Gagani Weerakoon Courtesy Ceylon Today Due to the imposition of curfew, to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the Sinhala and Tamil New Year 2020 had to be celebrated in solitary comfort of their homes. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa also remained in his residence in Mirihana during this period. At the dawn of the New Year, Rajapaksa […]

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RANJITH SOYSA We hear many a good story about how Hela Vedakama can restore immunization in the human body from Hela Suwaya school of medicine. The time tested methods are available to our citizens in these times of fear to protect them from a virus for which there is hardly any treatment except vaccinations under […]

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Palitha Senanayake By selecting the 20th June 2020 as the date on which Parliamentary election could be held the Election Commission has pushed the country, constitutionally, in to a no- man’s land.  The commission seemed certain that the country would not be normal by end of next month, the month in which the election should […]

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Courtesy Reuters NEW DELHI/DHAKA (Reuters) – More than 500 garment factories in Bangladesh that supply to global brands reopened on Monday after a month-long shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while India considered ways to scale back its vast lockdown to reduce economic pain.A medical worker sits inside a mobile test van for […]

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By Norman Palihawadane Courtesy The Island The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has commenced a probe to trace the persons who allegedly attempted to create social disturbance, and unrest by using a letter by the Ministry of Health seeking 1,000 body bags from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to replenish its standard stock. […]

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Courtesy Adaderana With four new patients testing positive for the novel coronavirus, the tally of COVID-19 patients identified today (27) has risen to 65. This is the highest number of cases reported in Sri Lanka within a day. On April 26, the country reported 63 infections within 24 hours. Accordingly, the number of coronavirus cases […]

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Courtesy Adaderana A special Presidential Task Force has been established to ensure the health safety within camps of the tri-forces. The Task Force will be headed by Governor of Western Province Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Gunatilake. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa held a discussion with retired Heads of Security and medical experts at the Presidential […]

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