Tag: Srilanka – News

  • Government Beauty Culture School – Planning to Open in 2015

    The Vocational Training Authority (VTA) of Sri Lanka will establish a separate school for beauty culture in 2015 with the intention of producing professional and qualified beauticians to the field. The official stated under a private-public partnership concept. Nature’s Secrets and VTA have launched many programs since 2005 to improve the skills of personnel involved…

  • Bogambara Prison Coverted to New Hotel in Kandy

    The land of Bogambara Prision located 8.5 Acres is proposed to construct a hotel, a leisure area, mini cinema, shopping complex and a stage for cultural and entertainment activities by the Urban Development Authority (UDA). The proposals still on a planning stage and the construction work is expected to begin in the first quarter of…

  • G.C.E (A/L) 2014 Examination Guideline and Timetable– Attached Here

    The Department of Examination has published the G.C.E Advance Level 2014 time table for the G.C.E A/L 2014 Examination on 5th to 29th August 2014.   Admission cards and timetables of the school candidates has already been posted to the heads of the respective schools and those private candidates to the address given in their applications. Admission card…

  • Government of Srilanka Supports to upgrade Masulita Vocational Training Centre in Kampala, Uganda

    It is happiest news to see, where srilanka is helping an African national to develop their vocational training centres, especially the Government has taken steps to upgrade the Masulita Vocational Training Centre in Kampala, Uganda. The proposal has been approved by the Cabinet of ministers. It follows a recommendation by Dullas Allahapperuma, Minister of Youth…

  • Can International school students could do G.C.E (A/L) of Srilanka

    The Cabinet will take a decision on whether to admit students from international schools to public schools for continue  their G.C.E (A/L) examination of Srilanka. Education Ministry Secretary Anura Dissanayake stated that the Cabinet would take up a report by the Education Minister on his decision not to admit international school students to follow GCE…

  • Arrested Pakistanis and Afghans in Srilanka is expected to be sent back

    There are discussions going on to sent all arrested Afghan and Pakistani asylum seekers and their families back to their countries as early as possible. The news stated those who visited as asylum seekers came with return air tickets would be sent back and not deported, whereby there would be no record of deportation on…

  • Seminars on export, import procedures organise by Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and Customs

    The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), in association with the Department of Sri Lanka Customs and supported by DFCC Bank and DFCC Vardhana Bank will hold a series of half-day seminars on export and import procedures in order to educate the trade. The seminar is with an objective to avoid unexpected encounters in Imports and…

  • World Vision developed a Five-year-plan for Wattala Urban Development Programme

    The World Vision gas developed a next five-year plan of the Wattala Urban Development Programme in their recent meeting at office of World Vision Lanka. The discussions were held at Ananda Reception hall in Wattala recently.

  • Lecture on Sri Lankans of African Descent in Colombo on 10th July 2014

    Dr. Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London will deliver a lecture on, “Sri Lankans of African Descent: Heritage, Identity and Connectivity” at the ICES Auditorium at No: 2, Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 8 on Thursday, 10th July 2014 from 4.30 pm. Dr. Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya is…

  • Casino contributes Rs. 500 Million as a Tax Revenue to the Government

    The Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Sarath Amunugama stated in Parliament that Casinos are one of the tax revenue generating sources in Srilankan Economy, where the Casino industry is approximately contribute Rs. 500 Million for government revenue as taxes. And the Minister stated that the government had earned revenue of Rs 1,400 million by…