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| ‘Our
little baby has only one hand now’ |
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| By Kumudini Hettiarachchi |
 The
parents of baby Sewmini, just one year and two months,
never in their worst imaginings thought that a visit to
a hospital would tragically change their lives and that
of their one and only little girl forever. |
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| Stones
of many shapes, different histories |
| By Vidushi Seneviratne |
 It
began with Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa and went on to
Kandy. Come November 1, visitors to the National Museum
will be able to enjoy yet another gallery, this time devoted
to stone antiquities. |
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| Do
they really care? |
A little boy
sits alone at a table, listlessly picking at his food.
He is still in his school uniform. A toddler has crawled
into a playhouse and fallen asleep on the floor. A small
girl wails for her mother. No one notices. The other children
are asleep, curled up on quilts on the floors of the rooms.
Inside there is a clatter, as a tray of milk bottles is
being prepared, each numbered and labelled, for when they
wake up. |
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| On
the threshold of chikungunya |
| By Kumudini Hettiarachchi |
 It
masquerades as dengue but the good news is that it is
not as deadly as some strains of dengue such as the haemorrhagic
kind.As chikungunya spreads in South Asia, including southern
India, Consultant Epidemiologist Dr. Ananda Amarasinghe
was quick to reassure Sri Lankans that this viral disease
had not been detected yet in our country. |
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| Something
magical happened that night -
Arts |
| Shyamon Jayasinghe who played the role
of the Potheguru looks back on the groundbreaking performance
of Maname in 1956, as he returns to Sri Lanka to celebrate
50 years of that seminal work and to play Potheguru one
last time. |
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