On October 5 we celebrated the Universal Teachers’ Day. All those who are into the profession of teaching need to reflect seriously and see whether they fulfill the demands of the teaching profession. A quality teacher always fulfills the demands of his / her profession. A mediocre teacher exists to pass time and does not create any impact on the lives of students. A quality teacher always does otherwise.
It was the year 1998 and I had just completed my final year of the four year Special Bachelor Degree in Law, at the Faculty of Law at the University of Colombo. At the beginning, in my mind, it was always an incredible success to obtain entrance to the Faculty of Law.
State forest land in Mamaduwa, Vavuniya has been set ablaze for the third time, environmentalists allege. The State land estimated to be over 100 acres has been set on fire for the third time within weeks, which has led to the destruction of several hectares of forest plains. Following several inquiries, Vavuniya Police and area Forest Department officials who visited the area observed that fire had been set by a few locals on October 16 and 17.
Human Rights Watch released the below statement, following the Daily Mirror article ‘Persecution of the LGBTIQ Community: Does Sri Lanka’s Police have Nothing Better to Do?’ published on 03 October 2020.
At a simple ceremony held at the College House of the University of Colombo, M/s Multiform Chemicals (Pvt) Ltd through its Chairman Mr. Thilak Karunaratne, former President of the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo and Council Member of the University of Colombo donated a brand new 33 seater air-conditioned luxury passenger bus to the Faculty of Science of the University of Colombo.
Riza Azoor was elected as the new Secretary-General of the Sri Lanka Malay Confederation (SLAMAC), the umbrella body of all the Malay Associations in Sri Lanka numbering 26, at the Biennial General Meeting 2020 held at the Colombo Malay Cricket Club premises ‘Padang’ in Colombo 2. Established on August 18, 1984, SLAMAC was formed to promote unity, understanding, cooperation and harmony among Malays and Malay organisations in Sri Lanka and to p
Delving into the lives of estate workers, a photography exhibition titled ‘The Kahata’ was recently held by the youth from Badulla and Nuwara Eliya districts. In an attempt to tell the stories of the tea workers’ community, the exhibition featured over 100 images and 40 photographers, from four estates in the Central Province.
Canada issues travel advisory over serious risk in Arugam Bay
More countries issue travel advisories
Sri Lanka Tourism invites global travellers for upcoming season
Russian embassy urges citizens to stay vigilant in Arugam Bay
US Embassy issues travel warning for Arugam Bay
Sri Lanka may face another economic turmoil: Sajith