Complaints on A/L exam malpractices

Department of Examination has received nearly 40 complaints from  G.C.E (A/L) examination centers island wide on examination rule violations. Most of them are copying the answer sheets by the candidates and investigations  have  already started.

The Iranian athlete who made history at Rio

When archer Zahra Nemati carried the Iranian flag into the Maracana Stadium on Friday, she broke new ground for the Islamic country.Never before had a woman led Iran’s team in an athletes’ parade in the Opening Ceremony.

Pistorius did not try to kill himself

South African track star Oscar Pistorius, serving six years in jail for murdering his girlfriend, was treated in hospital for minor wrist injuries on Saturday before being returned to custody, a prison service spokesman said.

‘A novel is a pack of lies that tells the truth’

The road to publishing wasn’t the smoothest for Nayomi Munaweera, 43, but when her debut novel, Island of a Thousand Mirrors, on the Sri Lankan civil war, did get published in 2012, it met with critical acclaim. Her second novel, What Lies Between Us, treads on the fault lines of a South Asian family and Read More

Updates planned for Windows 10 in 2017

Microsoft, which recently started rolling out the Windows 10 Anniversary update to over 350 million computers, seems to be ready with future updates. With Windows 10, Microsoft has announced plans to roll out frequent updates to the OS rather than announcing a new OS once every three years.

South East Asia new base for ISIS?

Malaysia has warned that an Indonesia-based militant’s followers are looking to make South—East Asia the new base for Islamic State terror group, days after six Indonesian militants were arrested for plotting a missile attack at Singapore’s Marina Bay. I

USA’s Virginia Thrasher wins first gold of Rio 2016

United States claimed the first gold medal of Rio 2016 as Virginia Thrasher triumphed in the women’s 10-metre air rifle event on Saturday. The 19-year-old had flown under the radar ahead of the Games but showed impressive accuracy to claim the title by one point with an Olympic Record.

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