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Arpico Insurance appoints industry veteran Kelum Senanayake as CEO

Arpico Insurance appoints industry veteran Kelum Senanayake as CEO
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Extended settlement plans for education

Nations Trust Bank American Express is now offering up to 20 month installment plans for education related payments. With great importance placed on higher education comes the responsibility of paying tuition fees – whether it is for someone completing their last year at school or wanting to enroll in a degree or MBA programme.
Whatever the aspirations might be, Nations Trust Bank American Express Cardmembers can now enjoy extended installment plans up to 20 months at any educational institute in Sri Lanka.
Niluka Gunatilake, Head of Cards at Nations Trust Bank commented on the Bank’s exclusive privilege to cardmembers, “We’re always looking to support our cardmembers in every aspect of their lives. With rising tuition fees, settling educational fees might not always be a feasible option. The goal of offering installment plans for education fees is to help our cardmembers have the ability to fully support their children’s success, or even their own passions, and ....

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EDU. MIN. LACKS UNDERSTANDING ON CUT-OFF MARK

– Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo – 194
– Mahamaya Girls’ College Kandy – 190
– Seevali Central College in Ratnapura – 186
– Horana Thakshila Central College and Maliyadeva Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya in Kurunegala – 185
Further, the cut-off marks of the 2020 Grade 05 Scholarship Exam at other popular national and provincial schools across the country have risen compared to previous years.
Commenting on the matter at a media briefing, Minister of Trade – Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said the Ministry of Education, Subject Minister, and the Education Secretary lacks a clear understanding on the cut-off marks.
If a student scores 35 marks each for the two parts of the examination and manages to score above 70 marks, the student is considered to have passed the Grade 05 scholarship examination, Minister Dr. Gunawardena said. ....

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LankaWeb – Spread of Buddhist Education in Sri Lanka; the role played by Col Olcott and Theosophists

Posted on December 31st, 2020
by Dr D Chandraratna Courtesy The Island
The Olcott Oration delivered to the Old Boys Association of Ananda College (November 2020, Perth, Western Australia)
It can be gauged from the Buddhist publications in and around 1880s that the ordinary Sinhalese were experiencing an acute sense of despair and disquiet that colonialism had brought about a social degeneration evidenced by increased consumption of liquor and associated problems of family violence, cattle stealing, gambling, and crime. Even the colonial civil servants from numerous districts complained to the Governor that social disorganization was affecting administration, revenue collection and policing. The Sinhalese Buddhist revivalist movement and a proper assessment of Col Olcott’s contribution must be understood in this context of the rising tide of Sinhala nationalism, Buddhist confrontation with Colonialism, Christian missionary activity and increa ....

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Memorable action of late Alavi Moulana

Nelson Mandela said “A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination”.
Today, the 1st of January 2021 is the 89th birth anniversary of our legendary leader, the late Alavi Moulana. I recall joining a team, in my late teens, promoting teaching of the Sinhala language in Muslim schools. The prominent members of the team, then, were Ven. Devamottawe Amarawansa Thera, K.M.P. Rajaratne and Alavi Moulana, who was then in his prime youth.
We embarked on an inaugural campaign mission to Negombo, to a Muslim school where only Tamil was taught. The venue was already prepared by a group in support of our campaign to include Sinhala too. However, there was also some opposition to our move. As we approached the venue, from a distance we noted that there were people with black armbands and black flags. ....

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