Identification of the dead in mass disasters
A mass disaster is an occurrence of a calamitous event, usually sudden and violent, resulting in a large number of victims, dead or injured, substantial material damage, and a significant disruption of society. The events of April 21 had all these features. Forensic pathologists have a major role to play in mass disasters. The duties [...]
“The land belongs to the people and all living beings; thou art only the guardian of it …”
The letter sent by the National Joint Committee to Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe on the Millennium Challenge Corporation Agreement The National Joint Committee is committed to protect and preserve the unity and territorial integrity of our nation. We believe that Sri Lanka should follow a foreign policy of non-alignment. Due to the fact that Sri [...]
Help Save Sasindu
Seven-year-old Sasindu Dinusara from Kerawalapitiya, Wattala, has been receiving treatment for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia for the past two years at Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama. His doctor, Sanjeewa Gunasekera, has recommended an immediate bone-marrow transplant to save his life. The surgery needs to be conducted within 12 days at India’s Apollo Hospital. The surgery costs Sri [...]
Vesak in Hong Kong;
The Sri Lankan Buddhist Cultural Centre of Hong Kong held their third Vesak celebration in Hong Kong on May 19 at Po Leung Kok Lam Man Chan English Primary School with the support of volunteers under the guidance of Ven. Sumiththa Thera. Everything was done overnight – from the Vesak lanterns to the stupa all [...]
Paal Kudam Pooja at Wanathamulla
The UNP’s Borella electorate chief organiser, Jayantha de Silva was the chief guest at the Wanathamulla Sri Maha Ahora Weealai Amman Kovil’s annual Paal Kudam Pooja held recently. He is seen here being welcomed by a priest of the kovil. A large number of devotees attended the event.
Ominous and dangerous signs neglected
The failure of the intelligence gathering apparatus of the Police Department is being discussed in different forums. Questions are being asked as to who was responsible for the failure to act on the intelligence available well ahead of the Muslim extremists’ attacks on Easter Sunday. Every nation maintains specialised units to gather intelligence about any [...]
India’s cult of Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI – In 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power at the helm of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after articulating a vision of a revived India, a manufacturing giant with high-tech capabilities which could meet the rising aspirations of a growing young population. Modi promised voters that his administration would be [...]
Why did Daeish target Sri Lanka?
The landslide victory of Narendra Modi at the Lok Sabha elections has resulted in the creation of an Indian politician with political power as no other Indian politician had since Independence — not even Jawaharlal Nehru — is the consensus of Indian political analysts. Modi’s sophisticated election strategy involved the focus of the campaign being [...]