Pandemic causes double whammy for Sri Lankan Muslims
In the realm of Sri Lankan politics, Muslim leaders have immensely contributed to the progress of the nation. Yesteryear Muslim leaders, along with the other national leaders, strived hard to shape the political contours of Sri Lanka. Honest and devoid of vested interests, they earned the respect of others and stood up for what was [...]
Has the President to go it alone?
Whether the President has to go it alone is the question posed today to the public through the media. This question arose in the context of the Sena caterpillar menace, wild elephants, and such other problems faced by farmers in the Anuradhapura District, after the President visited Anuradhapura, alone, to look into these problems. On [...]
SLCM office bearers 2020/21
At the Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists held on Oct 16, 2020 the following members were elected office bearers. President : Prof Nadira Karunaweera President Elect : Dr Geethika Patabendige Vice President : Dr Rohini Wadanamby Joint Secretaries : Dr Madhumanee Abeywardena Dr Nilakshi Samaranayake Treasurer : Dr Nadisha Badanasinghe Dr Sumudu Suranadee [...]
Treasure Island resurrected
Regular reports about ‘treasure hunters’ and intrepid cops catching them convey the impression that this island of ours is indeed a Treasure Island. Not as entertaining of the Treasure Island of Robert Louis Stevenson with the one-legged pirate, Long John Silver, and his merry men with the lines: Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest. [...]
The most dangerous situation humanity has ever faced
(CNN) – For a year now, the world has been ravaged by the horrors of Covid-19. It has caused millions to lose their jobs, overwhelmed health care systems and dramatically changed how we live. The disease has killed more than 2 million people and infected 100 million around the globe. Even so, we face fundamentally [...]
The promise and peril of the bio-revolution
HAMBURG – Last November, the world cheered the news that three gene-based COVID-19 vaccines – one developed by German biotech company BioNTech in collaboration with Pfizer, another by US-based biotech firm Moderna, and a third by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca – had proved effective in clinical trials. But in October, researchers revealed that [...]