

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