Due to limited facilities in Sri Lankan state-run universities, annually more than 100,000 students were deprived an opportunity to have a higher education, Higher Education Minister S. B. Dissanayake said.

The government could accommodate only 25,000 students in the existing universities, but 140,000 students qualified for university entry every year, the Minister added. "As a responsible government, we cannot ignore their plight," Dissanayake said, stressing that the higher education facilities in the country had t

After the closure of a number of factories and the consequent loss of employment opportunities, the government was now considering reapplying for the GSP+ facility, so that Sri Lanka's exporters could gain preferential access to the markets in the European Union (EU) again, the Daily Mirror learns.

The GSP or General Scheme of Preferences is a facility offered by the European Union to developing countries to export their products to the markets in the region under tariff concessions. However, the facility is subject to the

Archaeological monument Sawasthika Pokuna (Swastika Pond) situated south of the historic Rankot Vehera in Polonnaruwa has been dug up and damaged by a group of treasure hunters.

It is believed to have been built during the time of Parakramabahu the Great (1153-1186 AD) and is considered one of the most beautiful ancient ponds in the country. It was declared an archaeological monument and conserved by the Central Cultural Fund recently.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is hoping to provide Bacillus Thuringiensis sub-species Israelensis (BTI) bacteria to schools to contain the spread of  dengue.

The Cuban Embassy in Sri Lanka had agreed on Saturday (29 June) to provide 2,000 litres of BTI bacteria, gratis, to the ministry to assist in the efforts mooted to eliminate breeding sites of the aedes mosquito from the premises of schools. 

UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillai yesterday(28) revealed her schedule regarding her visit of Sri Lanka.

Speaking to the Tamil service of the BBC she stated that she hopes to tour Sri Lanka from the 25th to the 31st of August.

The UN Human Rights Commissioner is visiting Sri Lanka following the invitation extended by the Sri Lankan government in April of 2011.

On 19 May 2013 Sri Lanka celebrated the 'War Heroes Day' to commemorate its military victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which was brutally decimated four years ago. Sri Lankans were treated to a sight of mass Army parade, which not only displayed military might but also meant to serve as a deterrent to dissident elements in the country.

The bigger question is, whether the ethnic conflict was duly resolved with the end of LTTE or whether it descended into a new phase. What seems very much palpable

Thank you for having me here. It is truly an honour. I must confess at the outset that I don’t have grandiose solutions to offer you; only small hints.

I am a journalist. I have covered the conflict for the most part of my career. And now I cover the absence of war. I don’t have any book learning in conflict resolution or in reconciliation. What I speak about today is what picked up on the field, from interacting for many years with fellow Sri Lankans. I have discovered one dominant truth. Reconciliation is not roc

These are days of ‘ethics’ or rather days where ethics are questioned and recommended.  President Mahinda Rajapaksa observed that there are those who come up with guidelines for ethical behavior in professional matters and that they themselves can violate these edicts with impunity.  He pointed out that politicians can and do infringe but at the risk of punishment.

Sri Lanka has registered a protest over a proposed visa scheme of the UK that would require first time travellers from six high-risk Afro-Asian countries to pay a hefty financial bond of 3,000 pounds.

External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunatillake Amunugama said the British High Commissioner John Rankin was informed of Sri Lanka's concerns.

The British Home office early this week announced a pilot project under which visitors from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Ghana would be required fro

The US State Department has cautioned it’s citizens when visiting Sri Lanka of crimes targeting foreigners.

The updated travel information for US citizens visiting Sri Lanka said that while most violent crime occur within the local community reports of violent crime and sexual assaults directed at foreigners have been increasing in recent months.