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2020. 04. 02

ගරු ජනාධිපති
ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්‍ෂ මැතිතුමා,
ජනාධිපති මන්දිරය,
කොළඹ 01.

ගරු ජනාධිපතිතුමනි,

කොළඹ, ගම්පහ, කලූතර ප‍්‍රදේශවල ඇඳිරිනීතිය නිසා සිරවී ඇති පිරිස් පිළිබඳවයි.

රටේ පවතින කොරෝනා වසංගත තත්වය පාලනය කිරීම සඳහා ගෙන ඇති ක‍්‍රියාමාර්ග හේතුවෙන් ඉහත දිස්ත‍්‍රික්කවල සිරවී සිටින පිරිස් පිළිබඳව විධිමත් ක‍්‍රියාමාර්ගයක් ගැනීම වෙනුවෙන් ඔබතුමාගේ අවධානය සඳහායි. මෙම වසංගත තත්වය පාලනය කිරීමට මිනිස් ක‍්‍රියාකාරකම් අඩු කිරීම සඳහා රට තුල පනවා ඇති ඇඳිරි නීති තත්වය හේතුවෙන් ඉහත සඳහන් කරන ලද දිස්ත‍්‍රික්කයන්හි තම රැකියාවට හෝ නිවෙස් වෙත යාමට නොහැකිව විශාල පිරිසක් සිටිති. එම පිරිස් තාවකාලික නවාතැන්වල රැඳී සිටින අතර ඔවුන්ට ජීවත්වීමට අවශ්‍ය මූලික අවශ්‍යතාවයක් වන ආහාරවල දැඩි හිගයක් පවතී.

විශේෂයෙන්ම කඩ හා සාප්පුවල සේවය කළ සේවකයින්, කුලී රථ රියදුරන්, ආහාර ද්‍රව්‍ය ප‍්‍රවාහනය කළ නියෝජිතයින්, කුඩා වැඩබිම්වල හා ආයතනවල සේවය කළ සේවකයින් මෙසේ දෛනික ආදායම් නොමැතිව, මාසික වැටුප්ද අහිමිව, ආහාර සපයා ගැනීමට ක‍්‍රමයක් නොමැතිව සිරවී සිටින ජනතාවගේ තොරතුරු අප වෙත ලැබෙමින් පවතී. මෙම පුද්ගලයින් සඳහා අවශ්‍ය ආහාර සහ ඔවුන්ව මෙම තත්වය තුළ කළමණාකරනය කරගැනීම පිළිබඳව විධිමත් වැඩපිළිවෙලක් සකස් විය යුතු බව අපගේ අදහසයි.

කොරෝනා තත්වය ව්‍යාප්තවීම වළක්වා ගැනීම මෙන්ම මෙම පුද්ගලයින්ගේ ආහාරපාන සකස් කරගැනීම අඛණ්ඩව පවතින ඇඳිරි නීති තත්වය ගැටලූවක්ව පවතින බැවින් මෙම දිස්ත‍්‍රික්කවලට විධිමත් වැඩපිළිවෙලක් සකස් කරගැනීම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය කරුණකි. එබැවින් මෙසේ කලූතර, කොළඹ, ගම්පහ ප‍්‍රදේශවල සිරවී සිටින පුද්ගලයන්ට සහන සැලසීමට විධිමත් වැඩපිළිවෙලක් සකසා කටයුතු කරන ලෙස අදාල අංශ වෙත කඩිනමින් උපදෙස් දියුයුතු යැයි අපි විශ්වාස කරමු.

විශේෂයෙන් මෙම තත්වය හමුවේ මෙම දිස්ත‍්‍රික්කවල සිරවී සිටින ජනතාවට තම ගැටලූ ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමට මධ්‍යස්ථානයක් ගොඩනැගීම, එමෙන්ම දුරකතන අංක කිහිපයක් ප‍්‍රසිද්ධ කිරීම මෙන්ම මෙතෙක් සිරවී සිටින ජනතාවගේ ආහාර ද්‍රව්‍ය ලබාගැනීමට අවශ්‍ය කරන වැඩපිළිවෙලක් සකස් කිරීම වැනි කරුණු සැලකිල්ලට ගෙන අදාල අංශ ඒ සඳහා යොමුකර මෙම දිස්ත‍්‍රික්කවල සිරවී සිටින පුද්ගලයන්ට ජීවත්වීමට අවශ්‍ය අවම පහසුකම් ලබාදීමට කඩිනම් මැදිහත්වීමක් කරන ලෙස ඉතා ගෞරවයෙන් යුතුව ඉල්ලා සිටිමු.

ස්තූතියි.

විශ්වාසී,
වසන්ත සමරසිංහ
සභාපති.

පිටපත් – යුධ හමුදාපති  – ශවේන්‍ද්‍ර සිල්වා මැතිතුමා  – අදාල මැදිහත්වීම සඳහා

ජනමාධ්‍ය නිවේදනයයි. ජාතික වෘත්තිය සමිති මධ්‍යස්ථානය

2020. 04. 02

අතිගරු ජනාධිපති
ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්‍ෂ මැතිතුමා,
ජනාධිපති ලේකම් කාර්යාලය,
කොළඹ 01.

ගරු ජනාධිපතිතුමනි,

රාජ්‍ය සේවක බැංකු ණය වාරික අයකිරීම් අත්හිටුවීමේ සහනය රු. ලක්ෂ 10 ට අඩු ණය සඳහා සීමා කිරීම සම්බන්ධවයි

#Corona වසංගත තත්ත්වය හමුවේ ඉන් රටත් ජනතාවත් මුදා ගැනීමේ අරමුණින් මහත් කැපවීමෙන් දිවා ? නොබලා කටයුතු කරන සෞඛ්‍ය ක්‍ෂේත‍්‍රය ඇතුළු අනෙකුත් රාජ්‍ය සේවකයින් බැංකු මගින් ලබාගෙන ඇති ණය වාරික අයකිරීම් ඉදිරි මාස කීපය තුල අත්හිටුවීමේ සහනය රු ලක්ෂ 10 දක්වා ණයකරුවන්ට පමණක් සීමා කිරීම සම්බන්ධව ජාතික වෘත්තිය සමිති මධ්‍යස්ථානය ඔබගේ අවධානය යොමුකිරීමට කැමැත්තෙමු.

02. විශේෂයෙන් මේ වන විට බැංකු මගින් රාජ්‍ය සේවකයින් සඳහා එම එක් එක් වෘත්තීන් පදනම් කරගනිමින් හඳුන්වාදී ඇති සුව සේවා, ගුරුසෙත ,සහන වැනි ණය යෝජනා ක‍්‍රම රාශියක් වන අතර ඔවුන් ලබන මූලික වැටුප මත ලබාගත හැකි උපරිම ණය සීමාව රු ලක්ෂ 20 දක්වා වේ.

03. එහිදී  3/2016 රාජ්‍ය පරිපාලන වැටුප් චක‍්‍රලේඛය අනුව විශේෂයෙන් රාජ්‍ය සේවකයින්ගේ මූලික වැටුප් වැඩි කරනු ලැබූ අතර ඊට සමගාමීව බැංකු විසින් රාජ්‍ය සේවකයින්ට ලබාගත හැකි ණය සීමාවන්ද දෙගුණයකින් පමණ ඉහළ දැමූ බව මෙහිදී සිහිපත් කළ යුතුව ඇත.

04. එවැනි පසුබිමක් තුළ රාජ්‍ය සේවකයින් ද බොහොමයක් වැඩි කරනු ලැබූ තම මූලික වැටුප මත පදනම්ව රු. ලක්ෂ 10 සීමාව ඉක්මවා ණය ලබාගෙන ඇති බවද මෙහිදී විශේෂයෙන් පෙන්වා දිය යුතුව ඇත.

05. එහෙයින් මෙම සීමාවන් වහා ඉවත් කර සියලූම රාජ්‍ය සේවකයින්ගේ බැංකු ණය සඳහා අදාළ සහන ක‍්‍රියාමාර්ගය ක‍්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමට පියවර ගන්නා ලෙස ජාතික වෘත්තිය සමිති මධ්‍යස්ථානය ලෙස ඉතා  ඕනෑකමින් යුතුව ඉල්ලා සිටිමු.

ස්තුතියි.
 
මීට විශ්වාසී,
මහින්ද ජයසිංහ
ප‍්‍රධාන ලේකම්,
ජාතික වෘත්තිය සමිති මධ්‍යස්ථානය.

Sakuntala Seneviratne MBBS MD FSLCOG Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician

When the WHO says spend 6% of your GDP on health you said we are doing just fine on 3%” and gave yourselves a pat on the back didn’t you? You didn’t hear us when we said the curative arm lags far behind a 75-year-old preventative system. We said that blood and sweat and tears can only get you so far. What will you do with your awards now? Shall we place them next to the monuments of the dead?

When we said that health care is crucial to the state and needs to be centralised you laughed and waved a constitution at us. An amendment imposed at gunpoint and widely rejected. And as per that amendment health is on the reserved list. So doctor’s appointments are controlled by the central government and everything else” by the Provincial government. So we have no equity of distribution of resources and of all non-medical staff. And poorer people are just going to die now. But perhaps not the people they voted for.

Scientists and Doctors have told you countless times that smoking kills. That Alcohol destroys lives. But you needed the money these businesses bring in. Well. You had your money. Look where it got you. How many people need to die because of the vulnerability brought on by substance abuse before you recognise it for what it is? Did you really need the link of Covid 19 deaths to smoking as the icing on your cake to prove the point?

So when we thought that new buildings were needed for new hospitals you barely listened. You built Hotels instead because the country needed revenue. And industry would generate income and later – someday – with that revenue maybe you would build. And we are not economists so we backed away.

When you were reluctantly persuaded to design and build: you didn’t put in lifts. You put in narrow corridors; you put in tiny cubicles without showers as changing rooms; you had unacceptable spaces as scrub rooms. So now when we have to have a one-way system with negative pressure, a donning room, a scrub room, the operating and resuscitating space, a doffing room and a clean room we don’t. We just make do. As we have always done. We catch an infection. That if it doesn’t kill us, at best makes us too ill to work, to save you and your families lives.

You hired the best architects in the world and created aesthetically appealing spaces for the hotels and the exhibition centres and the malls didn’t you?

When we told you that the textbooks from 30 years ago say cotton scrubs cover your nakedness only” you laughed and said again this is the third world and just give them some extra antibiotics”. So now our population has generalised resistance. And the healthcare staff have no appropriate protective equipment. No supply chains to get these. No local manufacture. And no organised system for the disposal of hazardous waste.

When we thought the measly buildings you did put up should have sensor activated taps, sensor activated doors hand wash, hand rub, disposable hand wipes you laughed and told us again this is the third world Doctor this is Sri Lanka!” And now we touch the door handles, the taps, the top of the soap dispensers, and the little sliver of soap in the dish. We dry our hands on oft-used pieces of cotton cloth. Our hands are cracked and dry and microbes grow on our broken skin.

But the Hotels needed all these thing; the malls needed all these things because it’s economically sound. And well, we were told we are just doctors, and we should just learn to work with what we have. Until later maybe you would consider improving facilities in the health care system. Some of us who didn’t think what you were doing was right walked away to other places where they did prioritise these.

You watched while they walked. You watched while the handpicked few, for qualities like hard work, intelligence and resilience, who you trained in a highly specialised technical, academic and professional sphere walked away to places where working 56 hours a week would pay you enough to buy a home, a car. Where the tax that was paid would ensure a lifetime of reliable healthcare. Of decent schooling and university education for kids  – even if they weren’t the top 1%. We didn’t walk away for luxuries. We walked away because we wanted to not do two jobs. We wanted time for our loved ones; time to sleep, to laugh. We wanted balance and yet to achieve these basics. And so you lost some of the cream of your crop. You lost those who didn’t inherit wealth. You lost some of your hardworking dreamers.

And you, the patriotic” ones, who stayed, changed the countries wealth into foreign currency to pay for those same things for your children. It was easier than developing it internally. And frankly do you even know how?

