Additional classes for O/L students at welfare centres

The Ministry of Education has made arrangements to hold additional classes for GCE O/L candidates in Welfare Centres during September.

Minister Susil Premajayantha revealed this during a function at his Ministry yesterday to hand over Rs. 800,000 worth of library books to schools in the Welfare Centres, donated by Government schools and private sources. The Minister also said that already a large number of programs are being implemented in relation to the education of the displaced students in the North and that the Ministry has already spent Rs.130 million on books, uniforms, desks, chairs and benches for a 86,000 student population and on dress material for 1800 teachers. Read more ...

Foreign employment opportunities for Sri Lankan IDPs

The Sri Lanka government is planning to create foreign employment opportunities for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in welfare centres in the North.

Kingsley Ranawaka, chairman of the Foreign Employment Bureau, said they will launch a special programme for this in the near future. Read more ...