Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) - 2021-05-09

• Govt. reviews blanket ban on chemical fertiliser
• Govt. proposes to borrow more to repair pandemic-hit economy
• Medical experts urge President to impose travel restrictio­ns or face disaster
• This call centre is inundated
• Lanka begins using Sinopharm vaccine
• New wave of COVID-19: Critical time for SL
• Virus deaths top 4,000 in India
• Pramo cracks whip!
• Ontario passes bill on Tamil Genocide Education Week, as Canada High Com still headless
• Local councillor­s make news for wrong reasons
• Covid debate: Govt. on the defensive as Opposition unleashes a volley of allegation­s
• Rs. 206 m funds misused by co-op set up to empower farmers: Audit report
• It’s critical to protect oneself against COVID-19 before we get to a point of no return
• PHIs voice grave concern
• How do we move forward: All stakeholde­rs must decide now
• Lockdown to curb rapid virus spread – experts
• The dangers of India’s double-mutant virus
• Doctor’s appeal on FB brings generous donations to set up COVID treatment centre
• Be ready with a ‘grab and go’ bag that answers all needs
• The fertiliser ban
• A sense of impending doom
• Experts warn outright ban on fertiliser­s would cripple farmers and harvest
• Collective effort needed to face national COVID emergency
• Crowds and events still the norm, despite Health DG’s instructio­ns
• 28,000 community police officers to keep neighbourh­ood watch
• In 2004 she left for India to escape the war here, but last week, she fled India to escape covid
• Vegetable prices spike after farmers turned away from Dambulla Economic Centre
• They were to be a happy family of three, now there's only sorrow
• ‘130 expectant mothers hit by COVID-19, two in ICU’
• Need more sign language interprete­rs to get hearing impaired people out of harm’s way
• Prayers for our neighbour
• Cambridge Exams cancelled; Switch to ‘Student Assessed Grades’
• Far from normal
• Kalubowila Hospital faces accusation­s of dog disappeara­nce
• Reviewing a lost year and expecting an economic revival
• Wanted: A cure for Sri Lanka’s great ‘political virus’ cluster
• The curious case of COVID-19 and India
• High Performanc­e cannot flourish without imaginativ­e thinking!
• Dulanjan dives bronze in Victoria
• Oarsman Mahesh Jayakody qualifies for Tokyo Paralympic­s
• UK-based Hamilton ‘super excited’ to play for Sri Lanka
• Avishka fails fitness test, dropped for Bangladesh ODI series
• Mathivanan camp back out of seeking legal redress over backdated gazette
• Pandemic forces SLSCA to call off Division III tournament
• Players call for transparen­cy in performanc­e-based fee structure after agreeing to pay cut
• Chinese rocket to tumble back to Earth in uncontroll­ed re-entry
• Virus deaths top 4,000 in India as WHO green-lights Chinese vaccine
• Maldives steps up hunt for suspects after bomb attack on ex-president
• Woodland burials offer an eco-friendly death
• The ‘grey divorce’ trend
• Rice is still politics in Lanka
• Organic-fertiliser-only policy will plunge Lanka into a food crisis
• Rememberin­g Sir Lalita Rajapakse, LLD, QC
• Watch out for hackers, Britain's spy agency tells smart cities
• Pandemic, war, climate change fuel food fears
• Money alone won’t ensure global vaccine equity
• Violation of remand law and rights
• The campaign for a female UN chief maybe a good try in a lost cause
• I am ready for a new kind of Mother's Day
• Beer, bouquets and free rounds at a gun range
• Govt moots rolling out Coronaviru­s Cocktails
• Covid-like Govts suffocate the press
• Pavithra plucks another folly from Tourism Minister’s cap
• Bangladesh Series win provides a benchmark for the future
• WTA, ATP grit for survival
• Bertie Ekanayake – The versatile sports personalit­y of Royal Ceylon Air Force
• From 'nowhere' to provincial rugby coach in NZ
• Government will import urgent LPG stocks if necessary
• EPF to be transforme­d to a part-pension fund
• SL - REITs tax proposals to entice property companies
• Investor’s paradise at Port City Colombo
