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My dear Coronavirus, I thought I must write to you because the entire world is talking about you. You seem to have brought the planet to a halt with your infection. What I wanted to write to you about though, was the effect you were having on us, the brave citizens of Paradise, who don’t [...]
‘Black’ humour in these testing times
Sri Lankans are known for often turning government announcements and political pronouncement into jokes. That some see as a national trait. Humour after all is not essentially bad. It keeps people and nations alive at the worst of times. There I was isolating myself and contemplating my navel on what best to do next when [...]
COVID encounters at the Battle of the Blues
Notwithstanding the discovery of the first Lankan testing positive for the coronavirus on Lankan soil on March 10 and in spite of reports of another victim the following day, signalling that the COVID had landed and the invasion had begun in full swing, thousands embarked on a three-day binge of cricketing revelry last Thursday; and [...]
Horrendous economic consequences of the corona pandemic
The corona pandemic is spreading like wild fire. Its economic consequences are severe, increasing and unpredictable. It is worse than a recession. It is a global economic shutdown and will impact severely on the Sri Lankan economy. Serious threat It has spread to more than 170 countries with over 270,000 persons tested positive. Its international [...]
People want to know what’s going on; public focus on corona scare not elections
Emergency measures put into place by the President come into praise; but address to the nation falls short of expectations If the coronavirus crisis ends soon, elections could be held on May 30; main parties face many controversies over nominations lists A patient with a complaint of chest pain enters a hospital. A well-known [...]
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