Children can’t learn when authorities don’t learn
However, embracing these concepts sometimes requires the Government’s support, and the online education system, especially, seems to be making very little progress when compared with the time the Government first started promoting it. What promoting the online education system means is supporting it, financing it, and raising awareness about it. According to the Ceylon Teachers’ Union, around 60% of school students do not have access to online education systems. However, the bigger question is, does Sri Lanka even have a proper plan to make the online education system a reality? Due to the lack of planning and focus by the authorities, many of the students in Sri Lanka are unable to learn.
Source:The Nation
June 24, 2021 17:15 UTC
What the world has studied, and learnt, about mixing vaccines
It found those who received the first dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine followed by the Pfizer vaccine as the second dose showed a strong antibody immune response. This observation was made after a period of two weeks from administering the Pfizer vaccine as the second dose. Com-COV2 StudyCom-COV2 study is testing the different combinations of Covid-19 vaccines recently approved or expected to be shortly approved in the UK. The study may also use any Covid-19 vaccines that may be approved in the near future. Prof. Seneviratne also said the initial findings from the above studies, would be encouraging to those contemplating and discussing mixing Covid-19 vaccines, at least when the combination of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are considered.
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June 24, 2021 17:15 UTC
Walking the India-China tightrope above Port City
So, we must look at the Port City project in that way. That is why we needed a single window commission, to make the Port City work in a different way. We have been supporting the Port City project on a policy level. “Also, the Port City project is not perceived by the US and India as a level playing field. We invite the world to invest in the Port City project.
Source:The Nation
June 24, 2021 17:15 UTC
Office on Missing Persons and the no justice policy
One of the issues that demonstrated the approach of the Sri Lankan authorities to the problem of enforced disappearances could be discovered in a close study of the narrative of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP). The issue that the international community has found difficult to deal with is the fact that enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka developed as a State policy. The greatest manifestation of this State policy is that the largest number of cases of persons who had disappeared has faced that fate while they were in the custody of the security forces. The laws were made in order to enable enforced disappearances. (The writer is the Asian Human Rights Commission’s Policy and Programmes Director)
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June 24, 2021 17:03 UTC
Daily coronavirus case count moves to 1,917
June 24, 2021 10:19 pmThe Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry reports that another 689 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, moving the daily total of new cases to 1,917. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 248,050. As many as 212,825 recoveries and 2,814 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic. The Epidemiology Unit’s data showed that 32,456 active cases are currently under medical care.
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June 24, 2021 16:41 UTC
Sri Lanka confirms 45 new COVID deaths
June 24, 2021 08:11 pmThe Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 45 more COVID-19 related fatalities that have occurred yesterday (June 23). The new development has pushed the official death toll due to the virus in Sri Lanka to 2,814. According to the data released by the Department of Government Information, the new victims confirmed today include 18 females and 27 males. One of them is aged below 30 years, ten victims are between 30-59 years and the remaining 34 are aged 60 and above.
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June 24, 2021 14:37 UTC
1,228 new COVID-19 cases reported
June 24, 2021 07:24 pmThe Ministry of Health reports that another 1,228 persons have tested positive for coronavirus today (June 24). All new cases are associated with the New Year Covid-19 cluster. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases confirmed in the country thus far to 246,109. Presently 31,743 infected patients are being treated at hospitals and treatment centers across the island. Meanwhile, the number of total recoveries has reached 212,825.
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June 24, 2021 13:52 UTC
7 Business Niches Where On-Demand Delivery Apps Are Flourishing
On-demand delivery apps have made a special place in the lives of people. During these tough times, on-demand delivery apps are our saviors. If you are thinking about which on-demand delivery app business is beneficial for you, this blog is for you. But first, let’s know what on-demand apps are:What are On-Demand Apps? On-demand food delivery apps provide an easy way to get your favorite cuisines from your favorite restaurants to the comfort of your homes.
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June 24, 2021 13:41 UTC
Death row inmates at Mahara Prison launch hunger strike today
June 24, 2021 by Mihi Perera No Comments70 death row inmates at Mahara Prison have gone on a hunger strike due to the Presidential pardon of the 93 inmates released today. Prisons Media Spokesman Prisons Commissioner Chandana Ekanayake stated that the inmates have been on a hunger strike since this afternoon (24). Prisoners are on a hunger strike demanding that the death penalty be commuted to life imprisonment. The inmates of the Mahara Prison have commenced their hunger strike today after the release of 93 inmates, including 16 former LTTE cadres, who were imprisoned under the Terrorism Act.
