A billionaire cryptocurrency evangelist may have gotten a tougher reception than he expected when proposing widespread adoption of Bitcoin to a bankrupt country. Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper was in Sri Lanka to shoot an episode of his “Meet the Drapers” TV show with local entrepreneurs, and met President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday to proselytize…
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued instructions to ensure the effective execution of the “Aswasuma” social welfare initiative, aiming to leave no one behind. Those who were unable to register previously would be given the opportunity to do so during the month of August. Additionally, provisions have been put in place to allow the submission of…
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment says its electric vehicle (EV) permit scheme for migrant workers has enabled it to bring in more than US$ 22 million to the country. The Ministry allowed migrant workers to import electrical vehicles as part of its measures to provide better benefits to migrant workers with the…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he was pleased to welcome Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya for discussions on a wide range of bilateral and regional matters. Posting on X (formerly Twitter), Prime Minister Modi stated: “Glad to welcome Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Harini Amarasuriya. Our discussions covered a broad range of…
France has contributed €500,000 through UNICEF to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition among children in the country. The contribution enables UNICEF, working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, to provide children under two years of age with the required nutrition services. Parents and caregivers will also be educated on the…
When we hear about technology’s impact on education, we most commonly picture kids with their eyes glued to the screens, ignoring every word we say. However, despite a few drawbacks, technology has brought many novices to the education system and improved how we learn and teach. For example, students nowadays have access to more diverse…
The Ministry of Education has announced that Grade 1 classes for the 2026 academic year will officially commence on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in all Sinhala, Tamil, and Muslim medium schools across Sri Lanka. The directive applies to all government schools as well as private schools that are either state-assisted or non-assisted. According to the…
The negativity will never be a factor to be a successful individual. That is why you should always motivate to work with a positive mindset. So, motivational interviewing is a strategy that describes withing the persons’ frame. Thus, in simple lines, this is a person-centred motivational method. The primary goal of this method is to…
Reinforcing customer-centricity in providing excellent services, SLT-MOBITEL Mobile has become the first in Asia to receive the international ISO 18295-1:2017 quality standard for its Customer Contact Center (CCC) operations recently. Additionally, SLT-MOBITEL was also awarded ISO 9001:2015 for demonstrated ability to meet customer, statutory and regulatory standards. ISO 18295 specifies requirements and standards applicable for…
The Supreme Court has issued an interim order preventing the release of results of the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination. This order was issued when a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed seeking an order preventing the release of the 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination results and the cut-off marks was taken up for consideration today…