Education

Sri Lanka Announces Record Education Budget as Government Prepares Major 2026 Reforms

Sri Lanka has allocated the highest education budget in its history for 2026, a move Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya…

10 months ago

Sri Lanka Lawmakers Call for Higher Education Commission to Regulate Private Universities

Sri Lankan lawmakers have underscored the urgent need to establish a Higher Education Commission to oversee and regulate private universities…

10 months ago

Montana–MoD Defence Agreement Enters Public Domain After Being Tabled in Parliament

Sri Lanka’s latest defence cooperation move with the United States has entered the public domain after the Ministry of Defence’s…

10 months ago

Sri Lanka Registers 200,000 New Taxpayers as Revenue Hits Historic High

Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) reports that 200,000 new taxpayers have been added so far this year, alongside the…

10 months ago

Sri Lanka’s Exports Hit Historic USD 14.4 Billion in First 10 Months of 2025

Sri Lanka has recorded its highest-ever export earnings for the January–October period, with total exports reaching USD 14,433.82 million in…

10 months ago

Sri Lanka Launches CID Probe into Alleged Leak of A/l Exam Paper

The Sri Lankan Department of Examinations has asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate claims that this year’s GCE…

10 months ago

US Ambassador, Sri Lankan PM Discuss Strengthening Education and Cultural Partnerships

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, met Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Sri Lankan Parliament to review…

10 months ago

Sri Lanka to Mandate CCTV in School Vans as Government Moves to Strengthen Passenger Safety

Sri Lanka will require all school vans to install CCTV systems as part of a new safety initiative, Minister of…

10 months ago

Chinese Ambassador Highlights Opportunities in China’s 15th Five-Year Plan at Colombo Briefing

Colombo, November 21, 2025 – H.E. Ambassador Qi Zhenhong, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, delivered a briefing at the Shangri-La…

10 months ago

Sri Lanka Targets 5,000 Japan-Ready Workers Through Expanded Language Training in 2026

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) plans to build a pool of 5,000 Sri Lankans with Japanese language…

10 months ago