Urgent need to control spread of invader-malarial vector from South India
With no indigenous malaria cases being reported in the country since November 2012, our group of scientists have been sending out warnings about the potential invasion, particularly of the northern peninsula of Jaffna by the dangerous malaria vector in South India, Anopheles stephensi. While people were relieved over the malaria-free status declared by the World [...]
Learning from Malaria
BERLIN – It is one of the best untold stories in the annals of development: great strides have been made against malaria, a disease that was once endemic across the world and, more recently, has remained the scourge of developing countries. Over the last 15 years, more than six million lives have been saved. Even [...]
Power of music as wellness modality
To educate Sri Lankans about the power of music as a wellness modality, an event was held on Wednesday at the Dutch Burgher Union. The attendees included senior executives, researchers, musicians, healthcare professionals, and the general public. A US based NGO – Global Music & Wellness headed by Sri Lankan born Arlene de Silva partnered [...]
Many were the lessons
Following is a tribute by Lester Corea, Ernest Corea’s son, at the celebration of his life service at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, Springfield, Virginia. As many of you may already know, my dad’s father, Andy’s and my grandad, was an Anglican priest, leading dad to claim, that when he was a young lad, his friends, [...]
Drug free Sri Lanka
The above is a slogan of the Police Narcotics Bureau and the wishful thinking of majority of Sri Lankans who don’t use narcotic drugs. The percentage of drug users and abusers is very much less than those who did not experiment with any narcotic drugs. Every year the aim of law enforcement agencies is to [...]
How good is less bad?
Good and bad are opposites relative to each other. Less bad is not necessarily good. It depends on the degree of lessening and the type of what is bad. In terms of corruption at Cabinet level, I remember President J. R. Jayewardene’s attitude on the subject. When briefed by his confidantes about corruption on the [...]
President accuses media of criticising Govt., but they’re only telling home truths
Accusing the media of criticising the Government, President Maithripala Sirisena has said that media personnel have forgotten the sufferings they underwent during the Rajapaksa regime. He claimed that it was his Government that freed the media and had given the freedom they now enjoyed. Of course, it is common knowledge that there are plenty of [...]
Glass half full – or half empty?
In a couple of years, reluctant as I am to acknowledge it, I will be eighty years old. And I recognise that these days the years and months seem to pass so much faster than when I was younger. One of my friends, a knowledgeable scientist, explained this phenomenon to me by pointing out that [...]
Ensuring road safety is a social responsibility
Annually, 1.25 million people die in road accidents worldwide, with another 20 to 50 million people injured. Road accidents, the ninth leading cause of death, are expected to grow to be the fifth leading cause by 2030. Ninety percent of road accidents occur in low and middle income countries. According to the World Health Organisation [...]
‘World Youth Skills Day’ Jointly Hosted by Sri Lanka at the UN
UNITED NATIONS — The World Youth Skills Day was celebrated for the third consecutive year at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event, held on July 17, was jointly hosted by the Permanent Missions of Sri Lanka and Portugal, the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy for Youth, ILO and UNESCO. Resolution A/res/69/145, promoted [...]
Crowning of Miss Premier Ceylon in UK
Miss Premier Ceylon was chosen from among Miss England County Queens at the finals of the Miss England beauty pageant held at Vox Center, Resorts World, Birmingham, UK on July 14. The Premier Ceylon event comprises two phases, Miss Premier Ceylon – United Kingdom and Miss Premier Ceylon – Sri Lanka. Olivia Green, Miss Genting [...]
Crowning of Miss Premier Ceylon in UK
Miss Premier Ceylon was chosen from among Miss England County Queens at the finals of the Miss England beauty pageant held at Vox Center, Resorts World, Birmingham, UK on July 14. The Premier Ceylon event comprises two phases, Miss Premier Ceylon – United Kingdom and Miss Premier Ceylon – Sri Lanka. Olivia Green, Miss Genting [...]
National Trust lecture on Bengal’s Buddhist heritage sites
The 97th lecture of the National Trust, Sri Lanka’s monthly lecture series on ‘Buddhist heritage sites in ancient Bengal’ by Dr. Nilan Cooray will be held at the HNB Auditorium, 22nd Floor, HNB Towers, 479 T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10 at 6.30p.m. on Thursday, July 27. Dr. Nilan Cooray is a chartered architect and heritage [...]