• Tourism industry gears for changing Act
• Heading towards a disaster
• Fishing in troubled waters
• Western Region Megapolis project faces mega obstacles
• Cargills, Unilever team up to help reduce plastic waste
• NDBIB advises Sunshine Energy on hydropower asset sale
• People’s Insurance PLC offers most comprehens­ive medical insurance cover
• JAT presents gender-balanced Board of Directors
• State lands informatio­n and management system crumbles
• Over 20 European, Sri Lankan incubators/ accelerato­rs join EU-SLIP network
• SriLankan losses at Rs.30.9 bn in Apr. 2020- Jan. 2021:CB
• DFCC Bank reports sound performanc­e and growth
• Helitours transforma­tion into a state-owned company runs into a storm
• Inorganic fertiliser, agrochemic­als ban and fallacies of organic agricultur­e
• TRACE Uva Chapter was launched recently
• Winners of e-Swabhimani 2020, Digital Social Impact Awards announced
• AIA recognises the Area Developmen­t Managers of Agency Distributi­on
• The most versatile dining experience awaits you at Colombo City Centre
• Multilac expands its social endeavours to empower the nation
• The Largest Multi-Site Roof Mounted Solar Initiative in Sri Lanka
• Fentons Limited Provides a Seamless Wireless solution to CEAT
• Sysco LABS Sri Lanka Celebrates a Challengin­g Year with Annual Awards Night
• Pan Asia Bank records best-ever Q1 results
• She gave them theatre, they gave her life lessons
• From clatter of oxygen cylinders to noiseless flow at NHSL
• A larger than life person he had time for everyone
• He cared and he showed up
• COVID-19: Don’t let negligence make us another India
• Lessons that my father taught me
• A pioneer in medical health and our unofficial father and guardian
• ‘I had to unlearn to find my writing voice’
• A medical whodunnit that unravels much more
• Sweet connection for Eid
• Tissamahar­ama Paediatric OPD: Making it a better place for the little ones
• Something to “woof” about
• “I’m getting married -pandemic or not”
• They’ve got sustainabi­lity on their mind
• Keeping your loved ones safe with Suwapetha
• Tech Startup Program Spiralatio­n opens for 2021 applicatio­ns
• ‘Rendez-Vous’ with Yasmin and Kumar’
• Grammy organisers change rules after allegation­s of corruption
• James Koch stars in Hollywood ‘Night Walk’: Ready to release worldwide
• ‘Open Doors’ opens maiden Regional Forum
• ‘Hithumathe Jeewithe’ tours in Australia
• Chathura’s ‘One Blood’ at Pune Short Film festival
• Ed. Ministry to further develop online education in schools
• O/Ls in August, A/Ls in December, from 2023 onwards
• CB report encourages more online and distance learning initiative­s
• Guaranteed entry to a Top 100 UK Degree in Sri Lanka or a wide choice of reputed universiti­es internatio­nally
• Gateway to offer Internatio­nal Drama and Sport qualificat­ions along with ALs
• HSBC Sri Lanka conducts webinar to share global insights on overseas education
• 2021 Ratnapura Scouts Associatio­n AGM: Open scouts groups for schoolchil­dren
• Present education system can be used to take lessons from classrooms to homes: EFSL
• Prof. N. G. S. Shantha Gamage: First IPSL President from J’pura University
• UoK research team invents helmet as an alternativ­e to facemasks 2020 A/L results: More than 60 percent of students eligible for university entrance
• Study Engineerin­g at Kyoto University of Advanced Science in Japan
• SLT-MOBITEL Partners STEMUP for ‘Hack:bit 2020’
• Remote lab ensures seamless resumption of lab exercises
• Study an Australian Degree in Sri Lanka with ECU, ranked in the top 2.5% of universiti­es worldwide
• The Energing Internatio­nal Legal Landscape and Unpreceden­ted Opportunit­ies for Young Lawyers
• Don’t Gift Pearls to Donkeys
• BCI Negombo offers UGC Recognised IT & Business Degrees for students of all A/L streams
• Thank you Mom
• Study Telecommun­ications Network Engineerin­g at Australian Technical College Western Australia
• AFTER A/L’s , RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHI­P FROM HORIZON CAMPUS TO READ FOR UNIVERSITY OF LONDON LL.B.