Because you also failed to bring down a system that ensured our qualifications, our training, is recognised and appreciated on four continents across the globe. You failed to destroy a training system, where we mandatorily were exposed to the way, smarter countries prioritised spending on health. So we know how it should be. But having done that, you handed over the conditions that we work in at home, to administrators who have no comparable skills. No training beyond the local. Who are blinkered by the politicians who they have to stooge to. You allowed the systems to be run according to the whims of corrupt, unqualified, heartless, self serving, shameless men and women who used politics as the shortest route to material wealth.

So now we are a nation that’s mortgaged it’s future. Having spent on vulnerable industries that cannot reliably generate income. We have insufficient home grown food. So here we are in debt. Poor. Hungry. And soon we are going to be sick. Or dead.

Next time, people of the Resplendent Isle – can you get your priorities right?

I’m not angry. I’m not saying I told you so. I’m just sad. Even if I survive I may have to watch you die.

Sakuntala Seneviratne MBBS MD FSLCOG

Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician

Courtesy Adaderana

The fourth death from the novel coronavirus in Sri Lanka was reported a short while ago, according to Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe.

The deceased is a 58-year-old male who had been receiving treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH).

Reportedly, the patient had passed with the worsening of a pneumonia condition.

Currently, Sri Lanka reports 151 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 21 having completely recovered of the disease.

Courtesy Adaderana

Another patient has tested positive for COVID-19 today (02), bringing the confirmed cases tally to 151, the Ministry of Health says.

Accordingly, a total of 5 coronavirus patients were found during the course of the day.

Two of them were identified as the son-in-law and the grandson of the patient who succumbed to the virus on Wednesday (01).

The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry stated that 127 coronavirus patients are currently under medical care, while 12 of the confirmed cases have made a complete recovery.

Sri Lanka has reported 3 coronavirus fatalities so far.

Courtesy Adaderana

China has handed over its first donation of humanitarian aid and medical supplies to Sri Lanka to strengthen the solidarity between the two countries as Sri Lanka fights the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said on Thursday.

The aid, which includes 50,000 medical masks and 1,008 COVID-19 test kits, was handed over by Hu Wei, charge d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy, to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo, and the materials were later handed over to Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi and her team at a formal ceremony held on Wednesday.

The embassy said Sri Lankan prime minister and health minister thanked the Chinese government and its people for the donation and commended China’s efforts in successfully battling the pandemic in their country.

Rajapaksa said as Sri Lanka is now battling the COVID-19, the country looked forward to continued support from China in terms of their experience and prevention methods in controlling the pandemic as well as medical supplies.

Hu briefed the prime minister on the recent situation in curbing the pandemic spread in China and praised Sri Lanka for their efforts in fighting the virus which had been widely recognized by the World Health Organization and the international community.

Hu said China will continue to share its experience in the prevention, control, and treatment of the COVID-19, and will continue to provide help within its capacity through various channels.

Director-General of Health Services at the Health Ministry Anil Jasinghe told the media after handover ceremony that China had handed over materials that were of vital importance to Sri Lanka’s health sector and appreciated the strong solidarity shown at this special time.

-Xinhua

Courtesy Adaderana

Two suspects connected to the Easter Sunday terror attacks have been arrested, Police Media Spokesman SP Jaliya Senaratne.

Holding a special press conference earlier this evening (02), Senaratne said that these arrests were made based on the investigations carried out along the arrest of the main suspect who had organized the suicide bomb attack Zion Church in Batticaloa.

One of the suspects –a male from Gothatuwa –had allegedly assisted in the coordination of the attack on Cinnamon Grand hotel in Colombo and transported the suicide bomber to the hotel.

The other suspect is from Mattakkuliya and he had facilitated the suicide bomber who attacked the St. Anthony’s Church in Kochchikade.

With these arrests, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has identified important leads into the investigations on the Easter Sunday attacks.

The Media Spokesman further said that this information will assist further progress in the investigations.

Courtesy Adaderana

The third COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka was reported from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH) Wednesday (01).

The patient, a 73-year-old from Maradana, had tested positive for coronavirus on the same day while receiving treatment at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital.

However, later in the evening, he had succumbed to the virus on admission to the IDH in Angoda.

The Health Ministry said the deceased, who had been suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease, was in a critical condition at the time of hospitalization.

It is reported that he was residing in the apartment complex at Imamul Aroos Mawatha in Maradana.

His daughter, son-in-law and their children have been directed for treatment on suspicion of being infected with the virus, according to the Medical Officer of Health (Central Colombo).

In the meantime, nearly 2,000 residents in the apartment complex where the deceased person was living in, have been put under self-isolation.

CourtesyDNA India

They are on standby for deployment in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan & Afghanistan if the situation worsens.

As part of its neighbourhood first policy, six Indian Navy ships are on standby for assistance to neighbouring countries over COVID-19 crisis. Along with navy ships, top sources told WION that five medical teams are on standby for deployment in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan & Afghanistan if the situation worsens. 

On March 30, India sent medical supplies to Nepal. Sources said that Dornier & Mi 17 were used to position medical load at Gorakhpur on Monday & the load was thereafter taken to Nepal by road.

In the month of March, Indian PM Modi had proposed a SAARC meet on the COVID-19 crisis via video conference in which all SAARC heads of state/govt participated barring the Pakistani PM Imran Khan who was represented at a junior level.

India had announced the formation of a coronavirus emergency fund with a contribution of $10 million in which all SAARC countries barring Pakistan has announced contribution.  Sri Lanka contributed $ 5 million, Bangladesh contributed $ 1.5 million, Nepal $ 1 million, Afghanistan $ 1 million, Maldives $ 200,000 and Bhutan $ 100,000 taking the total amount in the COVID-19 Emergency Fund to USD 18.3 million. New Delhi also said, that its rapid response team are at disposal of any SAARC Member country.

Since the SAARC leaders meeting, health officials of countries have had a video conference and commerce ministry officials will soon meet via the same format.

As an early responder, India evacuated several South Asian nationals stranded in Wuhan, which was once the epicentre of the COVID crisis. India got back 23 Bangladeshi, 9 Maldivian from Wuhan and 2 Sri Lankans and One Nepali from quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess off the coast of Japan.

Courtesy The Indian Express

With four of his immediate family members, including his wife, daughter, son and daughter-in-law, admitted in the COVID-19 ward for treatment, his last rites were performed by staff members from the Vadodara Municipal Corporation and two members of his family.

A 52-year-old man who was part of a group that toured Sri Lanka in March became the first COVID-19 casualty in Vadodara and the seventh in the state. The man who was undergoing treatment at SSG Hospital passed away early on Thursday.

With four of his immediate family members, including his wife, daughter, son and daughter-in-law, admitted in the COVID-19 ward for treatment, his last rites were performed by staff members from the Vadodara Municipal Corporation and two members of his family.

Extended family members of the deceased said that although his health deteriorated since last week. The deceased man’s nephew (sister’s son) told The Indian Express that it was an irreparable loss, especially because the family could not even bid him a final adieu. Last week, my uncle suffered a heart attack. We almost lost him then. He was given CPR and revived by the SSG doctors with much effort. In a way, my aunt, who is also in the ward was mentally prepared but they are all inconsolable right now. He was only 52, cheerful and loving. We never expected life to take such a nasty turn,” he said.

The family is anxious about the recovery of the other four members, including the 29-year-old daughter-in-law of the deceased, who is expecting her second child and is in the end of her third trimester. While the SSG Hospital has created a labour room equipped for emergency surgery if needed, the family says that they are praying for the members to be discharged soon.

My cousins — son and daughter of my uncle — are yet to test negative for the virus. It is a worry for us.

We are praying that all of them recover as soon as possible, especially since they are all isolated from each other at such a difficult time,” the nephew said.

According to the VMC officials, the man was cremated in the gas crematorium at Khaswadi in the city, as per protocol. VMC health officer Dr Devesh Patel said, We allowed their extended family members to attend the last rites in PPE suits. Four of them completed the formalities along with out staff as per protocol. The PPE suits are also to be destroyed in the same gas chamber once the body has been consigned to flames, as per the protocol.”

Dr Rajeev Daveshwar, superintendent of SSG Hospital, said that the immediate family, which is in isolation at the COVID-19 ward, was allowed to wear PPE suits and bid their goodbyes from a distance before the body was taken away from the ward.

The family also alleged that the condition of the 52-year-old man worsened after his treatment was delayed by a local doctor who he first consulted. The patient’s niece said, My uncle was feeling unwell immediately after his return to Vadodara. He visited a doctor on March 15 and asked him to recommend a COVID-19 test if he suspected his symptoms and also informed the doctor that he had visited Sri Lanka. The doctor assured him that he was only suffering viral flu and prescribed medicines. Two days later also, my uncle insisted that he was not feeling better but the doctor told him to continue with the medicines. It was only on the fourth day that my uncle was taken for a test to SSG and he was already in bad condition. The authorities did not even quarantine this doctor while our entire family was isolated for 14 days.”
VMC officer Dr Devesh Patel, however, denied the allegations and said that the doctor based in Nizampura has been in home quarantine after the administration traced contacts of the patient following his admission to SSG Hospital.

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BY EDWARD THEOPHILUS

It seems that the proposal of Mr. Ajith Nivard Cabraal to release 20% of EPF balance to members is quite controversial as it would involve in positive and negative outcomes if the proposal implemented without experts’ opinions and a proper mathematical model. What is policy research say about the proposal, especially what is opinion of Dr.P.B. Jayasundara, the secretary of the President who is a theoretical and practical economist. The proposal may involve in broader macroeconomic effects and it should be discussed from different points of view.  Theoretically, it is a Keynesian style of advice and it might immediately impact on increasing inflation, which gives negative impact to the country. Think about the war time experience and the view of John Menard Keynes, who was concerned on the excess capacity of the economy.  I saw a report, which was based on a trade union opinion that may have focused on political views to attract people during the election period.  I would like to identify the broader points involved in the proposal.

• If the government decides to release 20% of FPF balance to its members a large sum of money will go to the economy increasing the aggregate demand of the country. An increase in aggregate demand good for a country when there is an excess capacity because it will support increase production thereby expand employment and national income. The issue in relation to Sri Lanka is whether the country has an excess capacity. Central Bank of Sri Lanka or any other authorized research institution needs to express a clear opinion in which area there is excess capacity and industries related to such areas could be increased productivity in the short run.  The other side of the issue is although there is excess capacity in certain industries, has people got a preference or teste to demand goods in such production areas.  Therefore, it is a highly complicated area to investigate before making decisions.  Many developed countries made policy decisions to release a part of superannuation balance and it may positively impact the economies of developed countries, however, it might not appropriate to Sri Lanka.  Developed countries concerned on the increasing unemployment and paying subsidies or benefits to unemployed.
• The general experience in Sri Lanka is when people get money in hand, they would use to spend them either consumption or purchasing of unnecessary goods and services or imported goods.  This would be concerned with deteriorating foreign exchange reserves and to further depreciate the foreign value of Sri Lanka’s rupee. Sri Lanka needs a rationale to reduce import and promote exports. Will the proposed idea consist with the rationale? Therefore, the release of 20% of the balance in EPF should not be giving a razor blade to monkeys. People need to wisely spend their long-term savings and if they use long term saving unwisely it would be a problem to people and the government.
• EPF is mainly control and managed by the Central Bank and trading banks also manage own funds.  If the government release 20% of the balance in Central Bank managed fund the other funds would be needed to allow its members to follow similar policy and it might impact the liquidity level of trading banks. I have not conducted any research on this matter and my view is a mere opinion and it should be practically assessed.
• The release of a 20% fund would positively impact the increase in inflation by the pull of demand and when inflation increases Central Bank must use monetary policy instruments increasing the interest rate and such action might impact the supply of credit and savings. In developed countries cash rate was reduced by central banks. In Sri Lanka monetary policy action to increase interest to control inflation will negative for business increasing financial expenses.  The other aspect is the action (increase in inflation) would increase the general price level of the country supporting for trade unions to struggle for wage and salary increases.  The government generally will be unpopular among ordinary people and it will be a supply of weapons to the opposition against the government.
• EPF considers as a part of general saving and when 20% releases it will be caused a decline in savings level of the country.  We believe that savings in a country are equal to investment and a 20% decrease in saving level would create fiscal problems and force the government to increase borrowing to balance the budget.  Sri Lanka needs to increase general savings to reduce domestic debts.  The other problem is an investment in bonds because the capacity of EPF would reduce and the government needs to look investors for bond investments.

