The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) reports that the number of foreign tourist arrivals to the country in 2025 has surpassed 1.8 million as of October 15. According to the latest statistics released by the SLTDA, a total of 75,657 tourists visited Sri Lanka during the first 15 days of October, bringing the total…
Originally thought to be present in adults only, recent research now suggests that Bipolar Disorder is present in children and teens. A source of controversy in the psychiatric community, there’s a disparity in whether the symptoms experienced by adults differ from those in children or not. Regardless, treatment exists if your child is suffering from…
Sri Lanka is currently facing a significant shortage of teachers, with 36,178 vacancies reported across provincial and national schools, Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya informed Parliament today. Responding to a parliamentary question, Dr. Amarasuriya revealed that 1,501 positions remain vacant in national schools alone. Among provincial…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka and China are set to deepen cooperation in education and digital transformation as the two countries prepare to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2027. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya held talks with newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Wei Huaxiang at Temple Trees…
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Colombo, Sri Lanka — CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd. has extended Rs. 10 million and critical on-ground assistance to support Sri Lanka’s national recovery following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Announced on 2nd December 2025, the contribution was handed over by Managing Director Xiong Hongfeng to Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, Secretary to the Treasury,…
Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Achintha delivered a stellar performance at the Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain, capturing the gold medal in the Boys’ 1500m event on Thursday. Achintha clocked a personal best time of 3 minutes and 57.42 seconds to secure first place. China’s Luhiu Sha claimed the silver medal, while Hong Kong’s Ho Chun…
The European Union (EU) and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka held their 24th meeting of the Joint Commission on 8 February 2022 in Brussels. The meeting, which was held in a friendly and open atmosphere, reviewed bilateral relations and entailed an exchange of views and updates on a wide range of topics of…
Only one Sri Lankan university is appeared among the top 2,000 universities in 2022 – 2023 global university rankings according to the latest university rankings released. The government’s objective is to add more local universities among the top 2,000 universities list in the world. “Webometrics” new university ranking released. Webometrics released 2022 -2023 Sri Lankan…
Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was sworn-in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. She has also been appointed as the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education.