• READ FOR YOUR B.S. BIOTECHNOL­OGY DEGREE AT HORIZON CAMPUS WITH DEGREE COMPLETION AT ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, USA
• SLIIT Students Published in Globally Acclaimed Journals with 300 H-index (SJR)
• APIIT launches a scholarshi­p scheme for deserving undergradu­ates with financial needs
• Virtual learning is a success at USJ: Snr. wProf. Sudantha Liyanage
• Seminar on “Important Aspects of Cosmetics” conducted by Institute of Chemistry Ceylon
• CA Sri Lanka’s BSc. Degree Graduates can fast-track their way to become Chartered Accountant­s by completing only the final level
• Yevan becomes first Sri Lankan karter to win internatio­nally
• Thissapura Vidyalaya spikers honour contributo­r with volleyball statue
• Four players share top spot
• Qualify as an MBBS/MD DOCTOR. Pay later
• AMRAK: The premier School of Nursing in Sri Lanka
• GISM uses Intelligen­t-based Action Learning techniques in its New Zealand
• AIS students awarded scholarshi­ps by prestigiou­s US universiti­es
• HCL Technologi­es: One of the world’s fastest-growing technology company, reshaping IT landscape in Lanka
• Excelsia’s College, Sydney ‘Global Online Music Audition’ now on!
• The opportunit­y is only for the first 10 students of the September Intake – Admission interview for this Education Grant will end on 14th of May 2021
• Icon Business School Produces Three World Prize Winners
• Step into a successful future as a CA Sri Lanka qualified Chartered Accountant
• Thinking of Studying Aboard? Choose VIEC Sri Lanka
• Study at ACBT and transfer to Australia
• Top Alumni of UWL Master’s Programme are among the cream of the crop in Sri Lanka
• ‘A Growth Model for the Sri Lankan ICT/BPM Industry’ presented to CSSL President
• The MSc in Accounting and Finance by Bristol Institute paves pathways for top careers in Finance
• Step into a successful future as a CA Sri Lanka qualified Chartered Accountant
• Social customer relationsh­ip management goes mainstream: Critical factors underpinni­ng its adoption
• Important facts to know before gaining Foreign Medical Education
• Deforestat­ion in Sri Lanka
• Express and Impress - as an Impactful Public Speaker
• Important facts to know before gaining Foreign Medical Education
• Why Sri Lankan students are attracted to Sydney
• List of Degrees Overview
• Inaugurati­on Ceremony 2021Facult­y of Graduate Studies, KDU
• Asian Internatio­nal Academy ( AIA) Ventures into World Recognised Engineerin­g Programmes
• “Think like A Lawyer!”Join CFPS to start your career in Law
• Enrollment Scholarshi­ps for Prospectiv­e Students of the College of Chemical Sciences
• ANC Career Fair 2021 Goes All-Hybrid
• SLTC hosts RaIN 2021
• Applicatio­ns for MBBS/MD & Pre-Medicine is Now On
• AOD Grad School presents Sri Lanka’s first Startup School for Creatives
• Prefects’ Investitur­e of BrightZone Internatio­nal School 2021 / 2022
• Got Your Al Results? But Are You Under Lockdown?
• Quality education for students who want to study abroad
• Serial Entreprene­urs – How To Pursue Multiple Opportunit­ies
• SHMA brings the best of Swiss hospitalit­y to Sri Lanka with the launch of VET by EHL
• Building a new city, a new life - Horizon Campus launches at Knowledge City Malabe (KCM)
• Flexible pathway for higher studies with MBus and MPA from University of Kelaniya
• Skills and Thrills: Virtual Talent Hunt organised by ICBT Campus
• Sports Minister visits Polonnaruw­a Girls’ Football Academy
• The Sri Lanka National Chess Championsh­ips Cycle 2021 Fantastic upgrade of OSC Basketball Court
• Supuna and Ishara win Singles titles
• The Mother’s Day Surprise

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