The release of 20% of EPF would be a macroeconomic problem and the impact of the decision would vary and need to consider many areas. That is why I believe it needs to develop a mathematical model in which variables should be needed to identify considering broader factors.

Sri Lanka is not a developed country although it talks in billions of rupees due to the dramatic decline in the value of the rupee.  Sri Lanka has disparities in development and growth It must identify appropriate policies than blindly following developed countries.   

මතුගම සෙනෙවිරුවන්

              ලංකාවේ ජීවත් වන බහුතර ජනතාවගේ ජීවනෝපායන මාර්ගය වන්නේ ගොවිතැනයි.ගොවි තැනට සාපේක්ෂකව එයට සේවා සපයනබොහෝ පිරිසක්ද එම ආර්ථිකයට ඇතුලත්ය.එසේම අනෙකුත් සියලුම දෙන  ජීවත් වීම පිණිස විවිධ ‌ජීවනෝපායන මාර්ගයන් අනුගමනය කරති..රැකියාවන්හි නිරත අය ව්‍යපාරයන්හි නිරත අය මාසයක නිමාවේදී වැටුපක් අතට ගන්නා අතර ව්‍යාපාරිකයන් තමන් ‌ගේ බැංකු ගිණුම් තර කර ගනිති. නමුත් බහුතර පිරිසක් ගමේ තිබෙන ‌දේ වැඩි වර්ධනය කර ගනිමින් ඒවාට ‌සේවා සපයමින් යැපේ.මේ තත්වය සම්බන්ධ නිවරදි වාර්තා ජන සංගණනයන් තුළ යම් තරමකින් හමු වුවද ඒවා සම්පූර්ණ නැති බව තේරුම් යන්නේ රට ආපදා අවස්ථාවකට පත් වූ විටය.වර්තමාන වසංගත තත්වයන් හමුවේ එවැනි නිවැරදි සංඛ්‍යාලේඛන මත රජයේ ප්‍රතිපත්ති තීරණය කිරීම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය වේ. විශේෂයෙන්ම අඛණ්ඩ ඇඳිරි නීතියක් ක්‍රියාතමක කරන කල්හි. සේවා ආරථිකය බිඳ වැටෙන බැවින් ජන ජීවිතය අඩාල නොවන පරිදි පවත්වාගෙන යෑමට නිවරදි සංඛ්‍යාලේඛන මත රජය සිය ප්‍රතිපත්ති ක්‍රියාත්මක කළ යුතුය.

පහත දැක්වෙන්නේ ලංකාවේ ජනතාව ග්‍රාමීය වශයෙන් සිදු කරන ආරථික ක්‍රියාවන් කීපයකි. මේවා ඒකිනෙකට බැඳී පවතින අතර එකක් බිද වැටෙන කලිහ් අනෙකටද පැවතිය නොහැකිය.
1/ පුවක් ඒකතු කිරීම -පුවක් ‌තොග අපනයනය
2/ කුඹුරු ‌ගොවිතැන් කිරීම – වී ‌කෙටීම -සහල් පිටි කර්මාන්තය
3/ එළවලු ‌ගොවිතැන – එළවලු ‌තොග රැස් කිරීම ප්‍රවාහනය
4/ ‌පොල් වගාව – ‌පොල් ‌තොග රැස් කිරීම -‌කොප්පරා කර්මාන්තය – ‌තෙල් සිඳීම
5/ කුලුබඩු ‌බෝග වගා කිරීම -කුලු බඩු එකතු කිරීම – අපනයනය
6/ පළතුරු වගාව – පළතුරු ‌තොග රැස් කිරීම
7/ මල් වගාව -මල් ‌තොග වශයෙන් සැපයීම
8/ කටුසර ‌භෝග වගාව – ධන්‍ය වලින් පිටි සකස් කරවිකිණීම
9/ මැටි වළන් නිෂ්පාදනය
10/ කම්මල් වැඩ – ‌වෙල්ඩින් වැඩ
11/ ‌පොල් කැඩීම – ගස් කැපීම -‌පොල් ලී පැලීම
12/ දැව භාණ්ඩ නිෂ්පාදනය
13/ විසිතුරු භාණ්ඩ නිෂ්පාදනය
14/ ‌දේශීය ඖෂධ එකතු කිරීම -සිංහල ‌බෙහෙත් සල් පවත්වාගෙන යෑම
15/ ‌පෙදරේරු වැඩ

16/ පොල් ලෙලි වලින් කොහු සකස් කිරීම -කොහු ඉදල් නිෂ්පාදනය-අපනයනය

17/ ජ්‍යෙතිෂ සේවා සැපයීම

18/ පේෂකර්මාන්තය

19/ කුඩා තේවතු වගාව – තේ දලු නෙලීම

20/ රබර් වගාව -කිරි කැපීම – කිරි සහ රබර් ෂීට් එකතු කිරීම

මෙහි සඳහන් වන්නේආර්ථික ක්‍රියාකාරකම් කීපයක් පමණකි. මෙම ක්‍රියාකාරකම් තුළින් ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතාවය ඇතිවන අතර හදිසි ව්‍යසනයකදී වුව ගමේ ජනතාව කිසිවෙකුටත් අත පෑමක් නොමැතිව සිය දිවි ගමනේ  යෙදෙති.නමුත් නාගරික ජනතාව එසේ නොවේ. ඔවහු වෙළෙඳ කටයුතු වල යෙදී සිටින අතර විවිධ ආයතනයන්හි රැකියාවලද යෙදී සිටිති. මාසික වැටුපක් ලබන පිරිසමධ්‍යම පන්තියට අයත්ය. දෛනික වැටුපක් ලබන පිරිස ඉතා විශාලය.නාගරය තුල ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතාවය පවතින්නේ සිල්ලර වෙළෙඳ සල් සහ සුපරි වෙළෙඳ සල් ජාලයෙහි ශක්තියෙනි.මේවා යම් හෙයකින් බිඳ වැටුනහොත් දෛනික වැටුප් ලබන්නන් විහාල පිරිසක් අනාත වේ.ගමට මෙම තත්වය දරා ගැනීමට හැකි කාල සීමාව ඉහළය. නමුත් පෙර සඳහන් කළ ගමේ සේවා ආර්ථිකය බිඳ වැටුණ හොත් ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතාවය තිබුනද ඒවා සපයා ගැනීමට තිබෙන අවස්ථාවන් නැතිවේ. නාගරික ජනතාව සිය මූලික ආර්ථික ක්‍රියාකාරකම් වලට  අමතරව නවීන තාකෂණයෙන් යුතු සේවා ආර්ථිකයකින්ද යැපේ. .නගරයක තිබෙන සංනිවේදන ආයතනයේ සිට විවිධ තාක්ෂණික සේවා සපයන්නන් මේ වන විට ජනතාවගේ අවශ්‍යතාවයන් මත ශක්තිමත්ව පවතී. ‌‌මෙම ආර්ථිකය මගින් ජනතාව ජීවත් කරවීමට කරන ‌සේවයද සුලුපටු ‌නොවේ.‌

       ග්‍රාමීයආර්ථිකය මගින් ලංකාවේ රුපියලේ අගය වැඩි කරලීමට උපකාරි විය යුතු නමුත් මහ බැංකු වාර්තා අනුව එය සිදු වන්නේ අල්ප වශයෙනි.එහෙත් ඒ මගින් ජනතාව ජීවත් කරවයි. කන්කෙඳිරියක් නොමැතිව රට පාලනය කර ගැනීමට පාලකයන් හට  හැකිවන්නේ සාම්ප්‍රදායික ආර්ථිකයේ බලයෙනි. ‌මෙම ආර්ථිකය බිඳ වැටීමක් සිදු වන කල්හි සමස්ත ආර්ථිකයම ශූන්‍ය කරලීමට බලපෑම් ඇති කරයි. වර්තමානයේ ඇතිව තිබෙන වසංගත තත්වය හමුව ආණ්ඩුව ඇඳිරි නීතිය දීර්ඝ වශයෙන් තබා ගැනීමෙන් ඉහතකී ග්‍රාමීය ආර්ථික ක්‍රියාකාරකම් සියල්ල බිඳ වැටී ඇත. එම නිසා නිවෙස් වලට ආහාර සැපයීමේ සිට විවිධ සේවා සපයන්නට පාලකයන්ට සිදු තිබේ.මෙය මහත් අසීරු කාරණයකි. ජනතාව තූළ පවතින අවශ්‍යතාවයන් එකිනෙකට වෙනස් බැවින් ඒවා අඩුපාඩුවක් නොමැතිව සැපයීම ලෙහෙසි පහසු කරුණක් නොවේ.  උදාහරණයක් වශයෙන් වට්ස්ඇප් සහ වයිබර්  මගින් ඉංග්‍රීසි බෙහෙත් වර්ග ගෙන්වා ගැනීම යෝජනා කිරීමයි. එම නවීන තාක්ෂණය ‌කෙරෙහි විශ්වාසය තබා සිටින අය කල්පනා කළ යුතු ‌දෙයක් නම් අන්තර්ජාලය හරහා ‌ද ‌‌වෛරස ගමන් කල හැකි බවයි.එසේම මෙම බෙහෙත් වර්ග වරින් වර දොස්තර වරුන් විසින් වෙනස් කරන අවස්ථා තිබේ. දොස්තරවරයෙකු මුණ ගැසීමට අවස්ථාවක් නැති සමයක එම බෙහෙත. දිගටම ගැනීම තුලින් ඇති වන බියකරු තත්වයට. අප මුහුණ දෙන්නේ කෙසේද.

    එම නිසා සමාජ සම්බන්ධතා විශාල වශයෙන් දුරස්තර ‌නොකර අදාල වසංගත ‌රෝග වලට නිවරදි ඔසු ‌සොයා ගත යුතුය.ජපානය විසින් එයට ඔසුවක් සොයා ගෙන ඇතැයි කියන අතර එය කඩිනමින් ගෙන්වා ගැනීමට රජය කල්පනා කරයි. නමුත් මේ රටේ තිබෙන පාරම්පරික ඔසු වට්ටෝරු පදනම් කොට නව බෙහෙත් සොයා ගැනීමටද හැකිය. ඒයටද  අවශ්‍ය රාජ්‍ය යාන්ත්‍රණයක්ද තිබේ.විශේෂයෙන්ම ‌දේශීය ‌වෛද්‍ය වරුන් ද සාභාගි කරවා ගැනීමෙන් දැනට සිටින ‌රෝගීන් සුවපත් කරගත යුතුය.බොරැල්ල ආයුර්වේදය මෙන්ම නාවින්න ආයුර්වේදය  සතුව එවැනි පහසුකම් රාශියක් තිබෙන අතර ඒවායින් වැඩ ගැනීම සෞඛ්‍ය ඇමතිතුමියගේ වගකීමකි. ග්‍රාමීය ආර්ථිකය තවදුරටත් බිද වැටීමට සැලැස්වීම රටට ඉතා අහිකකර ප්‍රතිඵල ළඟා කරදෙන්නකි. එම නිසා රොගීන් ඉතා ඉක්මනින් සුවපත් කර ගැනීමට බටහිරි වෛද්‍යවරුන් සහ දේශීය වෛද්‍යවරුන් ගෙන් සමන්විත ඒකාබද්ධ යන්ත්‍රණයක් සකස් කරන අතරතුර ග්‍රාමීය අංශයේ යටිතල පහසුකම් ඉතා ඉක්මනින් යථා තත්වයට පත් කළ යුතුය.එසේ ‌නොමැති වුවහොත් රට පුරා දුර්භික්ෂයක් ඇති වීම වැලැක්විය ‌නොහැකිය.

මතුගම සෙනෙවිරුවන්

ඒ. ජේ. එම්. මුසම්මිල්,වයඹ පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවර. මාධ්‍ය නිවේදනයයි 

ගෝලීය වසංගතයක් බවට පත්ව ජනජීවිත බිල්ලට ගනිමින් සිටින කොවිඩ් – 19 උවදුරෙන් රටත් ජනතාවත් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමට උපරිම උත්සාහයක් දරමින් සිටින රජයට මහජනතාව මේ මොහොතේ සහයෝගය දැක්වීම අතිශයින්ම වැදගත්ය . එසේ වුවහොත් මේ බියකරු වසංගතය පරදවා අපේ මාතෘ භූමිය යථා තත්ත්වයට පත් කිරීම එතරම් අපහසු නොවනු ඇත.

