8000 openings
There are some 8000 vacancies in 12 free trade zones including the Katunayaka, Biyagama and Koggala zones, the Additional Director General of the Board of Investment (BOI) A.M. C Kulasekera told.
[Views:93] [Fri, Sep 03, 2010] [Full Article]

Torture allegation a figment of the maid’s imagination – Saudi Official
Saudi officials have refuted claims that a sponsor in Riyadh hammered nails into the body of his Sri Lankan housemaid as punishment terming that the torture allegations as a figment of the maid’s imagination.
[Views:99] [Thu, Sep 02, 2010] [Full Article]

Saudi official denies Sri Lankan maid was abused
A Saudi official has denied a Sri Lankan maid’s allegations that the couple she worked for in the Gulf kingdom hammered nails and needles into her body.
[Views:39] [Thu, Sep 02, 2010] [Full Article]

Slave labour farm raided in Cyprus, Lankans among workers
A 52-year-old farmer was yesterday arrested in Cyprus on charges of worker exploitation, following a police sting at two sites in the Nicosia area. Acting on a tipoff, police raided a farm, owned by a Cypriot couple, where they located 27 foreign nationals including Sri Lankans illegally residing in Cyprus living in shacks.
[Views:37] [Thu, Sep 02, 2010] [Full Article]

NSHR renews call to scrap Saudi sponsorship system
The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has called for the sponsorship system in the Kingdom to be scrapped in order to improve the rights of expatriate workers in line with international agreements.
[Views:43] [Tue, Aug 31, 2010] [Full Article]

University strike
Academic staff of all 15 Universities will go on strike if the government fails to respond positively to their demand to increase salaries, the Federation of University Teachers Association said.
[Views:63] [Mon, Aug 30, 2010] [Full Article]

Degree not valid
The Sri Lanka Medical Council has question the recognition of a degree which may be offered by a Russian affiliated medical college in Sri Lanka after the institution had published advertisements calling for applications for the post of lecturers.
[Views:45] [Mon, Aug 30, 2010] [Full Article]

Lanka agree to lift Jordan housemaid ban
The Sri Lankan embassy on Tuesday agreed to lift a ban on sending domestic helpers to Jordanafter a compromise was reached between the Sri Lankan government and Jordanian recruiters.
[Views:102] [Wed, Aug 25, 2010] [Full Article]

Invigilators removed
Three Grade Five Scholarship examination invigilators who had given answers to students at an examination center located out of Colombo have been removed immediately from exam duty, Commissioner General of Examinations, Anura Edirisinghe said
[Views:60] [Mon, Aug 23, 2010] [Full Article]

Saudi maids stranded
Over 300 housemaids are stranded at the Olaya camp in Saudi Arabia and among them are those who faced abuse and other forms of rape, UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayaka told reporters in Colombo today.
[Views:64] [Wed, Aug 18, 2010] [Full Article]

Action against forgery
The Education Ministry said that it would take action in collaboration with the CID against parents or guardians who had submitted bogus documents with the aim of admitting their children to school.
[Views:70] [Fri, Aug 13, 2010] [Full Article]

Kandy AL student found tied to chair
An Advance Level student of a leading girls’ school in Kandy had been found tied to a chair in a secluded area of the school this morning (August 11), say police.
[Views:83] [Thu, Aug 12, 2010] [Full Article]

Child desk at BIA
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) is expecting to set up a desk at the Bandaranaike International Airport to register the details of children of housemaids traveling overseas for employment, NCPA Chairperson Anoma Dissanayaka said.
[Views:62] [Wed, Aug 11, 2010] [Full Article]

Law on private tuition
The government is expected to introduce tighter regulations on private tuition classes, international schools and other educational institutions which operate in the country in order to minimize sub standard institutes from being established, Education Minister Bandula Gunewardena said.
[Views:64] [Wed, Aug 11, 2010] [Full Article]

MR names commission
Amid continuing protests retired Supreme Court Judge Jagath Balapatabendi has been appointed as a one-man Special Presidential Commission to investigate the death of Ruhunu University student Susantha Bandara, president’s office said today.
[Views:73] [Tue, Aug 10, 2010] [Full Article]

CMC warn schools
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) warned today that it will be compelled to take action against 14 principals of leading schools in the city if the schools did not keep their premises clean to prevent the spread of dengue.
[Views:86] [Mon, Aug 09, 2010] [Full Article]

Prisoner to sit A/L
A prisoner in Batticaloa has been given special permission to sit for the Advanced Level (A/L) examinations which will commence tomorrow, after earlier being refused permission by the Court to sit for the exam in Jaffna, prisons officials told.
[Views:76] [Mon, Aug 09, 2010] [Full Article]

Probe on Teacher
Investigations are underway on a part-time teacher employed at a leading Colombo school who has defrauded over six lakhs from several people promising them foreign employment in Europe.
[Views:63] [Sun, Aug 08, 2010] [Full Article]

Uni student arrested
The President of the Management and Finance Union of the Ruhuna University, Udaya Wickramanayake was arrested by the Matara Police today for his alleged involvement in holding the Vice Chancellor of the university hostage on June 16th.
[Views:58] [Sun, Aug 08, 2010] [Full Article]

Matara tensed as Uni students take to the streets
Tension has arisen in Matara where over 2000 students leading a protest march to the Matara Police Station, demanding the police to arrest the police officers who are allegedly responsible for the death of a university student, Susantha Aruna Bandara. The protest is organized by the Inter University Student Federation.
[Views:78] [Wed, Aug 04, 2010] [Full Article]