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English compulsory when recruiting teachers: President

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1 year ago

April 26, 2023

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Steps will be taken to provide English education in every school within the next 10 years and to make English compulsory when recruiting teachers, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

The President made these remarks while joining the ‘Rahal Siyawas Prathapa’ centenary celebrations held at the school premises yesterday (25).

The President said new subjects, such as climate change and history should be introduced. He also emphasized the importance of science, art, literature, and geography.

“Every student must study a science subject and an art subject.We are currently working to connect all A/L to the internet, and we plan to extend this to the O/L schools as well,” he said.

Addressing the gathering, President Wickremesinghe stressed the importance of education for the future of the country and stated that the government’s programme to build a developed Sri Lanka by 2048 gives special attention to education.

The government’s aspiration is to create a new education system in the country by 2035, and the government is ready to spend to modernize education in the future, he said.

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China to back digital education transformation project

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2 mins ago

May 7, 2024

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The Chinese Government has pledged support for Sri Lanka’s digital education transformation project.

This project is expected to enhance general education by providing classrooms, data centres, and necessary equipment like tables, studio rooms, and conference rooms.

These resources will facilitate blended learning methods, and resource sharing, and enable teachers with special skills to engage students effectively.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Education.

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MoP fertilizer subsidies to farmer accounts from today

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15 mins ago

May 7, 2024

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The Department of Agriculture emphasizes that the application of Muriate of Potash (MoP) to paddy cultivation has been quantitatively reduced in the last few seasons.

According to the Department of Agriculture, it is mandatory to use MoP fertilizer to strengthen paddy pods as well as to improve the quality of paddy seeds.

But the use of MoP has decreased in the last ‘Maha’ season. Only 11,000 MT of MoP was used despite around 800,000 hectares being cultivated during the season.

Although the MoP requirement for the ‘Maha’ season is 30,000 MT, it appears that only one third was purchased by farmers.Therefore, in a bid to promote the use of MoP, it has been decided to credit the fertilizer subsidy money to the farmers’ accounts in this ‘Yala’ season.

The Department of Agricultural Development states that depositing subsidies will commence from today (May 07) with financial allocations scheduled to be given to the farmers who have finished planting paddy fields.

Authorities have assured that sufficient stocks of MoP are available in the country.