President’s Fund Recognizes GCE A/L Top Achievers

The President’s Fund has organized a provincial-level awards programme to honour outstanding students who excelled in the 2023/2024 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examinations at the district level. Under this initiative, 60 top-performing students from each district selected based on exceptional results across all subject streams will receive financial scholarships and certificates of achievement. The selection process is conducted in collaboration …

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President Disanayake Meets IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath

President Anura Kumara Disanayake met with the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Gita Gopinath, and the delegation this morning (16) at the Presidential Secretariat. During the meeting, President Disanayake expressed his sincere appreciation to the IMF for its continued support in guiding Sri Lanka through its recent financial crisis. He also raised concerns regarding the …

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Sri Lanka on Track for Debt-Servicing Capability by 2028 – President

President Anura Kumara Disanayake, delivering the keynote address at the international conference “Sri Lanka’s Road to Recovery: Debt and Governance” in Colombo today (16), declared that by 2028 Sri Lanka will have laid the foundation for a stable and self-reliant economy, one capable of independently meeting its external debt obligations. Emphasizing that true sovereignty cannot exist amidst economic collapse, he …

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Data privacy: What AI tools on your devices are collecting and how to stop it

From utilising AI assistants like ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot to tracking daily fitness routines with smartwatches, many individuals interact with AI systems or tools on a daily basis. While these technologies undoubtedly enhance convenience, they also raise significant concerns regarding data privacy. Christopher Ramezan, an assistant professor of cybersecurity at West Virginia University, has studied how emerging technologies and various …

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Relief Measures to Assist the affected Small and Medium Enterprises

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), with a view to facilitating sustainable revival of businesses that were adversely affected during the recent past has advised the licensed commercial banks and licensed specialised banks (hereinafter referred to as licensed banks) to provide further concessions to those SME borrowers who commenced discussions for business revival with the respective banks by 31.03.2025. …

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Trump-Musk row heightens fears over Nasa budget cuts

The row between US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over a major spending bill has exacerbated uncertainty over the future of Nasa’s budget, which was already facing deep cuts. The White House had requested huge cuts to the space agency’s budget, which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half. Now the president has threatened …

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Superintendent of Anuradhapura Prison remanded

The Superintendent of the Anuradhapura Prison, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over allegations of unlawfully releasing an inmate of the Anuradhapura Prison under the presidential pardon for Vesak Poya, has been remanded until June 11, Ada Derana reporter said. The order has been issued by the Anuradhapura Magistrate’s Court. The Superintendent of the Anuradhapura Prison was …

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Prisons chief suspended over alleged misuse of Presidential pardons

A decision has been taken by the Cabinet of Ministers to suspend the services of Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya. The decision was taken during today’s weekly Cabinet meeting chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The move comes as the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) launched an investigation over claims that an inmate of the Anuradhapura Prison was unlawfully released …

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Aquaculture and Mariculture for Sustainable Economic Growth in Sri Lanka

By : A.D. Udari Kalpani Rupasingha Aquaculture is the controlled farming of aquatic animals and plants such as finfish, crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic plants and seaweed. Mariculture, on the other hand, is a type of aquaculture that focuses on raising marine life in inshore and offshore waters, which are their native habitats. It may comprise species like crabs and oysters, seaweed …

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