Even as we fight the spread of the deadly Corona virus, there is another danger that people are facing; and that is the prolific dissemination of information regarding this sickness. Mainstream and social media have been very busy, bringing...
Streamlining the issuance of curfew permits, a communique from the Inspector General of Police states that staff of forty three government and semi-government departments and private institutions will be allowed travel for work purposes during curfew hours, by showing...
Amongst a series of suggestions submitted to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB), led by former Opposition Leader, Sajith Premadasa is a recommendation that individual rooms be provided to those being quarantined instead of housing them in...
THE EVOLUTION
A fundamental universal fact is that all living beings nurture their young and protect them from harm. What distinguishes humans from other animals? Charles Darwin believed we are similar to animals and merely incrementally more intelligent as a...
She was born to a life of privilege and was planning a career as a medical doctor. However, she gave it all up in pursuit of a dream of changing this country to one where all citizens would enjoy...
I guess, some of you may wonder why I’ve touched on hygiene and cleanliness where tourism is concerned.
Well, the following galvanized me into action, and I wasn’t surprised at all when a foreign family, visiting Sri Lanka, in early...
Short - Term
Continued enforcement of social distancing, including the lockdown of hotspots, to ensure that the number of infections does not exceed the capacity of the health system.
Delivery of essential food and pharmaceuticals, with a special focus...
It is seldom that political leaders see eye to eye on anything, in this country. They are perennially at daggers drawn and go for one another’s jugular, at the drop of a hat. In the aftermath of the Boxing...
COVID-19 has claimed its first fatality in Sri Lanka.
A press release from the Director General of Information, Nalaka Kaluwewa, states that the victim, a 60 year old male from Maravila had succumbed to the virus a few hours ago.
The...
