The Department of Examination has announced the calling of applications for the selection of invigilators for the practical exams of the 2025 GCE Advanced Level Examinations. According to the Exam Department, the applications will be accepted online until 07th October 2025. Applicants are requested to send in their applications via the Exam Department’s official website www.doenets.lk or https://eservices.exams.gov.lk/practical. (Newswire) The post A/Level practical exams : Notice from Exam Dept appeared first on Newswire.
The Sri Lankan Report
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) says a loss of Rs. 594 billion has been incurred by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) from 2013 to 2024. COPE Chairman MP Nishantha Samaraweera said that a majority of the CEB’s assets and funds have been distributed to private entities. The information was disclosed during a recent meeting between the COPE Committee and CEB authorities. “The department does not make the necessary estimations and does not stick to the generation plan. The revenue has also been distributed through various means. The CEB is a burden for the nation now. Do you not…
Deputy Minister of Public Security, Sunil Watagala, has sent a letter of demand requesting Rs. 2 billion in compensation from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa. This letter of demand was sent on September 22, 2025, by Attorney Manjula Balasuriya on the advice of Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala. According to media reports, the letter of demand has been sent in response to an earlier letter dated September 10, 2025, in which Attorney Sankha Karunaratne, acting on behalf of MP Namal Rajapaksa, demanded Rs. 1 billion in compensation from Sunil Watagala. Attorney Sankha Karunaratne sent the initial letter of…
Philanthropist Nahil Wijesuriya, with a remarkable contribution of Rs. 250 million, has joined hands with the Anandians to pioneer STEAM learning programs in Sri Lanka. According to the Old Anandians’ Professional Forum, this generous investment by Wijesuriya, warmly supported by his family, will help bring to life the Rs. 410 million Centre of Excellence at Ananda College, featuring ten state-of-the-art STEAM learning centres designed to inspire generations of learners. By integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM), this innovative approach embraces creativity and artistic expression alongside science and technology. It nurtures critical thinking, creativity, innovation, and problem-solving skills through…
The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has commenced providing financial grants to Sri Lankan athletes under the ‘Mission Olympics 2028’ athlete support programme. Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage said the programme was officially launched yesterday, where the government was granting an athlete a monthly allowance of Rs. 210,000, while a coach receives Rs. 100,000 per month. “Under the ‘Mission Olympic 2028’ initiative, starting this April, we’re categorizing athletes into four groups and paving the way toward the Olympics. Our hope is to win a medal at the 2028 Olympics. Yes, we will win, as a nation,” the Sports Minister…
The Sri Lankan Rupee remains steady against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (26 Sep), compared to Thursday. At Seylan Bank, the buying rate of the US Dollar remains unchanged at Rs. 299.25, while the selling rate is also unchanged at Rs. 304.75. According to NDB Bank, the buying and selling rates of the US Dollar are unchanged at Rs. 299.25 and Rs. 305.75, respectively. People’s Bank reports that the buying rate of the US Dollar remains unchanged at Rs. 299.02, while the selling rate is also unchanged at Rs. 305.61. At Commercial Bank, the buying…
Minister of Transport Bimal Rathnayake says plans are underway to issue new number plates with more advanced security features. Minister Rathnayake further said that the new number plates will be issued by 15 November 2025. “We accept there are vehicles operating without number plates now. We are looking at issuing new number plates with advanced security features. We hope to introduce a temporary solution by next week. But the issue of number plates will be resolved by 15th November,” he said. Minister Bimal Rathnayake made the remarks while responding to a question raised by opposition MP Mujibur Rahman in Parliament…
Sri Lanka ndash;Singapore Council rsquo;s new leadership team…
Telcos seek fair electricity tariffs to sustain network operations…
Imported poverty…
Source: http://www.sundaytimes.lk/250921/business-times/imported-poverty-612462.html
Melting pot of cultures…
Source: http://www.sundaytimes.lk/250921/business-times/melting-pot-of-cultures-612467.html
Past coal tender shadows linger over fresh bidding round…
Some BOI-approved firms divert output, harming economy…
Indian apparel firms stitching from Colombo…
Controversial tender clause forces Litro bidders toward rival terminal…
Colombo bourse, top players in big game to create wealth…
Industry Expo in full swing…
Source: http://www.sundaytimes.lk/250921/business-times/industry-expo-in-full-swing-612487.html
lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;President Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves next week to address the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on its 80th birthday, at a time when the world body is facing perhaps its most challenging moments, a crisis in multilateralism. lt;/p gt;
Nowhere is the legitimacy and relevance of the global body more in doubt than in the paralysis o…
Source: http://www.sundaytimes.lk/250921/editorial/one-with-palestine-613055.html
A major fire erupted in a third-floor shop on First Cross Street, Pettah, Colombo, engulfing the building in flames last evening.
The Colombo Fire Brigade deployed 15 fire engines and more than 50 firefighters to the scene, supported by bowsers from the Kotte and Dehiwala ndash;Mount Lavinia fire brigades.
A Bell 212 helicopter, a fire engine and a bowser from the Sri Lanka Air Force also jo…
lt;strong gt;By Chandani Kirinde
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Sri Lanka is open to obtaining technical assistance through the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), including that of forensic experts, to expedite investigations into past crimes in the country, a senior government source said yesterday.
Such cooperation would include assistance to identify the victims o…