මෙම බියකරු වසංගතයෙන් රටත් ජනජීවිතයත් ගලවා ගැනීම සඳහා ජනාධිපති ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ මැතිතුමාගේ සුවිශේෂි නායකත්වය සහ මඟ පෙන්වීම යටතේ ඉතාම ක්‍රමානුකූල  සාර්ථක වැඩ පිළිවෙලක් රට තුළ ක්‍රියාත්මක වෙමින් තිබෙන අතර එය මේවනවිට ලෝක සෞඛ්‍ය සංවිධානයේ (WHO) පැසසුමට පවා ලක්ව තිබෙන බවද පෙන්වා දීමට කැමැත්තෙමි.

එසේම අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මැතිතුමා සහ කොවිඩ්-19 වෛරසය සහමුලින්ම ශ්‍රී ලංකාවෙන් තුරන් කිරීමේ ජනාධිපති කාර්ය සාධක බලකායේ සභාපති හිටපු අමාත්‍ය බැසිල් රාජපක්ෂ මැතිතුමා එක්ව මෙම ව්‍යසනයේදී සමස්ත රටේම ජනතාව මුහුණ පා සිටින ගැටළු කළමනාකරණ කර ඒවාට අවශ්‍ය විසඳුම් ලබා දීමට අවශ්‍ය සියළු කටයුතුද දැනටමත් සම්පාදනය කර අවසන්ය.

එසේම සෞඛ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය සහ යුද හමුදාපති ලුතිනන් ජනරාල් ශවේන්ද්‍ර සිල්වා මහතාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් යුත් කාර්ය සාධක බලකාය සහ ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය,  පොලීසිය, ත්‍රිවිධ හමුදාව, සිවිල් ආරක්ෂක දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, වෛද්‍යවරුන් හෙද නිලධාරීන් ඇතුළු සමස්ත සෞඛ්‍ය කාර්ය මණ්ඩල, දිස්ත්‍රික් ලේකම් කාර්යාල ඇතුළු ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකමි කාර්යාල හා ඊට අනුබද්ධ ආයතන ඇතුළු මේ සඳහා කැපවී සිටින සියළුම රාජ්‍ය ආයතන  ඉතා වෙහෙස මහන්සිවී රටෙත් ජනතාවගෙත් ආරක්ෂාව වෙනුවෙන් කටයුතු රැසක් මේවනවිටත් ඉටු කරමින් සිටින බවද පෙන්වා දිය යුතුය.
එබැවින් රජයේ සියළුම පාර්ශ්ව එක්ව කොවිඩ්-19 මාරයා මෙරටින් මුළිනුපුටා දැමීමට ගනුලබන සෑම උත්සාහයකටම රටට ආදරය කරන සෑම පුරවැසියෙකුම සහාය දැක්වීම ඉතා වැදගත් බව දන්වමි.

මෙම මාරක වසංගතය රට තුළ පැතිරයාම වැළැක්වීම සඳහා රජය විසින් ගනු ලබන ප්‍රමුඛතම ක්‍රියා මාර්ගය වන ඇඳිරි නීතිය ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමේදී පොදුවේ සෑම පුරවැසියෙකුටම බොහෝ දුෂ්කරතාවයන්ට මුහුණ දීමට සිදුවන බව සත්‍යයකි. නමුත් ඒ සියළුම අපහසුතාවයන් අසීරුවෙන් හෝ විඳ දරා ගනිමින් මේ අවස්ථාවෙිදි ඉවසීමෙන් හා බුද්ධිමත්ව කටයුතු කිරීම සෑම පුරවැසියෙකුගේම වගකීමද වනු ඇත.

කොවිඩ් 19 වෛරසය ඉතා බිහිසුණු ආකාරයට ජනතාව අතර පැතිර යන දරුණු රෝග කාරකයක් වන බැවින් ජනතාව ඒකරාශී වීමේන් වළකින ලෙසද සෞඛ්‍ය අංශ නිරන්තරයෙන්ම උපදෙස් ලබා දෙමින් සිටියි. මේ අනුව සියළුම මුස්ලිම් දේවස්ථානවල ආගමික  තාවකාලිකව සම්පුර්ණයෙන්ම නවතා දමන ලෙස සමස්ත ලංකා ජමියාතුල් උලමා සංවිධානය (ACJU) උපදෙස් ලබාදී තිබෙන අතර ඒ හා සමානවම අනෙකුත් ආගම්වල ආගමික කටයුතු සඳහා ජනතාව ඒකරාශී වීම්ද තාවකාලිකව සම්පුර්ණයෙන්ම අත්හිටුවන ලෙසද උපදෙස් ලබාදී ඇත. මෙය තාවකාලික ආරක්ෂක පියවරක් වන බැවින් රට මේ බිහිසුණු  වසංගතයෙන් මිදී යථා තත්ත්වයට පත්වූ පසුව සියළුම ආගම්වල ආගමික කටයුතු සුපුරුදු පරිදි ආරම්භ කිරීමට අවසරය හිමිවනු ඇත.

එවැනි අවස්ථාවක රජය විසින් පනවන ලද ඇඳිරි නීති රෙගුලාසි සහ සෞඛ්‍ය බලධාරින්ගේ උපදෙස් නිසියාකාරව පිළිපැදීමට විශේෂයෙන්ම අප වග බලාගත යුතුය. එසේ කටයුතු කිරීමෙන් මෙවැනි අවස්ථාවක අඩුපාඩු සොයමින් ජාතිවාදී කටයුතු ඉස්මතු කිරීමට  උත්සාහ දරන්නන්ගෙන්ද ප්‍රවේශම් වීමට වග බලාගත යුතු බවද මේ අවස්ථාවෙීදී  මා අවධාරණය කරමි. ඒ අනුව මේ බැරෑරුම් අවස්ථාවෙිදි අප සියළුම දෙනාම ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයන් වශයෙන් එකට එකතුවී මේ ව්‍යසනය පරාජය කිරීමේ අධිෂ්ඨානය තරයේ සිතට ගත යුතුය.

එමෙන්ම ජනතාවට අත්‍යාවශ්‍ය ආහාර ද්‍රව්‍ය සහ භාණ්ඩ බෙදාහැරීමේදී ජනවාර්ගික හෝ ආගමික බේදයකින් තොරව පොදුවේ සියළුම ජනතාවට අවශ්‍ය ප්‍රතිලාභ ලබාදීමට කටයුතු කරන ලෙසද එවැනි වටිනා කර්තව්‍යයන්හී නිරත සියළුම කණ්ඩායම් වලින් ඉල්ලා සිටීමටද මා කැමැත්තෙමි.

මේ සියල්ල තුළින්ම නිවැරැදිව සහ බුද්ධිමත්ව කටයුතු කරමින් කොවිඩ්-19 මාරාන්තික වසංගතයෙන් අපේ උතුම් මාතෘ භූමියත් සමස්ත ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය ප්‍රජාවත් නිරෝගීව නිරුපද්‍රිතව ගලවාගෙන ඉන්දියන් සාගරයේ මුතු ඇටය ලෙස විරුදාවලි ලත් ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සමස්ත ලෝකයේම ඉහළම තැනකට ඔසොවා තැබීමට ඔබට සහ මට හැකිවේවායි ඉත සිතින් පතමි !

ඒ. ජේ. එම්. මුසම්මිල්,
වයඹ පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවර.

By : A.A.M.NIZAM – MATARA

An unidentified leading politician opposed to the government and who aspires for the downfall of this government has told his supporters that Corona Virus is a divine blessing for them and all efforts should be made to make this deadly virus engulf the country and infuriate the people who would become unable to engage in their employments, the daily wage earners to earn their living, fishermen to go out for fishing and the country dried up of food, essential items, and drugs.

Reports said that the former MP Rodee Ranawaka has held a political meeting at his residence in Colombo and several persons have attended this meeting.  Police said that they will take appropriate action against the former MP and against all those who attended the meeting ignoring curfew rules relating to prohibition of gatherings.

A special report published by Sunday Times (29^th March) stated that for many decades, Sri Lankans have displayed their ingenuity at historic moments even if what they said or did border on insanity. It said that some 65 years ago, an ayurvedic physician cum astrologer, came out with a recipe for a cocktail that would make dark women turn white. This was when the sun, moon and the earth aligned itself during a total eclipse that brought darkness during the daytime. When sunlight arrived later, they were either in hospital or vomiting from the inebriating wild brew. Instead of changing into white, they had turned red in hat health disaster which is immortalized by the baila song Bivva Neyda Vadakaha Sudhiya.

Over five decades ago, Neil Armstrong landed on the moon with a historic declaration that it was one small step for man but a giant leap for mankind. That giant leap, which then sparked visions of colonizing the moon, was good news for them. There was no need to work, for every day would be a holiday due to the full moon. One could say that was in jest.

And now, even before China could contain the outbreak of coronavirus, Sri Lankans had invented their own cure. The price of Asafoetida (or perunkayam) which stood at a mere Rs. 10 for a small piece shot up to Rs 300. It was said to be a hygienic deterrent when worn in a part of the body. It is a plant that has a bad smell and tastes bitter, sometimes called devil’s dung.” People use the plant’s resin, a gum-like material in solid form, as medicine.

Some tied ginger, lime, garlic and medicinal plants in their waist or neck. Various other so-called cures were trotted out, but the Department of Ayurveda flatly denied that any ayurvedic remedy had been found.

Just this week, Dr. Sita Arambepola, till recently the Governor of Western Province, declared on a television channel that a state institution has invented a medicine to cure coronavirus or COVID 19. She said, it was now a top-secret” and will only be made known in the coming days. Dr. Arambepola is now on the National List of the SLPP. Her announcement was after the World Health Organisation (WHO), declared it would take more than a year to find a cure for the virus.

Now comes a prescription from an unexpected quarter. It is from Sajith Premadasa, till recently the Leader of the Opposition and now Prime Ministerial aspirant at the upcoming parliamentary elections. This imbecile politico in a video clip has stated: I suggest the people use Platanol instead of Chloroquine because it will control the coronavirus.”

Platinol is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.

An aide to Premadasa is reported to have received a call from London from the brother of a Colombo district parliamentarian, once a State Minister. He has asked that Mr. Premadasa be told not to let down those who were backing him by making such stupid” remarks.

His prescription was aired on a TV clip in the social media hours after US President Donald Trump told an internationally televised news conference that the cure for coronavirus was Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine. His remarks came in the presence of doctors and officials of the national health services in the US. Soon after the event, a coronavirus patient who took the drug was poisoned. A man in Phoenix, Arizona, died after self-administering the drug whilst his wife is seriously ill.

In the video, Mr. Premadasa does not say on whose advice he made the recommendation. But a staunch Premadasa loyalist has told another equally staunch supporter, both holding top positions, Anna eye ayith kata arala” or there, he has opened his mouth again.” The second man has replied Eyata Kata vahagena inna kiyanna” or tell him to keep his mouth shut.  Mr. Premadasa later made a statement apologising for his remarks.

Mr. Premadasa has won more space in social media after his medical prescription. One account said he should be sent to Italy where the virus is wide spreading and greater medical attention is required for the victims. Another praised UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe for not ceding the UNP leadership. There were also caricatures of Mr. Premadasa with a stethoscope around his neck and the titles MD and FRCP (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians) after his name.

In line with these anti-national_­­­ and inhuman attitudes of these politicos, the misbegotten coterie such as Jeppos National List nominee Kumar David, Crocodile Rajitha’s PRAA killing squad partner self-exiled Sunanda Deshapriya, Quisling Mangala, Bomb manufacturing expert for JVP  in 1971 under the pseudonym Podi Athula, Victor Ivan who co-authored Sajith Premadasa’s election manifesto with terrorist proxy Sumanthiran,  anti-Rajapaksa and pro-UNP NGO vulture Pakyasothy Saravanamuttu using his notorious websites Vikalpa and Groundciews and promoter of anti-national and anti-progressive political opinion Rajan Philips and many of their ilk have also made statements to espouse the people against the government claiming that the government is not taking adequate measures to successfully combat the virus situation and soon Sri Lanka will become similar to America and Italy.  It seems that their only desire is to gain political mileage over the coronavirus cadavers and topple this government while even a Britisher who left Sri Lanka recently has told BBC that he greatly admires the quarantine facilities being maintained by the government of Sri Lanka including the measures being taken to home deliver food, essential items, and medicines.

