The Supreme Court decision on 21 September, upholding the decision of the Court of Appeal ruling on 31 January 2017 which directed the Sri Lanka…
Sinhala education has led to downfall of Sinhalese and country
Posted on 0 commentWhen Sri Lanka received independence, its administration and education were of an extremely high standard. Our graduates from the Arts and Medical faculties were considered…
Failures in education drag the country down
Posted on 0 commentPrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe spoke at ‘Roadmap to Improve the Investment Climate,’ setting a target to leapfrog 40 places in World Bank’s Doing Business Index. …
Eastern University and GMOA’s double standards
Posted on 0 commentOver the past years, the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has declared war against the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) and demanded…
Will ETCA help the PM’s promised one million jobs?
Posted on 0 commentPrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that the Government would generate one million jobs and should produce for a “market bigger than the local market,”…
Free education has ended, let’s regularise it
Posted on 0 commentLast week a discussion on a Sinhala radio channel brought up interesting facts about current yet little-known education practices in Sri Lanka. The discussion’s participants…
Need for 21st Amendment to the Constitution
Posted on 0 commentAfter a long struggle with the fellow law-makers, new President Maithripala Sirisena succeeded in introducing the much-discussed 19th Amendment to the Constitution and is expecting…
Skills shortage and political bungling
Posted on 0 commentThe President as Minister of Finance, presenting the 2015 Budget, informed the House that during the period 2004-2013, unemployment among youth 18-30 dropped from 15.8%…
Reducing Grade 5 stress on students
Posted on 0 commentIn the aftermath of public protests over the release of Grade 5 examination results on the World Children’s Day which fell on 1 October, the…
Stagnant economy: Neglected section of 13th Amendment to the rescue
Posted on 0 commentSri Lanka having ended the internal conflict is facing a crucial period with a stagnant economy, unrest between communities and the possibility of facing sanctions…