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…
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. …
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…
Cleaning university mess: Role of the academics and the State
Posted on 0 commentWith the rejection of the Cabinet decision proposed to resolve the problem of university academics, the issue seems to be dragging without a settlement. The…
Universities in Crisis : Key learnings
Posted on 0 commentAll Sri Lankan universities except for the medical faculties have been closed down, but for most citizens, who have observed crisis after crisis in the…
Free education and parents’ aspirations
Posted on 0 commentThe people of Sri Lanka have been fortunate to have enjoyed free education while under the British rule, formulated under the free education legislation and…
Chaos in universities: A solution?
Posted on 0 commentMost Sri Lankan universities seem to be in chaos. The majority of them are closed down due to student unrest, where the Government claims that…