Dr, Asoka Bandarage, a well-known Sri Lankan academic and author of many books on analytical studies states that the origin of the virus and the disease is commonly attributed to an animal to human transmission (possibly from a bat) at a seafood market in Wuhan in Hubei Province, China in December 2019. US President Trump and the western media referred to it as the ‘Chinese virus’ or the ‘Wuhan virus’. While the Chinese government initially mishandled the response to the virus outbreak, China reported no new coronavirus cases on March 18. Chinese officials are now saying that the novel coronavirus originated in the United States and not in China. They claim that American soldiers brought COVID-19 to China and refer to a March 12 U.S. Congressional Oversight Committee hearing during which the Director of the CDC Robert Redfield stated that ‘some Americans who seemingly died from influenza were tested positive for novel coronavirus in the posthumous diagnosis’.

She says that there is also speculation the U.S. army’s DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) research and testing involving bats and coronaviruses and gene editing ‘bioweapons’ may have had a role to play in the outbreak of the virus in China.

Dr. Bandarage points out that reports from China state that a pharmaceutical drug manufactured by Cuba, Interferon B, Alfa 2B has significantly helped to stop the spread of the virus there. However, this drug seems to be overlooked in the U.S., and President Trump has called for ‘cutting red tape ‘to quickly get experimental drugs to people outside of clinical trials.

Victor Ivan in his Ravaya article this week titled Calling of Parliament and ignoring it” which is a demand made by his minion Sajith Premadasa has said that in a telephone discussion he had with a doctor he was told that it would be better if the parliament was kept closed without convening it.  Continuing further Ivan says that the Parliament in Sri Lanka is an institution filled with corruption. But until structural changes are made to that institution it is highly dangerous to keep it closed and allow an ad-hoc rule to prevail.

He says that even when Parliament was in a status of corruption some valid services were done by it, such as finding out, to some extent, about the Treasury Bonds scam and the Easter Sunday Carnage. 

He asserts that at the moment Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented complicated situation.   Although there is an elected President the President does not have Executive Powers.  Similarly, the interim caretaker government also does not have the majority of power in Parliament. No one knows when a general election could be held.  Also, no one knows how many people will die at that time.  The fiscal powers of the government lie with the Parliament. All government institutions are constitutionally responsible to the Parliament.  Conducting the affairs of the State without a date for the election is improper and even the Auditor General’s constitutional powers rest with the prevalence of the Parliament.

Ivan further states that since the country has a President sans Executive Powers and a minority government rule many mistakes could take place from such a rule particularly in a crisis situation like this.    

He finds faults with the present situation in all sectors including apparel exports, food distribution, employment, etc, and emphasizes the importance to convene the Parliament to find solutions to these problems.

It should be reminded that Victor Ivan was one of the main leaders of the 1971 JVP uprising and one of the main slogans of theirs at that time was to destroy the Parliament which they said was an imperialist organ designed to suppress the people!  

The Island editorial on Sunday 29^th March said that when the tsunami hit us and some other countries in December 2004, notably Indonesia which suffered the most damage both in human and material terms, the now raging coronavirus has affected the whole world to varying degrees – none of them minor. At this time when all concerned authorities, both at home and abroad, are striving might and main to contain the epidemic as best as possible, it is the duty of not only individuals but all mankind to cooperate to the utmost in containing the disease and halting its spread. It emphasized that all of us must pay a price not only in our own interest but in the interest of our neighbors as well as our brothers and sisters who may be living far away from us but who risk infection from individual acts of carelessness that could be due to either ignorance or selfishness.

It says that the cost of this epidemic, often described as a pandemic because it is of a scale crossing international boundaries and affecting large numbers of people on several continents, would be huge and the economic cost that must be incurred in terms of fighting the virus, caring for its victims and containing its spread is only a part of the big picture. It adds that production worldwide worth billions of dollars has evaporated into thin air with factory closures and the lockdown to varying degrees in different countries but fortunately, the technological great leap forward of recent years enable working from home and many other conveniences in offices that can minimize the physical presence of employees.

The editorial asserts that in the current globalized context, supply chain disruptions have forced the closure of many factories worldwide. Here in Sri Lanka too much of our vital garment industry is dependent on fabrics made in China and that surely would have affected production.

The editorial states while Lankans are quick to criticize our public services, which unarguably are bloated and carry many passengers on their payrolls many sectors in the public service essential to combat the virus responded magnificently to the challenge for which they deserve much credit. It was not ‘always breakdown’ as a popular television program was titled some years ago. There had been carping in some segments like the railway where ticket-less travel was made possible with employees hitting out at top management for the non-provision of protective gear and refusing to man ticket counters and do ticket checking on trains. Railway income, one report had it, was down to 20 percent of the usual. But since the virus hit us, the trains were not as crowded as usual and regardless of revenue losses; this is all to the good in the context of the need to avoid infection spreading crowds.

Referring to actions being taken by the President and the government the editorial emphasizes that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government were necessarily required to maintain a fine balance between over-reacting at great cost to the economy or under-reacting at the cost of the infection spreading. But as one person was quoted as telling a newspaper last week, it is better to over-react and laugh later than to under-react and cry.” Very many difficult decisions had to be taken by the administration and it did not shirk this responsibility for which all credit is due.

The Editorial points out that while fighting and containing the virus, it is also necessary for the country to look ahead. One priority area in this respect is food security. Sri Lanka has been blessed with a climate and geography that makes it possible for us to become self-sufficient at least in our essential food. Despite claims made by incumbent governments of different parties that we have achieved self-sufficiency in rice, imports are not few and far between. But today we are not a ship-to-mouth country as we once were. Sugar, milk, and fish are other products where self-sufficiency is possible given the required policies and the effort. Achieving the right balance between consumer and producer is the greatest challenge in this regard. Hopefully, we will have future governments that will act with the required wisdom to work towards this end.

Cooperation from people of all walks of life and sharing food with their neighbors even in the midst of their hardships are reported from all over the country and the Police have taken stern measures to apprehend the curfew violators.  By 29th March over 6,000 curfew violators and over 1,500 vehicles including 3 wheelers and motorcycles have been taken into custody.  The first corona death reported in the country, a person from Marawila was cremated today as per guidelines given by the WHO.  Meanwhile, the 6^th batch of successfully quarantined patients left for their homes and they profusely praised the security forces and health care personnel for the magnificent treatment accorded to them. Several areas such as Obeysekerapura in Rajagiriya, Atulugama in Bandaeagama, Galrnbindunuwewa, Horowpathana and Kahatagasdigiliya in the Anuradhapura district and  Akurana in Kandy have been kept closed for 14 days following complaints that virus-infected people in these areas who had come after foreign visits have mingled with many people in the said areas and there is a danger looming about the spread of people getting contaminated.   

More and more philanthropists have come forward to donate funds to the Special Fund launched by the President while many apparel industries have suspended their regular production work and started manufacturing face masks and virus-proof jackets free of charge.  Some apparel industries have donated rolls of clothing material that had been imported from China to be used as bedspreads at quarantine centers.  Meanwhile, a multi-disciplinary team of Engineers of the medical and engineering faculties of the Peradeniya University has volunteered to manufacture ventilators for virus affected patients. This is being done in collaboration with the National Institute of Fundamental Studies in Kandy.  The Engineers of the CEB has volunteered to contribute a substantial amount of funds and several ICU beds and these beds have been made available to the Panadura hospital. The China Merchants Port Group (CMPort) has donated 1,000 pieces of protective gear to support the ongoing national campaign against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The protective gear has been designed for the doctors and other health workers treating COVID-19 patients.

Among the other measures the government will embark on as that has been outlined by Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will be :

• Impose an import duty on fuel to recover profit margins from petroleum imports.
• Authorize the Treasury Secretary to transfer Rs 4 billion to meet food subsidies certified by the Chairman of Lanka Sathosa/CWE and Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Authority.
• Authorize the Treasury Secretary to transfer Rs 50 billion from the Fuel Price Stabilisation Fund to settle the debt of the Ceylon Electricity Board. The CEB’s Chairman and Board of Directors to be told to use this to settle the CEB’s loans to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.
• Encourage solar panel developers to implement an accelerated solar power unit for each household and the Government to subsidize the installation cost of such units in each house.

Premier Rajapaksa has noted that the National Budget and Appropriation Bill 2020 are prepared with fund flows expected to be improved most likely by the end of July this year.

A report by the Health Review Global said that Sri Lanka is setting an example with swift response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The report said that following a thorough analysis of public health measures employed by Sri Lanka.  We have studied the responses of many countries to the coronavirus pandemic. We at healthreviewglobal.com decided to select Sri Lanka for its swift and impressive response to the global epidemic despite being a second world economy. On top of it, we learned the importance of investing in public health, the Health Review Global reported. It said that the paradise nation is 100% vaccination covered, and all treatments under the extended program of immunization are administered free of charge and the Ministry of Health regulates and sets the guidance to the future policies of the health system.

In an interview with Sunday Observer of 29^th March former UPFA Gampaha District parliamentarian Dr.Sudarshini Fernandopulle said our healthcare system is well equipped to handle the coronavirus outbreak and the Presidential Task Force for this purpose was established way back in January when the first corona case was reported in China in early January. Therefore, the relevant authorities have been given the necessary instructions to combat the coronavirus pandemic, she said.

Excerpts:

Q: The number of corona infected persons has exceeded 615,970 around the world. In this backdrop are the measures are taken by the Government sufficient or should they do more?

A: Of course, the Government is doing a great job. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is giving necessary guidelines and taking important decisions when necessary and all necessary instructions had been given to the authorities to control the situation. The President and the Prime Minister have a good relationship in governance and Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi is giving good leadership at this time of crisis and we have a good Director General of Health Services and Epidemiologists. Our health infrastructure can cater to the grassroots level, and therefore, we have no fear to face the situation. As of March 28, 110 corona infected cases had been reported while over 237 patients were under observation in designated hospitals across the country. The Government, she said, is taking strict measures to enforce the law. Actually, these coronavirus cases were contracted through tourists, people associated with tourists and people returning from overseas. Those who squandered health surveillance were screened and all details of the returnees sent to the relevant MoH offices. The MoH offices through their health staff have noted down the addresses to monitor and follow them up. Unfortunately, some of those who were instructed to practice self-quarantine had not followed the guidelines. The Government has declared 19 hospitals to treat the coronavirus affected people and set up quarantine centers countrywide. The Government imposed the curfew countrywide to contain the outbreak of the disease.

Q: Is our healthcare system adequately prepared and equipped to handle the crisis?

A: Of course. We have a very good health infrastructure. We have a midwife for every 3,000 patients and a Public Health Inspector for 10,000 to 15,000 people. We have good disease surveillance, monitoring, follow up and notification systems. Sometimes, there may be shortfalls but generally, our healthcare system is good, and the health staff is capable of handling the situation, but of course, we need the cooperation of the people as well. Our ICU capacity may not be on par with developed countries. But with the available resources, we have been effectively managing the corona outbreak.

Q: There have been many reports of irresponsible behavior by members of the public despite Government restrictions. What is your advice to the public to tide over this crisis?

A: The public has to take responsibility because the coronavirus spreads through droplets and contamination. As far as possible, we have to advise people to avoid public places. Sometimes, you have to go out to buy food items, and you should then use a facemask and wash hands often. We should also refrain from touching the facemask as well as the mouth and the eyes. If your hands are contaminated, it could enter your system. We should remain calm and not panic. The young or the elderly who have lung diseases, heart diseases or diabetes may be at a higher risk of contracting the disease. Therefore, with a large number of such cases, it would be difficult for the Government to manage quarantine centers.

Q: How do you see the role played by the Armed forces and the health care system at this critical moment?

A:I as a public representative must thank the health authorities starting from the higher officers to all other categories. At present, they are doing a tremendous job. The tri-forces too are doing a great job. The Government has set up a National Operation Centre for the prevention of COVID-19 outbreak headed by the Army Commander. Collaborative efforts are being made to take quick decisions and the Sri Lanka Army is giving great assistance and technical support to adopt whatever is needed in the present situation.

