Some kids are self-motivated, while some kids need a little push here and there to get motivated. We can do a lot of things to boost our kids. Let us discuss some of the things we can do other than rewarding and punishments to cultivate kids’ intrinsic motivation in this article. 1. Set Goals. Let…
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) achieved a historic milestone on October 17th, as the All Share Price Index (ASPI) surpassed the 22,500-point mark for the first time in history. The ASPI surged by 217.65 points, closing at a new all-time high of 22,633.80 points. Meanwhile, turnover is recorded as over Rs. 11.28 billion.
In an effort to support the education of Sri Lankan children, President Ranil Wickremesinghe introduced the “Presidential Academic Scholarship Program 2024/2025.” This special scholarship initiative, launched through the President’s Fund, aims to provide financial assistance to 100,000 students from Grade 01 to Grade 11 across all 10,126 schools in the country. The program is designed to annually award scholarships to…
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.
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…
Fact-checking is an essential process in today’s digital age, as disinformation and misinformation can spread quickly and easily. While there are many tools available for fact-checking, it’s important to use critical thinking and research skills to ensure that information is accurate and based on evidence and facts. Fact-checking is the process of verifying the accuracy…
So far this year 2022 according to National Dengue Control Unit data, over 70,000 dengue cases report. Dengue fever increases in Sri Lanka, usually soon after rainfall as rains are optimal for mosquito breeding. So far a total of 70,403 suspected dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka. Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children says that the…
Twitter is adding gold checkmarks for official brand accounts. Also Twitter is adding gray ticks for ‘government and multilateral’ accounts. “we’ll begin replacing that “official” label with a gold checkmark for businesses, and later in the week a grey checkmark for government and multilateral accounts” – Twitter said. Twitter’s paid-for verification feature is rolling out…
The new timetable under the education reforms for Grade 1-6 starting next year will extend the school time from 7.30 am to 2 pm from the current 7.30 am to 1.30 pm schedule. The classroom period will be also reorganised with 3 periods of 50 minutes each in the morning, before a 20-minute interval, following…
Did you confuse our intention about discussing what is happiness and its’ importance? Yes! Even you are familiar with the term “happiness”, do you have a proper idea on how to achieve this status through all life incidences. Often, this discussion will take more psychological manner as this is something related to your feelings. So,…