In Sri Lanka, there is room to explore similar policies, where government support is extended not just to a select few but also to those who may lack top-tier academic scores yet demonstrate ...

Freedu is an EdTech company based in Sri Lanka, founded with the objective of facilitating free education, grants, and scholarships to make educational opportunities accessible to everyone who wishes ...

This is the time for Sri Lanka to switch its attention from public-funded universities to public-private partnerships in higher education and vocational training.

In the months leading up to Sri Lanka’s presidential election in November 2019, leading candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa spoke about the need for leaders to implement policies without arguing about ...

The Action Committee of Teachers, Students and Parents for the Defence of Education (ACTSP) in Sri Lanka will hold an online public meeting at 7 p.m. on July 11 entitled “Condemn the police ...

Universal free education is an ideology that has deep roots in Sri Lanka although it has evolved with great resistance, especially after the economic liberalisation in 1977. In addition to free ...

The Associated Press was a finalist in two Pulitzer Prize categories — for breaking news photography of Sri Lanka’s political crisis, and for feature photography of the elderly in Ukraine. Sri Lankans ...

Sri Lanka has decided to stop issuing free long-term visas to Russian and Ukrainian nationals who have lived in the Indian Ocean island nation for the past two years, a government official said on ...

Sri Lanka recently announced a new pilot program that will provide free 30-day tourist visas to visitors from 35 countries. Set to launch on October 1, 2024, this initiative will also temporarily ...

Sri Lankan authorities said it would scrap free long-term visas for Russian and Ukrainian tourists. The move followed controversy caused by a Russian-organized "whites only" party.

Sri Lanka plans to complete free trade talks with Thailand by February and sign an agreement in March, Sri Lanka's cabinet spokesperson said on Tuesday, as part of an effort to expand trade as it ...

Asia Sri Lanka urged to free student activist held over protests University student leader Wasantha Mudalige (centre), participates in a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday, Apr 24, 2022.