Archive for July 18th, 2025

Grades 1–5 Without History: The Education Ministry’s Dangerous Neglect of National Heritage

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Shenali D Waduge This critique is based on a close examination of the official Sri Lanka Education Reforms document (2025–2029) and reveals a stark reality: history is not taught as a standalone, mandatory subject in Grades 1 to 5 under the new curriculum. Instead, historical content is superficially scattered and diluted within other subjects, leaving […]

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History from Grade 6 onwards: A Sham Reform to keep Our Children Rootless

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Shenali D Waduge Education Reforms Sri Lanka PPT for 2025.07.11 for Parliament new Part 1: https://www.shenaliwaduge.com/grades-1-5-without-history-the-education-ministrys-dangerous-neglect-of-national-heritage/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLnV1FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgI7pjLf_ZA6Hip-ksXgqxj7rkZmiD4C36A3m8IKQfR45exGaFMIOmckdUa5_aem_WcH1lDC60YFIJMy8dVS9Xw The Education Ministry’s so-called inclusion of History from Grade 6 onwards is nothing more than a sham reform — a carefully disguised tactic to continue keeping our children disconnected from their roots and national identity. The Education Ministry’s decision […]

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වම නෙවෙයි මේක රැසියන් නවකතා පාඨක සමාජයකි

Friday, July 18th, 2025

රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් ලංකාවේ බහුතරය හදවතින් ‘වාම කඳවුරේ’ ය. රට ගොඩ නැගිය හැක්කේ ‘වම’ට බව ඔවුහු  සිතති. කියති. ලියති. තර්ක කරති. අසන-දකින-බලන අය ‘වම’ ට විසිල් ගසති. ලංකාවේ ඡන්ද සමයට අටවා ගන්නා ‘වාම කුඩාරමක් මිස’ වාම ව්‍යාපාරයක් දැන් නැත. ලංකාවේ ඇත්තේ ‘රැසියන් නවකතා පාඨක සමාජයකි’. බණ්ඩාරනායක, සිරිමා,ඇන්.එම්., පිලිප්, කේනමන්, චන්ද්‍රිකා, මහින්ද, සෝමවංශ, පමණක් නොව ජේ.ආර්.ජයවර්ධන […]

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Deputy Minister of Defence Emphasizes Welfare Reforms at High-Level Briefing on War Veteran Affairs

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre A high-level briefing on the progress of the Ranaviru Matters Committee and associated cabinet submissions was held this morning (July 18) at the Deputy Minister’s Office in Colombo, reaffirming the government’s commitment to the welfare of war veterans and the families of fallen heroes. The meeting, chaired by Deputy […]

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Defence Sector Forges Future of National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Drive

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) chaired a high-level strategic discussion titled National Entrepreneurship Development and Business Startup-Defence Contribution” today (Jul 18) at his office premises. The session marked a significant inter-ministerial collaboration, aiming to integrate the strengths of the defence sector with national development priorities. […]

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Sri Lanka’s pharmaceutical production could fall to 5 per cent

Friday, July 18th, 2025

by Arundathie Abeysinghe Courtesy PIME Asia News Without renewed agreements with the government, domestic production could drop from the current 25 per cent (the lowest in South Asia), the Sri Lanka Pharma Manufacturers Association warns. Despite investments and growing capacity since 2015, the sector remains fragile, hampered by red tape. Repurchasing is essential for the […]

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Sri Lanka’s Peacock Flower (මොණර පිල). Hope for cancer patients 

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Researchers have discovered the Peacock Flower’s potential By Sugath Kulathunga Arachchi In the scrublands and home gardens of Sri Lanka, where fire-orange blooms dance in the tropical heat, a quiet revolution is taking place. The peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), long admired for its beauty and revered in traditional medicine, may hold […]

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Ragging: Confronting the silent destroyer

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Despite legal bans, ragging remains a deeply entrenched, systemic crisis in Sri Lankan universities, fueled by complicity and institutional silence, but a bold intervention proves it can be eradicated Ragging is not merely a matter of seniors bullying juniors. It is a complex, systemic issue involving indoctrination, complicity, and institutional silence […]

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KPMG official who conducted CPSTL forensic audit involved in deleting data: Dayasiri

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, July 18 (Daily Mirror) – An official of KPMG Sri Lanka that conducted the forensic audit over the fuel distribution of the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) has been involved in deleting the data regarding fuel ditribution, SJB MP Dayasiri Jayasekara revealed today. He told reporters after lodging a […]

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Sri Lanka’s Central Bank imposes new caps on vehicle loan ratios

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Courtesy Adaderana In a decisive move to strengthen macroprudential policy and mitigate systemic financial risks, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), acting as the Macroprudential Authority, has issued new Directions to licensed financial institutions to impose maximum caps on loan-to-value (LTV) ratios for vehicle-related credit facilities. The directive, which takes effect from 18 July […]

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HISTORY AND AESTHETICS MANDATORY ONLY UP TO GRADE 9, SAY UNIVERSITY LECTURERS

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Courtesy Hiru News The Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) states that history and aesthetics have been made compulsory subjects only up to Grade 9. They point out that subjects like aesthetics are not listed as compulsory for the GCE Ordinary Level examination. The government is currently focused on introducing new educational reforms in Sri […]

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TEMPORARY DRIVING LICENCES FOR FOREIGNERS TO BE ISSUED AT AIRPORT NEXT MONTH

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka plans to launch a programme next month to issue temporary driving licences to foreign visitors directly at the airport. Motor Traffic Commissioner General Kamal Amarasinghe told Hiru News that a proper plan needs to be implemented within the Katunayake Airport premises for this initiative. Under the new system, temporary driving licences […]

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