Q: On personal hygiene what can we do to prevent any viral infection?

A: The main thing is to avoid public places. It is appropriate to use a facemask when you have to visit public places such as supermarkets and shops. You should always wash your hands and use a sanitizer regularly and avoid touching the nose, eyes, and mouth, and also have a frequent drink of water.

Q: Will the closure of the Airport for incoming flights have a big effect on preventing the coronavirus spread in Sri Lanka?

A: Of course. Most of the cases were reported by those who came from Italy. The closure of the Airport is a wise step taken by the Government. There may be repercussions. In my electorate too, lots of people depend on hiring vehicles to and from the Airport. However, we have to take preventive measures to safeguard the lives of the people.

Q: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced a series of relief measures to the public who have been hard hit by the coronavirus. Are these measures sufficient or do you think the Government should do more?

A: The President has done an excellent job by reducing the prices of some essential goods including dhal and canned fish. Those who draw daily wages cannot afford other items. I read many comments by the people praising the President for reducing the prices of these items. The President has also declared a relief package for those who have obtained loans, giving them a six month grace period. These are good moves to uplift the living conditions of the low-income group.

Q: There have been many calls to postpone the General Election and also to reconvene Parliament to discuss this critical issue. What is your comment on this?

A: The lives of the people should not be put at risk. We have to campaign for the election and have pocket meetings. Everybody has stopped their campaigns. The lives of the people come first so that the postponement of the election is not a major issue. This decision was taken by the Chairman of the Election Commission. I think it is a good move to postpone the election until the coronavirus cases reduce.

To be continued………….

ජනමාධ්‍ය නිවේදනයයි සමස්ත ලංකා ප‍්‍රවාහන සේවක සංගමය

2020. 03. 31

ජනාධිපති කාර්ය සාධක බලකාය,
ජනාධිපති ලේකම් කාර්යාලය,
කොළඹ 01.

තම ජීවිත අනතුර පවා නොසලකා සේවය කරන ශ‍්‍රී ලංගම සේවකයින් හට මුව ආවරණ, අත්වැසුම් සහ අනෙකුත් අදාළ සියලූම වෛද්‍ය පහසුකම් ලබාදීමට කඩිනමින් මැදිහත්වන ලෙස ඉල්ලා සිටීම

මේ මොහොත වන විට සෑම දිස්ත‍්‍රික්කයකම රියදුරු, කොන්දොස්තර හා කාර්මික සේවකයින් තම ජිවිත අනතුර පවා නොසලකා රට තුළ ඇති වී ඇති කොරෝනා වසංගතය මැඩපැවැත්වීමට දැඩි කැපකිරීමක් සිදුකරමින් සිටිති. සියලූම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය සේවාවල සේවකයින් ප‍්‍රවාහනය කිරීම, විශේෂයෙන්ම සෞඛ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශයේ සේවකයින් අදාළ ස්ථානයන්වලට ප‍්‍රවාහනය කිරීම සෑම දිස්ති‍්‍රක්කයකම ශ‍්‍රී ලංගම සේවකයින් විසින් සිදුකරනු ලබයි.

මෙම කාර්යයනහි නියැලි ලංගම සේවකයින් හට විධිමත්ව අඛණ්ඩව අදාළ මුව ආවරණ, අත්වැසුම් සහ වෛද්‍ය පහසුකම් ලබාදීමට කඩිනමින් මැදිහත්වන ලෙස අප සංගමය ජනාධිපති කාර්ය සාධක බලකායෙන් කාරුණිකව ඉල්ලා සිටින්නෙමු.

ස්තූතියි.

මෙයට විශ්වාසී,
සේපාල ලියනගේ
ප‍්‍රධාන ලේකම්
සමස්ත ලංකා ප‍්‍රවාහන සේවක සංගමය.

පිටපත්
1. ගරු ප‍්‍රවාහන අමාත්‍ය – මහින්ද අමරවීර මැතිතුමා
2. ශී‍්‍ර ලංගම ගරු සභාපති – කිංස්ලි රණවක මැතිතුමා

Embassy of Sri Lanka Washington D.C.

Ministry of Foreign Relations of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Information & Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has launched the “Contact Sri Lanka” web portal for Overseas Sri Lankans to register voluntarily their basic contact details, allowing the Government of Sri Lanka to provide assistance during emergencies such as the COVID 19 outbreak, which will be operationalized through Sri Lankan stakeholders and the network of Sri Lanka Missions abroad. 

Sri Lankans living and traveling in the United States are invited to register voluntarily with the “Contact Sri Lanka”  web portal 

https://www.mfa.gov.lk/foreign-ministry-launches-contact-sri-lanka/

Your cooperation in this regard is highly appreciated 

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Washington D.C.

Courtesy channelnewsasia.com

COLOMBO:  Sri Lanka’s navy seized US$65 million worth of crystal methamphetamine and ketamine on Wednesday (Apr 1) in the country’s biggest drugs bust, officials said.

Acting on a tip-off, authorities raided a flagless vessel in the country’s southern waters and arrested nine Pakistani men suspected of smuggling the drugs.

Navy personnel, wearing special protective clothing in case the suspects had COVID-19, found 605 kilogrammes of crystal meth, also known as ice, and 579 kilogrammes of ketamine, said Navy Commander Piyal de Silva.

“This is the first time we have found ketamine and it is likely that the smugglers were trying to take this cargo to some East Asian destination,” de Silva told reporters in the capital Colombo.

Sri Lanka’s defence ministry said the drugs had an estimated street value in Colombo of about 12,500 million rupees (US$65 million), making it the country’s biggest single seizure of drugs.

Last month, the navy seized two foreign trawlers carrying more than US$33 million worth of heroin and ice.

Authorities said initial investigations suggested the Iran-Pakistan coast was the point of origin.

Courtesy Adaderana

Another patient who tested positive for the Coronavirus has died, marking the third death reported in Sri Lanka due to COVID-19, according to hospital sources.

The patient, a 72-year-old from Maradana, had succumbed to the virus at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH) in Angoda on Wednesday evening (01).

This bring the number of fatalities in Sri Lanka from the COVID-19 outbreak to 3.

A total of 146 confirmed cases of Coronavirus have been reported in the country as of 5.oo p.m. on Wednesday. 

Twenty-one patients have completely reverenced and discharged from hospital while 123 suspected patients are currently under observation at selected hospitals across the country. 

BBC News

The virus is thought to have originated in a seafood market in Wuhan that “conducted illegal transactions of wild animals”. The city’s 11 million residents have been shut off from the rest of the world since the middle of January, with roadblocks around the outskirts and drastic restrictions on daily life. But roads reopened to incoming traffic late on Friday, according to Reuters news agency. And state media said the subway was open from Saturday and trains would be able to arrive at the city’s 17 railway stations.

CGTN

China announced it will start revealing the number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. For the past two months, China has not been including in its coronavirus numbers people who test positive but don’t have symptoms. Officials announced they’ll start publishing that figure daily.

එම්. නජීම් උපුටා ගැන්ම Clombotoday

බණ්ඩාරගම අටළුගම ප්‍රදේශයේ කොරෝනා ආසාධිතයකු හමුවීමත් සමගම එම පුද්ගලයා ප්‍රදේශයේ නිවාස රැසකට ගොස් තිබූ බැවින් කිසිදු පුද්ගලයෙකුට එම ප්‍රදේශයෙන් පිටතට පැමිණීමට හෝ පිටතින් එම ප්‍රදේශයට යාම තහනම් කිරීමට බලධාරීන් ක්‍රියා කරන ලදි.

ඉතා කෙටි කාලයක් තුල නිවාස විශාල ප්‍රමාණයකට අදාළ පුද්ගලයා ගමන්කිරීමට හේතුව තබ්ලික් ජමාත් ආගමික සම්ප්‍රධායක් බව බහුතර සමාජය නොදන්නා මුස්ලිම් සමාජය දන්නා රහසකි. ඇඳිරි නිතිය ක්‍රියාත්මක වුවද මේ මොහොතේ පවා මුස්ලිම් ගම්මානවල තබ්ලික් ජමාත් ආගමිකයින් ගෙයින් ගෙට යමින් සිටියි.

තබ්ලික් ජමාත් අනුගාමිකයින් රටින් රටට, නගරයෙන් නගරයට, ගමින් ගමට, නිවසින් නිවසට ඉස්ලාම් ආගම ප්‍රචාරය කිරීම සඳහා ගමන්ගන්නා පිරිසකි. ඔවුන් සාම්ප්‍රධායික සුෆි මුස්ලිම්වරුන් තමන්ගේ මතවාදයට හරවා ගනියි. සාම්ප්‍රධායික මුස්ලිම් පල්ලි ක්‍රම ක්‍රමයෙන් තම අනසකට ගනියි. නිවසට පැමිණ පල්ලියට පැමිණෙන ලෙසට හොඳින් හෝ නරකින් පවසයි. කොරෝනා රෝගීන් වාර්තා වී දැනට වසා දමා ඇති බණ්ඩාරගම අටළුගම, මහනුවර අකුරණ, පුත්තලම කඩුමයන්කුලම තබ්ලික් ජමාත් බහුතරයක් වෙසෙන ස්ථානයන් වේ.

මේ අතරින් බණ්ඩාරගම අටළුගම ප්‍රදේශය තබ්ලික් ජමාත් රාජධානියක් බව කිව යුතුය. සිංහල ජාතිකයෙකු හා විවාහ වීම හේතුවෙන් පසුගිය වසරේදී අබ්දුල් හසන් ෆාතුමා හයිෆා” නැමති කාන්තාවට විරුද්ධව ෂරියා නිතිය ක්‍රියාත්මක කර ගල් ගසමින් පාරේ ඇඳගෙන ගියේ මේ කියන අටලුගමදිය. ෂරියා නීතිය ක්‍රියාත්මක කීරීමට පෙර මරාව පල්ලියේ පිරිස් උදේ හවස නිවසට පැමිණ මුස්ලිම් ජාතික කාන්තාව හා විවාහ වූ සිංහල ජාතිකයාට මුස්ලිම් ආගමට පැමිණෙන ලෙස බලපෑම් කර තිබේ. එයට අවනත නොවූ තැන මුස්ලිම් කාන්තාව දික්කසාද කරගැනීමට උත්සහ කර ඇත. එම උත්සාහය ද සාර්ථක නොවීම හේතුවෙන් මුස්ලිම් කාන්තාවට විරුද්ධව ෂරියා නීතිය ක්‍රියාත්මක කර ඇත. ඒ සඳහා මුලිකත්වය ගෙන තිබුනේ ද අටළුගම මරාව මුස්ලිම් පල්ලියයි. ඊට සම්බන්ධ බවට චෝදනා එල්ලවූ මරාව පල්ලියේ සභාපති හැර අනෙකුත් සියලු දෙනා අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන අධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලදි. එලෙස ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලද පුද්ගලයින් විසි දෙදෙනෙකුගෙන් තිදෙනෙක් තවමත් සිටින්නේ රක්ෂිත බන්ධනාගාර ගතවය. ඒ අතර එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂ ප්‍රාදේශීය සභා මන්ත්‍රීවරයෙකු වන ඉමිතියාස් හාජියාර් නැමැත්තා ද වේ. කෙසේ වෙතත් පල්ලියේ සභාපතිට විරුද්ධව නීතිය ක්‍රියාත්මක වීම අලස ස්වරූපයක් ගෙන තිබේ.

ආරක්ෂක අංශ මුස්ලිම් ගම්මාන තුලට පැමිණ පරික්ෂා නොකරන බැවින් ඇඳිරිනීතිය පනවා ගමනා ගමනය තහනම් කර තිබුන ද තබ්ලික් ජමාත් අනුගාමිකයින් උදේ හවස මුස්ලිම් ගම්මානවල ගෙයින් ගෙයට ඇවිදීම තවමත් සිදු කරමින් පවතී. රජයෙන් කෙතරම් උපදෙස් දුන්නද ඔවුන්ගේ අන්ධ භක්තිය ඊට වඩා විශාලා ප්‍රමාණයකින් වැඩිය. එබැවින් ආරක්ෂක අංශ මුස්ලිම් ගම්මාන තුලට පැමිණ මෙම තත්වය වැලක්වීමට වහා ක්‍රියා මාර්ග ගත යුතුව ඇත.

