A British government crackdown on student visa abuse is reshaping global education pathways, leaving some aspiring students from Pakistan and Bangladesh locked out of universities in the United Kingdom.
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
Historian and political scientist Herfried Münkler recently summed up what he sees as the core foreign policy problem for Germany's government: "The liberal idealism of a rules-based international order has turned out to be an illusion."
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The British School in Colombo (BSC) celebrated exceptional academic success at the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards 2025, held at the BMICH in Colombo.
The vintage girls of the Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa, members of the 1968 batch, recently reunited to relive a few hours of their school days. The gathering was held at the mansion of Gratian Award-winning writer Elmo Jayawardene, who is married to one of their classmates. What fun and frolic they enjoyed! F…
The Government has decided to spend Rs. 46,317 million to implement 16 new infrastructure development projects in State universities. These projects will be carried out under the 2026–2030 Public Investment Plan. The new initiatives will focus on the Universities of Moratuwa, Peradeniya, Vavuniya, Sri Jayewardenepur…
The 10th annual Financial Assistance and School Supplies donation ceremony organised by the Being Kind Foundation, for children from low-income families pursuing education, was held recently at the auditorium of Mahanama College, Colombo 3.
Royal College Colombo beat Nalanda College Colombo by innings and 65 runs in their Under 19 Two days inter schools cricket fixtures conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with sponsorship by Sri Lanka Cricket on Wednesday.
Defending joint champions Devapathiraja College Rathgama, Richmond College Galle and St. Joseph’s College Wattala advanced to the quarter finals of the Under 13 division 1 inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Education Ministry together with UNICEF, will take action to renovate schools that can be restored quickly and to relocate schools located in high-risk areas to safer locations, following an assessment of schools affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
In an environment where Sri Lanka is recovering from its third shock in six years, our economy it not capable of withstanding much. The social landscape stands vulnerable as almost 1/4th of Sri Lankan’s live below the middle-income poverty line earning less than Rs. 1100 a day. About 33% of households goes into debt…
Sri Pagnananda National School Raddoluwa and Kegalu Vidyalaya advanced to the pre quarter final round of the Under 13 division 2 inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
Keshawa Nirmith, right arm paceman of Rajapaksa Central College Weeraketiya claimed 10 wickets in an innings against Beragama Kanishta Vidyalaya Ambalantota in their first round fixture of the Under 13 division 3 inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri…
The Sri Lanka Navy is contributing to Nena Diri Meheyuma, a week-long initiative led by the Uva Provincial Education Ministry from December 20 to 27. The initiatives focus on rehabilitating schools and pre-schools in the Badulla district that sustained damage from Cyclone Ditwah.
Bangladesh has plunged into renewed violent unrest in recent days following the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a popular student leader and parliamentary hopeful.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with UNICEF, will take necessary steps to renovate schools that can be restored quickly and to relocate schools situated in high-risk areas to safer locations. This follows an assessment of schools affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
The Department of Railways has announced additional train services to meet the increased travel demand during the Christmas season, school holidays, and the year-end long weekend.
Uhana National School (Ampara) beat Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda by 174 runs in their first round fixture of the Under 19 Girl’s Division one Inter Schools Cricket Tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
Kesara Malinga of Sri Chandrasekara Maha Vidyalaya Horethuduwa claimed 8 wickets for 25 runs against Boswell International School Kalutara in their first round fixture of the Under 13 division 3 inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
Royal College Colombo ‘B’ and St.Joseph’s College Colombo ‘B’ advanced to the quarter final round of the Under 13 division 2 inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
Lumbini College Colombo beat Isipathana College Colombo by 6 wickets in their Under 19 two-day inter schools cricket fixture conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with sponsorship by Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday.
Senior Professor Wasantha Athukorala of the Economics and Statistics Department at the Peradeniya University stated that 2,180 natural disaster incidents have been recorded over the past five years, resulting in nearly 318,000 deaths worldwide.
Ananda College Colombo and St. Mary’s College Chilaw advanced to the pre quarter final round of the Under 13 division 1 inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday.
In a significant move to accelerate technological innovation in Sri Lanka, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s #1 connectivity provider and the Dialog-University of Moratuwa (UoM) Research Lab, has announced the release of SinhalaVITS, a state-of-the-art, open-source Text-to-Speech (TTS) model for the Sinhala language.
The Sri Lanka Malay Association had organised an education workshop with top Malaysian universities at the Association auditorium recently, to mark their 103rd anniversary.
S.Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia ‘B’ and Nalanda College Colombo ‘B’ advanced to the pre quarter final round of the Under 13 division two inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the continuation of the Suraksha Student Insurance programme for the September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026 year, together with several amendments aimed at enhancing its effectiveness, Cabinet Spokesman and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.