The Minister of Education, Susil Premajayantha, states that Grade 10 children would be introduced to the Artificial Intelligence subject from next year onward.
The Minister announced this in a ceremony granting cooking equipment for selected schools with malnutrition in the Colombo zone, stating that Sri Lanka must aim for “educational transformation” beyond “educational reform” in accordance with UNESCO reports.
The Minister proposes training teachers as well into technology and extending this system into the entire University system through schools.
Artificial Intelligence is a function equipped into machines, granting the ability to possess human intelligence and cognitive functions such as learning and problem solving.
Meanwhile, in order to protect the youth, the Minister expects to prevent unsuitable food items and other material entering schools, by establishing a workshop for teachers, and utilizing these teachers as advisers, while obtaining the support of trained advisers in Divisional Secretariats.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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