මෙරට ක්‍රියාත්මක වන සමස්ත ලංකා ජමයතුල් උලමා සංවිධානයේ ප්‍රධානියා ලෙස සැලකෙන මුෆ්ති නියෝජනය කරන්නේ ද තබ්ලික් ජමාත් ඉස්ලාම් ආගමික කණ්ඩායමයි. පල්ලි වසා දමන ලෙසට ප්‍රසිද්ධ නිවේදන උලමා සංවිධානය සිදුකල ද තබ්ලික් ජමාත් කණ්ඩායම් සිදුකරන ගෙයින් ගෙට යෑම නැවත්වීමට ඔවුන් ක්‍රියා කරන්නේ නැත. එනිසා තත්වය පාලනය කිරීමට ඔවුන් දක්වන සහයෝගය විශ්වාස කල නොහැකිය. වෙනත් ආගමික සංවිධාන විශ්වාස නොකොට වහා නිතිය අකුරටම ක්‍රියාත්මක කර කොරෝනා වෛරස ව්‍යාප්තිය පාලනය කිරීමට ආරක්ෂක අංශ සහ රජය වහා ක්‍රියා කල යුතුය.

එම්. නජීම්

BY LLB REPORTER Courtesy London Loves Business

US scientists have made a grim discovery that coronavirus can lurk in the air for hours spreading from room to room spreading through hospital corridors infecting many, including people who are outside.

The University of Nebraska researchers said their findings highlights the importance or protective personal equipment (PPE) for hospital staff.

The study which has not been peer-reviewed by other scientists took 11 samples from patient’s hospital rooms after they were diagnosed and placed in isolation.

They found that contagious particles were in the air both inside hospital rooms and hallways, which means you do not have to be in close contact with an infected person.

The scientists from the University of Nebraska said, This report reinforces our suspicions. It’s why we have maintained COVID patients in rooms equipped with negative airflow and will continue to make efforts to do so, even with an increase in the number of patients.

Our health care workers providing care will be equipped with the appropriate level of personal protective equipment. Obviously, more research is required to be able to characterize environmental risk.”

Whilst people seemingly believe they are safe by being outside, running or walking they are in fact wrong.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which is a private research university, have written a shocking new report over the spread of coronavirus.

The new report written by experts at the renowned US university have found that viral droplets expelled in coughs and sneezes can travel at speeds of 33ft to 100ft per second.

This creates a cloud that can span up to 27ft with infected coronavirus droplets that can infect many. Experts say that for everyone one person infected, at least five more will become infected.

So, if anyone is out walking or running, or out shopping whilst a person who previously coughed before you entered that area, you will easily breathe in the expelled particles” which lurk in the air for hours.

Courtesy Adaderana

The Ministry of Health says that 03 new COVID-19 positive patients have been identified raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 146.

The ministry said that three new cases today were reported from Maradana, Jaffna and Kurunegala areas.

As of 5.00 p.m. today (April 1), the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases stands at 146 while 126 suspected patients are under observation at selected hospitals. 

Eighteen patients have recovered and have been discharged while there have been 2 fatalities from the virus.

Courtesy Ceylon Today

Colombo, 31st March (newsin.asia) – Sri Lankan Health Ministry has confirmed that 20 more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 today.

This was the highest surge in COVID-19 cases the country has recorded. The total now stands at 142 positive cases in the Island.

17 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovering completely.

Courtesy The Economic Times

A total of 1,830, including these foreigners from 16 countries, continued to stay at the Tablighi Jamaat’s Markaj even as a 21-day nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 24, according to officials. The foreigners were from Indonesia (72), Sri Lanka (34), Myanmar (33), Kyrgystan (28), Malaysia (20), Nepal and Bangladesh (9 each),Thailand (7), Fiji (4), England (3), one each from Afghanistan, Algeria, Djibouti, Singapore, France and Kuwait.

NEW DELHI: Nationals from the UK and France are among 281 foreigners out of 1,830 people who were found by the Delhi police in last two days at Nizamuddin’s Markaz Masjid, where a religious congregation, held in mid-March, has become a key source of coronavirus spread in the country, officials said. Most of those who were found at the facility have been shifted to different quarantine centres and isolation wards of hospitals.

A total of 1,830, including these foreigners from 16 countries, continued to stay at the Tablighi Jamaat’s Markaj even as a 21-day nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 24, according to officials.

The foreigners were from Indonesia (72), Sri Lanka (34), Myanmar (33), Kyrgystan (28), Malaysia (20), Nepal and Bangladesh (9 each),Thailand (7), Fiji (4), England (3), one each from Afghanistan, Algeria, Djibouti, Singapore, France and Kuwait.

Remaining 1,549 people were from Tamil Nadu (501), Assam (216), Uttar Pradesh (156), Maharashtra (109), from Madhya Pradesh (107), Bihar (86), West Bengal (73), Telangana (55), Jharkhand (46), Karnataka (45), Uttarakhand (34), Haryana (22), Andaman Nicobar Islands (21), Rajasthan (19), 15 each from Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Odisha, Punjab (9) and Meghalaya (5).

In last one month, at least 8,000 people, including foreigners have visited the premises, and most of them have either returned to their respective places or currently in other Markaz facilities in different parts of the country, thereby having a link in some positive cases in those states.

Apart from six Indonesians, who tested positive in Hyderabad, one person each from Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana, who succumbed to the infection, had also attended the congregation.

Officials said Markaz office bearers informed police about the presence of about 1,200 people on March 25 after the lockdown was announced.

Some of these people were escorted out of Delhi by police.

On March 26, again about 2,000 people gathered at the Markaz facility.

Even though the Markaz office bearers sought the help of police and civil authorities to send these people out of the city, the road, rail and air traffic were completely shut by then.

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Out of the 1,830 people found by the police, about 200 are believed to have showed COVID-19 symptoms and they have been shifted to hospitals.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said 700 people who attended this congregation have been quarantined while around 335 people have been admitted to hospitals.

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Chanaka Bandarage

After the war, all governments have miserably failed to settle the displaced Sinhalese (numbering about 50,000) in the Northern province.

 In the past five years, the governments have embarked on a massive ‘Sanhindiyawa’ campaign, placing lots of onus on the Sinhalese to embrace Tamil culture and Tamil way of life. For this, a ministry of National Language and Social Integration was created. It ran racist policies against the Sinhalese.

State-owned TV and radio stations promoted ‘Sanhindiyawa’ day and night in the Sinhala dominated South. Even on Sinhala TV channels, cheap Thamilnadu movies were shown with Sinhala subtitles.

After the then government was very keen to establish the Northern Provincial Council (in 2013), Wigneswaran became the Chief Minister and his provincial government adopted racist policies one after another, against the Sinhalese.  Wigneswaran implied that he did not want the Sinhalese visiting the North even on short stays; he objected to the Sinhalese worshiping Buddha statutes in the North placed in the open.

The Jaffna railway station failed to announce the arrival of the train from Colombo in Sinhala. The writer is informed that Wigneswaran had directed that massive billboards in the province (including on A9) must not display a single Sinhala word. Even some premier Sri Lankan Banks who had their headquarters in Colombo had to advertise in the billboards sans Sinhala. In North/Jaffna, Sinhala was purposely omitted from many street name boards. 

In Madhu Road, Mannar, Sinhalese living there were deprived of the only Sinhala school that they had for more than 30 years. That was close down in January 2019. Sinhala people in Mannar (Madhu Road, Nari Kadu and Seelawathura), have no cemetery to bury/cremate their dead. They take the corpses to Anuradhapura.  The Hindus would not allow them to use their cemeteries.

Shops in the newly built shopfront near the Madhu church were given to Tamils and some Muslims only.  This happened despite the Sinhalese’ request that they also are given at least a shop or two.

In the Eastern province (Trincomalee) the Sinhalese were chased away from the paddy lands that they had cultivated for several years (in 2015).  These lands were later allocated to Tamils who were brought to the area only recently.  The Order to do this had been given by a prominent Eastern Province based Tamil politician who is much venerated in the South. 

Tamil divisional secretaries work to block the Sinhalese from resettling in the North (former Northern Sinhala settlers).  In Navatkuli, Sinhalese who were engaged in small businesses were deprived of continuing with their activities. A person running a breakfast food cart (string-hoppers) was unfairly stopped from his operation. A Sinhalese man, well experienced in making ice cream in Anuradhapura, was prevented from starting the same business in his Navatkuli home. These Sinhalese are mostly 2^nd or 3^rd generation Sinhalese, who speak fluent Tamil.

There are instances where newly arrived Sinhalese have been discouraged from settling in the North by Tamil Grama Seva Niladharis.   In the Tamil speaking areas of the North, all government offices work only in Tamil language.  Those who do not understand Tamil face huge difficulties as a result. But, in the South, Tamil is strictly enforced as a National Language.

However, the previous government forced Sanhindiyawa down upon the Southerners. Due to this many people (especially the children) have lost their patriotic feeling about the country. Sinhala songs such as ‘Me Sinhala Apage Ratai, Hela Derane Kandula Susuma, ‘Api Okkoma Rajawaru’ etc were removed from radio broadcasting.

The previous President proudly announced that his government reduced the acreage held by the Army in the North and the East from 84,523 to 14,769 – a reduction of  83%.

In the East, large numbers of Buddhist archeological sites are being discovered regularly. None of the governments since the ending of the war have shown a keen desire to preserve them and identify them as Sinhala Buddhist cultural sites.

In order to satisfy the minorities and win their vote, Sinhala history has been distorted in history books. Children are now taught that Vijaya and Mahavansa maybe myths. That, Buddhism may have arrived in the country before the arrival of Ven Mahinda.  The Sinhalese have been heavily indoctrinated to believe that King Ravana, a fictitious/mythical character in Hindu books, had indeed existed in Sri Lanka, more than 4,000 years ago. This has given Tamils the opportunity to make the false claim that Ravana was a Tamil, thus they are the first arrivals of the country. Wigneswaran got in the bandwagon to state that King Devanampiyatisa was a Tamil and his correct name is Devanampiyatissam! Until about 20 years ago, Ravana was totally a non-entity in Sri Lankan history. The Great King, Dutu Gamunu, was described in a famous movie (produced mainly for the children) as ‘Dushta Gamini’.

Given the acute land shortage in the South, the government must allow non-Tamils to live in the North and the East (1/3 of the country). Those are the only areas where land is now freely available to live.  The South is congested with Tamils (Wellawatta, Kotahena, Muttwal are just a few examples).  There is nothing wrong with this, but the Sinhalese must also be allowed to live in the North and the East (currently they cannot seek properties even on lease). It is time that the government corrects this serious anomaly. All citizens should be allowed to live wherever they wish to live. This is a right enshrined in our Constitution (Article 14 (1) (h). Article 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which Sri Lanka is a signatory also prescribes this.

The writer is an International Lawyer

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Kumar Moses

There is only one country in the world that has used nuclear weapons in anger. That too on civilians! It happened in 1945. The targets were large cities, not military bases. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese died due to direct and indirect exposure. No other country has done so.

Just six years later that same country bombed North Korea with various biological agents causing famine, widespread infestation and deaths. Once again it was targeted at civilians. No other country has used biological weapons.

In 1968 and throughout the Vietnam War that very same country used chemical weapons against civilians. Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese were killed in indiscriminate chemical weapons attacks. These were aimed at civilians. A few other countries have also used chemical weapons after the lead of this nation. However, their use comes nowhere near the massive use by this particular country.

Having used all forms of weapons of mass destruction, this country has the audacity to blame others for the COVID-19 crisis. Is this some kind of a joke?

What is most worrisome is this country used all these weapons of mass destruction in Asia. Seems like the decision makers of this country consider Asians to be lesser human beings. Although this country publicly announced they have given up chemical and biological weapons, others have raised serious doubts about these claims. Most likely they still do have WMD programs. Others must not lower their guard and need not stick to their commitments to stop or curtail biological and chemical weapons. They may be the only means to keep the aggressor at bay.

