OTHER NEWS Asian University will start in August next year. EXCON provides a wide platform for locally manufactured raw materials for the construction sector Korean support for country's largest waste management project - PILISARU Sri Lanka launches English Language Skills initiative    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Sri Lanka Electricity chargers will be amended with effect from next Saturday Sunil C. Perera - LankaEverything.com News Desk 14-03-2008 Minister W.D.J. Senevirathne says electricity chargers will be amended with effect from next Saturday. He said a circular in this regard was issued in February this year and subsequently public opinion was obtained. Speaking to media in Colombo today the Minister said 98 percent of the public had agreed that electricity prices should be amended considering rising world fuel prices. 65 percent of the country’s total power generation is based on petroleum. He said amendments have been made in a manner that does not burden low income persons. The Minister said out of 3.8 million electricity consumers in the country 2.7 million consume below 90 units per month. These persons will receive many benefits through the amendment. Print Version | Email to friend

Asian University will start in August next year. Wed, 07-05-2008 11:00:00 Chairman of the University Grants Commission Professor Gamini Samaranayake says academic activities of the South Asian University will start in August next year. The University is to be set up in joint collaboration of countries in the region, according to a proposal presented by the Indian President at the recent summit of heads of state of SAARC leaders. A one hundred acre plot has already being reserved in New Delhi, India, for this purpose. Professor Samaranayake ... |FULL STORY|

EXCON provides a wide platform for locally manufactured raw materials for the construction sector Sun, 04-05-2008 11:00:00 "Excon" Sri Lanka's first ever construction exhibition will display various unique raw materials for the construction industry manufactured in Sri Lanka. This exhibition plans to introduce these raw materials to local construction sector as well as public to educate them on these products. "Most of contractors and the public ask branded and imported raw materials to construct their projects. However they do not consider on locally manufactured projects , say the EXCON o... |FULL STORY|

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Korean support for country's largest waste management project - PILISARU Fri, 02-05-2008 12:00:00 An agreement was signed between the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Environment and Natural Resources Ministry to provided financial and technical assistance to the National Solid Waste Management Programme `Pilisaru'. 'Pilisaru', the largest waste management project of Sri Lanka and encompassing all Local Governments and Provincial councils, was inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in last month. The project, "Pilisaru" a concept of the Environment Minister i... |FULL STORY|

Sri Lanka launches English Language Skills initiative Fri, 02-05-2008 11:00:00 The Government launches a major initiative this week on the teaching of English in the country aimed at improving the skills of English teachers both in the private and public sectors, training in English for Business Outsourcing, the of use new methods of English language teaching through the electronic media, and opening access to a large numbers of persons in the low income categories to obtain a working knowledge of English. This Job-Oriented English Language Programme titled “Engl... |FULL STORY|

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