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June 24, 2021 13:41 UTC
Under-display 5G antennas could make mmWave suck less
This sees a transparent mmWave 5G antenna placed under a smartphone’s display. This should result in more reliable mmWave 5G connectivity in theory. mmWave 5G is the fastest type of cellular connectivity available right now, outpacing sub-6GHz 5G that forms the backbone of the majority of 5G networks right now. As the name implies, Antenna-on-Display is a transparent mmWave antenna that sits under the screen. So if the firm’s reasoning holds up, then phones with AoD technology should deliver more reliable mmWave connectivity and potentially faster speeds too.
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June 24, 2021 13:18 UTC
Ferrari's game-changing 'green' V6 hybrid 296 GTB supercar revealed
Ferrari's game-changing green supercar: This is the new 296 GTB. It insisted the 296 GTB does not 'replace' the F8 Tributo or the V8 range, but rather 'complements' it. Although the 296 GTB is not Ferrari's first plug in hybrid, it is Ferrari's first V6-twin turbo with hybrid system on rear wheels only. The LaFerrari completed it in 1:19.7, meaning the V6-powered 296 GTB is only a fraction slower than the ultra-expensive hypercar. It will likely come at a fairly sizable price premiumIt's quick, but what will a plug-in hybrid V6 Ferrari sound like?
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June 24, 2021 12:56 UTC
Reliance announces JioPhone Next super-affordable smartphone in partnership with Google
The Indian conglomerate Reliance is launching a smartphone under its Jio Platforms subsidiary, Chairman Mukesh Ambani revealed during the annual general meeting that took place online earlier today. The phone will be called JioPhone Next and was developed in partnership with Google, and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, made a pre-recorded statement, revealing more details about the software of the smartphone. The new JioPhone will likely arrive with Android Go, as the device was pictured with some apps like Google Camera Go, Chrome, and the Play Store. Pichai revealed his teams at Mountain View “have optimized a version of Android OS especially for this device”. We only saw it will be a device with one camera on the back, another one on the front, and physical keys on the side.
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June 24, 2021 11:48 UTC
Coronavirus- 1,639 more recoveries reported
June 24, 2021 04:58 pmThe Ministry of Health says that another 1,639 patients who were being treated for COVID-19 have been discharged after completing their recovery. This increases the country’s coronavirus recoveries to 212,825. Sri Lanka has thus far confirmed a total of 246,109 positive cases of Covid-19 while 30,580 patients infected with the virus are currently under medical care. The death toll due to the virus currently stands at 2,769.
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June 24, 2021 11:26 UTC
Angela Merkel calls on EU nations to force UK travellers to quarantine
By David Churchill Transport Correspondent For The Daily MailPublished: 17:06 EDT, 23 June 2021 | Updated: 18:37 EDT, 23 June 2021Angela Merkel yesterday called on other European countries to force UK travellers to quarantine on arrival in a major threat to ministers’ plans to reopen foreign travel. The German Chancellor said she would like other European nations to require travellers from countries with a high prevalence of the Indian variant, like Britain, to go into quarantine. Health minister Roberto Speranza said on Friday that Italy will require all travellers from Britain to quarantine for five days upon arrival. But if other European countries listen to Mrs Merkel’s call then UK holidaymakers’ options could be limited even further this summer. Portugal, Spain and Greece are still allowing UK holidaymakers to visit with proof of a negative test and no quarantine.
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June 23, 2021 23:03 UTC
England cruise to eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka at Cardiff
England will endure far tougher games than this if they are to add the T20 World Cup to the 50-over version they won two years ago. It was not so much the result — an eight-wicket win with 17 balls to spare against a team who looked every inch the world’s eighth-best side in this format. What stood out instead was the manner of victory in the first of 12 white-ball internationals against Sri Lanka and Pakistan over the next four weeks. It was also his first T20 international since late 2015. But the one-sidedness of this match means that anything other than another comfortable win in tonight’s second game here will feel like a letdown.
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June 23, 2021 21:00 UTC