Sunday Observer

9 May, 2021 0

Assistance of over 1,000 doctors, nurses sought

Ayurvedic hospitals to admit Covid-19 patients

State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Promotion, Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals Development and Community Health Sisira Jayakody said a decision has been taken to convert all 118 Ayurvedic hospitals countrywide into intermediate care centres that have a capacity of over 5,000 beds to treat Covid-19 patients. Discussions have already been conducted to seek the assistance of over 1,000 doctors and nursing...

9 May, 2021 0

Indian, S. African variant in Sri Lanka

China, Russia vaccine roll out begins

As Sri Lanka began rolling out Russia’s Sputnik V and Chinese made Sinopharn Covid-19 vaccines last week local scientists said yesterday that the deadlier Indian variant and highly resistant South African variant have been detected in the country.The Epidemiology unit began rolling out the Synopharm vaccine yesterday in Panadura after the World Health Organization (WHO) approved its emergency use in...

9 May, 2021 0

Move to prevent Indian vessels infiltration

SLAF steps up reconnaissance flights over IMBL

Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has increased its reconnaissance flights in coordination with the Navy vessels along the International Maritime Border Line (IMBL) in the Palk Straits to prevent any form of Indian fishing vessels infiltrating into the Northern waters of the country, SLAF Spokesman Group Capt. Dushan Wijesinghe said.He told the Sunday Observer that apart from the routine reconnaissance flights in...

9 May, 2021 0

Attackers leave a trail of hilarity behind them

The Myanmarisation cry has now died down somewhat. That’s owing to the fact that suddenly the Port City issue came to the fore after the Port City Commission Bill saw the light of day, and abruptly the critics saw the opportunity to say “Chinafication”.So Myanmarisation gave way to Chinafication and accusations such as Chinese debt trap, and all that.These people had better decide. Is the military with the...

9 May, 2021 0

Self-discipline can reverse disturbing trend:

Over 1,500 patients reported daily

The following article is based on a TV interview of Health Services Director General Dr. Asela Gunawardena and consultant physician Dr. Ananda Wijewickrema at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (formerly IDH), Angoda.Sri Lanka is currently at a crucial phase. We have been confirmed the current outbreak and the spike in the Covid-19 daily infection curve is due to the UK variant .We are at a high...

9 May, 2021 0

Govt. will implement development programs despite difficulties - PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera told Parliament that the Opposition should not try to take political advantages of the Covid-19 pandemic prevailing in the country and instead should support the Government to fight it.Speaking during the debate on the Covid-19 situation, the Minister reminded how the same Opposition tried to hinder the former Government led by then President Mahinda Rajapaksa during...

9 May, 2021 0

Sri Lanka Cricket exposes the Great mismatch

Only Sanath Jayasuriya was supposed to take the field while several in the squad were average Sri Lankan players during their playing daysA temporary or interim committee running the affairs of Sri Lanka Cricket after the term of an elected membership ended last month, committed yet another unfathomable twist in less than a week, this time releasing a squad of players that it branded ‘Greats’ to play in a...

9 May, 2021 0

To overcome economic ills

Promoting technical education the way out - Experts

Japan, a good example

The perpetual clamour for equitable access to wealth and a good lifestyle by the less privileged will cease with a change of attitude and educational reforms that would promote and bring technical education to the forefront, said a senior entrepreneur and an expert on labour productivity.The daily wage earner and the casual worker is again in for turbulent times with the country imposing travel...