http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sun, 16 May 2021 11:05:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/education-continues-amid-the-third-wave-of-covid-19-443944.html 15 May 2021 @ 3:24 pm lt;div gt; lt;p style= quot;text-align: center; quot; gt; lt;img class= quot;aligncenter wp-image-443945 quot; title= quot;4 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210516/uploads/2021/05/45.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;704 quot; height= quot;256 quot; / gt; lt;/p gt; Student monks of Wickremasheela Vidyathana Pirivena in Bandaragama engage in educational activities whie nbsp;followin... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/private-sector-continues-to-provide-higher-education-for-youth-central-bank-443942.html 15 May 2021 @ 3:22 pm lt;em gt;Three new private higher education institutes and 18 new degree courses recognised by the Government last year lt;/em gt; The private sector continued to engage in the provision of tertiary education alongside the Government last year, the 2020 Central Bank annual report revealed recently. ldquo;By the end of 2020, there were 21 Non-State Higher Education Institutes (NSHEIs) recog... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/uoc-to-partner-with-malaysian-university-for-research-project-443940.html 15 May 2021 @ 3:22 pm The University of Colombo will carry out a research project on the impact of advertising unhealthy food through electronic media platforms. The research project will be undertaken in collaboration with the University of Taylors in Malaysia. University students from nine countries in Asia will participate in the project. The International Research Centre in Canada will finance the project ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/govt-schools-see-a-drop-in-student-numbers-443938.html 15 May 2021 @ 3:21 pm Student numbers in Government schools had reduced last year, while the student numbers in Government approved private schools and special schools had increased last year in comparison with figures for 2019. This was revealed in the Central Bank rsquo;s annual report for 2020. The Central Bank report highlighted the reduction of Government school students from 4,061,653 students in the year 2019... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/ugc-to-hand-over-uni-hostels-as-covid-19-treatment-centres-443936.html 15 May 2021 @ 3:21 pm The University Grants Commission (UGC), after consultation with the respective universities, have decided to release almost all hostels located outside state university premises to be taken as COVID-19 treatment centres. Two state universities are yet to agree to release the hostels. The rest of the universities who have agreed to release the hostels as treatment centres will start releasing... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/efsl-draws-up-plan-for-schools-to-function-during-pandemic-443934.html 15 May 2021 @ 3:20 pm An eight-point plan to mitigate education lost during school closure has come up with a strategic plan for more permanent solutions to keep schools open, was recently drawn up by the Education Development Forum Sri Lanka (EFSL). As a first step EFSL suggests for teachers to be vaccinated on a priority basis and children travelling from high risk areas to be tested for COVID-19. Last week EFS... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/ed-ministry-pressurising-teachers-to-conduct-online-classes-daily-ctu-443932.html 15 May 2021 @ 3:19 pm The Education Ministry is pressurising teachers to conduct online classes for students daily while schools are closed, the Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) said last week. CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin said provincial education directors, zonal directors and school principals have sent out directives to teachers to conduct classes from 7.30 am to 1.30 pm on school days. In addition, some sc... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/dont-let-yesterdays-regrets-and-tomorrows-fears-steal-todays-happiness-443928.html 15 May 2021 @ 3:06 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-443929 quot; title= quot;Dr quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210516/uploads/2021/05/Dr3.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;300 quot; height= quot;716 quot; / gt;If you ask someone how they are, the most common answer you would hear is ldquo;Not too bad mate rdquo;. As a matter of fact, it is sad to see people describe their state of life ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/pima-appoints-new-executive-committee-for-new-impetus-for-the-year-202122-443925.html 15 May 2021 @ 3:05 pm lt;img class= quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-443926 quot; title= quot;Group-Photo-1A quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210516/uploads/2021/05/Group-Photo-1A.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;400 quot; height= quot;194 quot; / gt; Positioned as Sri Lanka rsquo;s most active Postgraduate Alumni Association, driven by the vision to transform itself into a leading think tank of the n... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/love-is-in-the-app-or-not-443920.html 15 May 2021 @ 3:01 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright wp-image-443921 quot; title= quot;Love-is-in-the-app---Goh-Pei-Hwa quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210516/uploads/2021/05/Love-is-in-the-app-Goh-Pei-Hwa.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;280 quot; height= quot;187 quot; / gt;There are countless dating apps out there that can kick start the search for love or companionship. Even during lockdowns caused by ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/seminar-on-polymer-recycling-conducted-by-institute-of-chemistry-ceylon-443914.html 15 May 2021 @ 2:48 pm Polymers are everywhere. Look around you. Your plastic water bottle. The silicone rubber on household equipment. The nylon and polyester in your jacket or sneakers. The rubber in the tires on the automobiles. Now look in the mirror. Many proteins in your body are polymers, too. Consider keratin, the stuff your hair and nails are made from. Even the DNA in your cells is a polymer. Polymers are subs... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/sliit-launches-new-ba-hons-interior-design-degree-from-ljmu-to-develop-industrys-next-generation-of-creative-talent-443910.html 15 May 2021 @ 2:46 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-443911 quot; title= quot;Ms.-Aishani-Jayasinghe,-Head,-SLIIT-School-of-Architecture quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/210516/uploads/2021/05/Ms.-Aishani-Jayasinghe-Head-SLIIT-School-of-Architecture.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;200 quot; height= quot;205 quot; / gt;Providing students, the knowledge and tools to create a new canvas to d... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/softlogic-it-joins-forces-with-sltc-to-facilitate-laptop-purchases-for-undergraduates-443905.html 15 May 2021 @ 1:30 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_443906 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;600 quot; caption= quot;Seated from Left: Chief Executive Officer/ Director of Softlogic IT Roshan Rassool, Founder President/CEO of SLTC Ranjith Rubasinghe signing the MoU in the presence of members from both parties quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-443906 quot; title= quot;Soft-SLTC-Photo quot; src= qu... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/virtual-mothers-day-celebration-by-brightzone-international-school-443900.html 15 May 2021 @ 1:27 pm A mother ndash; the epitome of love sacrifice and strength. No other being on earth can love us unconditionally as our mothers do. No creature in the universe can be as potent as a mother. She is the one who is probably endowed with all the power. It rsquo;s a unique ability that has been gifted to every mother by god and hence should be honoured, cherished and respected. Mother rsquo;s Day, i... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210516/education/slmun-2021-the-power-of-diplomacy-443898.html 15 May 2021 @ 1:25 pm SLMUN is one of the largest conferences in South Asia, attracting over 1000 delegates annually for the past 13 years, where delegates congregate to discuss global issues, their impacts, and what can be done to mitigate or ameliorate them, while gaining knowledge on global problems and fine tuning their speaking, negotiating, and decision making skills that play a vital role in becoming the diploma...