The Department of Examinations of Sri Lanka has announced a temporary ban on all tuition classes, lectures, and seminars related to the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination, effective from midnight on November 4. The restriction will remain in force until the completion of the examination period, a measure aimed at ensuring fairness and preventing…
SriLankan Airlines’ Airport and Ground Services division— the exclusive ground handling provider at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)—has expanded its self-check-in options for passengers ahead of the busy winter travel season. Authorities expect more than 300,000 tourists to arrive in Sri Lanka in December, prompting efforts to streamline airport operations. Last month, 20 new self-check-in kiosks…
Sri Lanka received USD 712 million in workers’ remittances in October 2025, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). Total remittances from Sri Lankans employed overseas reached USD 6.52 billion between January and October 2025, representing a 20.1% increase compared to the same period last year. Tourism performance has…
While many students have returned to the classroom, there are still a lot of students that are learning remotely. Even those that have returned to the classroom may be learning digitally and socially distanced. This may be causing a lot of anxiety in students from their first years in school all the way to those…
One of the most significant aspects of living is learning. It is how people define the life they want to live, the people you want in your life, and how you define purpose and meaning in the things you do. Learning new things takes time and patience. Many seek to improve their learning abilities to…
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, met Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Sri Lankan Parliament to review ongoing bilateral cooperation in education and cultural exchange. According to the Prime Minister’s Media Division, Ambassador Chung highlighted the progress of Peace Corps initiatives and other joint programmes that support educational development and cultural engagement…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (LankaEducation)– The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a generous contribution of US$ 2.7 million from global fashion brand Michael Kors, strengthening Sri Lanka’s National School Meals Programme. This funding, provided through the brand’s long-standing ‘Watch Hunger Stop’ campaign, will expand WFP’s Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) initiative from eight to…
Sri Lanka will reopen the vast majority of its schools for academic activities on Tuesday, December 16, following disruptions caused by recent floods and landslides, the Ministry of Education announced. According to Education Secretary Nalaka Kaluwewe, 9,929 out of the country’s 10,076 schools across the Western, Southern, Northern, Sabaragamuwa, Eastern and North-Central provinces will resume…
In line with the island-wide anti-drug operation being conducted under the theme “Nation United – National Drive” to eradicate narcotics, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has introduced a new 24-hour hotline. The ‘1818’ hotline, established at the request of the national anti-drug initiative, enables the public to provide accurate and timely information…
The Governments of Sri Lanka and Belize have officially established diplomatic relations, effective October 21, following the signing of a bilateral agreement in New York. The agreement was signed by Sri Lanka’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jayantha Jayasuriya, and Belize’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Janine Coye-Felson. In…