චන්ද්‍රසේන පණ්ඩිතගේ

පසුගිය වසරේ නොවැම්බර් මස 19 වෙනිදා ලෝකයේ උපත ලද කොරෝනා හෙවත් කොවිඩ්-19 නම්වූ මදනල කුමරිය පසුගිය වසරේ දෙසැම්බර් මස 10 වෙනිදා චීනයේ හුවාන පලාතෙන් මතුවී සුළි සුළඟක් ලෙසින් ලොවපුරාම ගමන් කරමින් සිටින අවස්තාවක අපි ඒ දෙස මහත් උද්යෝගයකින් බලා සිටින්නේ, මේ කොරෝනා කුමරිය මේ ලෝකය තුල කුමන අරමුණකින් කුමක් කිරීමට සැරසෙන්නේද යන කුතුහලයෙන් යුක්තවය.

ඇත්ත වශයෙන්ම අපි මේ දෙස මහත් බලාපොරොත්තු සාහිතව බලා සිටින්නෙමු. අපි එහෙම කියන්නේ මේක මහා විනාශයක් මේක වහාම නැවැත්විය යුතුයි යන හඬ හැම තැනකින්ම ඇසෙන තත්වයක් තුලදියි. නමුත් යම් ශුභවාදී වටිනා යමක් මේ තුලින් මතුවෙන බව අපි දන්නවා.

මේ ලෝකයේ විශේෂිත කටයුතු ඉටුකිරීම සඳහා විශේෂිත පුද්ගලයන් හා කණ්ඩායම් මේ ලෝකයට වරින්වර එවන බව අපි හොදින් දන්නවා. ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ මහතා හා ඔහු හා බද්ධව වැඩකරන පිරිවර සේනාවන් එතුමා සහ එතුමාට පවරා ඇති කාර්යයන් ඉටුකිරීම සඳහා ස්වභාවය විසින් විශේෂිත නිර්මාණයන් ලෙස මෙබිමට එවන ලද බල මුලුවකි. දැන් මේ බල මුළුවට ඉටුකිරීමට ඇති කාර්යයන් ඉටුකිරීමට යාමේදී ඇතිවෙන බාධක මොනවාද? ඒවා ඉවත් කිරීම හා ඒවා විනාශ කිරීමටද ස්වභාවය කටයුතු නිර්මාණය කරයි.

මේ වනවිට ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ් මහතා බලයට පත්වී, මාස හතරක් නිමවා අවසන්ය. ඔහු ඉතා පිරිසිදු පාලනයක් ගෙනයාම සඳහා විශාල බලාපොරොත්තු පෙරදැරිව කටයුතු කලද ඒවා දැන දැනම ඔහුට එරෙහිව අවිගත් පිරිසක් රටපුරාම ක්‍රියාත්මක වෙමින් පැවතුනි. ඒ අධිරාජ්‍යවාදීන්ගේ සැලසුම් හා පෝෂණය කිරීම් තුලින් දිරිගත් පුද්ගල සමුහයක් තුලිනි. ස්වභාවය අපිට වඩා බලවත්ය. සැලසුම් සහගතය. ස්වභාවයේ විනිශ්චය බලවත්ය.

ගෝඨාභය ප්‍රමුඛ සේනාවට සිය ව්‍යාපෘතිය ආරම්භ කිරීමට හා පවත්වාගෙන යාමට බාධාවන් ගණනාවක් විය. එකක් වුයේ පැවතී පාර්ලිමේන්තුවයි. එය මාර්තු දෙවනිදායින් පසු විසුරුවා හැරිණි. ඒ එක හිසරදයක නිමාවයි. ඊට අමතරව, ජාතික වශයෙන්, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ, ද්‍රවිඩ සංවිධාන, මුස්‌ලිම සංවිධාන, දේශපාලන පිලිලයන්සේ කටයුතු කරමින් සිටියහ. ඔවුනගේ හඬ නිහඬ කිරීමට ස්වභාවය කටයුතු කල ආකාරය විශ්මිතය. මේ සියල්ලක්ම ස්වභාවය ඉටුකරන ලද්දේ කොරෝනා වයිරසය උපයෝගී කරගෙනය. මැතිවරණය සඳහා නාමයෝජනා බාරගත්තද මැතිවරණයට දින නියමයක් නැත. මැතිවරණ කොමසාරිස් නිහඬය. දේශපාලන පක්ෂ සියල්ලේම හඬ බොල්වී ඇත. ජනතාවගේ කණට නිවාඩුවක් ලැබී ඇත. කොතරම් අපුරු සිදුවීමක්ද මේ අපි දකිමින් සිටින්නේ.? ඒ ජාතික වශයෙන්ය.

ජාත්‍යන්තර වශයෙන්, ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ මහතාට හා එම සේනාවට එරෙහිව බලවත්ව සිටි, ජාත්‍යන්තර ප්‍රතිගාමී සේනාවට අද සිදුව ඇති දේ එකවර කල හැකි බලවතා කවරෙක්ද? අපි ඒ දෙස බලා දුක් වෙමුද තුටු වෙමුද? පසුගිය මාර්තු මස අපිට එරෙහිව ජිනීවා නුවර මානව හිමිකම් කවුන්සලයේදී හඬ නැගු රටවල් තුල බලවත් අර්බුද නිර්මාණය කර අපිට සැනසිල්ලේ ඉන්නට ඉඩ සලසා දුන් කොරෝනා වයිරසයට අපි කුමක් කරමුද? අප කල යුත්තේ එය අපට අවැසි විදියට හැසිරවීමට කටයුතු කිරීමයි. සත්‍ය ලෙසම මේ වයිරසය අපගේ මිතුරෙක් මිස සතුරෙක් නම් නොවේ.

අද අපට එරෙහිව අවි අමෝරාගෙන නැගිටීමට ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදයට නොහැක. කැනඩාවටද නොහැක, මහා බ්‍රිතාන්යටද නොහැක, නොර්වේ රාජ්‍ය, ජර්මනිය, ප්‍රංශය ඉතාලිය යන කිසිදු රාජ්‍යකට නොහැක. අපිට එරෙහිව සෘජුවම චන්දය දුන් අසල්වැසි ඉන්දියාවටද නොහැක. මේ අනුව කොරෝනා වයිරසය අප වෙනුවෙන් මිහිබට සුර ලොව නිමයුමක්සේ සැලකුවද කම් නැත.  මේ ලෝකයේ ධනවත්ම රාජ්‍යයන් සියල්ලම මහා ආර්ථික හා මානුෂීයව පරිහානියකට ලක්වෙන්නේ, දෙවන ලෝක යුද්ධයෙන් පසු එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ සංවිධානය නමින් සංවිධානයක් පිහිටුවාගෙන උත්තර ද්‍රවයේ ඉහල සිට මේ පොලොව දෙස බලන ඒ සංවිධානයේ රැකවරණ ලබමින් මේ ලොව පෙළමින් දස ලක්ෂ ගණන් මිනිසුන් මරමින තුටුවෙමින් ජය පන් බිවු ලෝක අධිරාජවාදී රාජ්‍ය සමුහයයි.

පිඩනයට පත්වෙන ජනතාව ඉටුකළ යුතු කාර්යයක්, අද දවසේ ඇසට නොපෙනෙන කුඩා වයිරසයක් ඉටුකරමින් සිටි. එදා මෙදා තුර මේ තර්ජනයට ලක්ව සිටින අධිරාජ්‍යවාදී රාජ්‍යන් සමුහය තවත් මහා ලේ වැගිරීම් රාශියක් කිරීමේ අරමුණින්, නවීන අවි ආයුධ ගොඩ ගසාගෙන සිටින මේ මොහොතේ, ස්වභාවය විසින් ඇසට නොපෙනෙන වයිරසයක් නිර්මාණය කර සිදු කරන මේ ක්‍රියාවලියේ චමත්කාරතත්වය අපි දකින්නේ මහා කුතුහලයකින් යුක්තව බව කිව යුතුමය. කොරෝනා වයිරසය මේ ඉටුකරන්නේ තුන්වන ලෝක යුද්ධයේ කාර්යභාරයයි. නමුත් තමන් යුද්ධයක් සඳහා නිපදවා ගොඩගසාගත් කිසිදු වැඩක් නැතිබව ස්වභාවය පෙන්වාදී ඇත. අවි ආයුධ ගැටෙන යුද්ධයකට වඩා මෙය සාධාරණය. හැම දෙනාමතම බෝම්බ දමා වනසන යුද්ධයට වඩා, මෙය තුල යම් සුන්දරත්වයක් දකිමු.

දැන් පිට්ටනිය හිස්ය ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ මහතා ප්‍රමුඛ සේනාවට ක්‍රීඩා කිරීම ඉතා පහසුය. නමුත් ක්‍රීඩාපිටියේ නොපෙනෙන කොරෝනා වයිරසයද තිබේ. එයින් පරිස්සම් වෙමින් කලයුතු සමාජ පරිවර්තනයක් එතුමා අබියස ඇත. දැන් සෑම නිවසකටම ආහාර රැගෙන එයි. ජනතාව නිවසේ සිටම ඒවා මිලදී ගනු ලැබේ. හෙට ආහාර ගෙන ආවද ඒවා ගැනීමට ජනතාවට මුදල් නැත. එබැවින් ආහාර එවීමට පෙර මුදල් ගෙදරට ගෙනවිත් දීමට සිදුවේ. එයද බැංකු තුලින් ඉටු කල හැක. නමුත් හැමෝටම බැංකු ගිණුම් නැත. හැමෝම ලග මුදල්ද නැත. මෙයට පිළිතුරක් අවශ්‍යවේ. ඒ සඳහා කල හැකි හා කලයුතු ඉහලම පිළියම වන්නේ,
රටේ අවුරුදු 15ට වැඩි සියලු දෙනාටම මහා බැංකුවට අනුබද්ධිත බැංකු ගිණුමක් හා ඉලෙක්ට්‍රොනික් මුදල් සංසරණ කාඩ්පතක් ලබාදීමයි. ඊට පසු සාම මිනිසෙක් ලගම ඇති මුදල් නෝට්ටු හා කාසි බැංකුවට ගෙනවිත්දී ඒවා තම තමන්ගේ ගිණුම්වල තැන්පත් කිරීමට ඉඩ ලබාදිය යුතුය. මේ කාර්යයේදී තැන්පත් කරන්නා කුමන ආකාරයේ විශාල මුදල් ප්‍රමාණයක් ගෙන ආවද ඒවා ප්‍රශ්න කිරීමකින් තොරව බැංකුවේ තැන්පත් කිරීමට ඉඩ ලබාදිය යුතුය. මුළු රටේම මිනිසුන්ගේ ගිණුම් මහා බැංකුව හරහා මධ්‍යගත කිරීම තුලින්, මහා බැංකුව මුදල පිරි මිනිසුන් හා ආයතන මොනවාද යන්නත්, මුදල් නැති මුදල් අවැසි මිනිසුන් කවුදැයි යන්නත් සම්බන්ධව අවබෝධයක් ලැබේ. ඒ අනුව සෑම මාසයකදීම මුදල් නැති මිනිසුන් සම්බන්ධව අවබෝධ කරගෙන ඔවුනට ජීවත්වීම සඳහා රජය ප්‍රතිපාදන දැමීම හෝ ඔවුනට රැකියාදීම රාජ්‍ය කටයුත්තක් බවට පත්කල යුතුය.

කොරෝනා වයිරසයේ අවසාන පලය වන්නේ ධනවාදය අර්බුදයකට ලක්කර නවසමාජ ක්‍රමයක් ලොව තුල ගොඩනැගීම වන අතර, එම ක්‍රමය තුල මුදල් නෝට්ටු බාවිතය අහෝසි වන බැවින්ද ඒ වෙනුවට ඉලෙක්ට්‍රොනික් මුදල් බාවිතය සම්පුර්ණයෙන්ම සමාජගත වන බැවින්ද, එම ක්‍රියාවලියේ නියමු බලවේගය ශ්‍රී ලංකාව තුලින් ගොඩනගමු. මේ කාරයත් සමගම කොරෝනා වයිරසයේ නිමාවද දැකීමට හැකිවනු ඇත.

Courtesy The Daily Mirror

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has proposed ten steps “Hammer and Dance Theory” to control COVID-19 Outbreak in Sri Lanka. All possible aggressive actions should be implemented immediately to control COVID-19,” it said.