Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, Milinda Moragoda, presented the report of the Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference 2020 (PFIOSC) to Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz. The conference, which was conducted in a virtual format due to the prevailing COVID 19 pandemic, was held from November 10 to 12 .
The festive season has already started and it will continue until early January. This time we all have a brand new special uninvited guest for all our celebrations. It is COVID-19. This new guest is fatal and will not go away for another two or more years. Therefore we have to live with this guest no matter whether we like it or not.
The water level of the Maguru Ganga, Yan Oya and Kuda Ganga is currently rising to ‘Alert Level’ due to the prevailing rainfall, stated the Disaster Management Center. Accordingly, the people living in low-level areas of these rivers have been advised to move to safer locations due to the threat of floods.
The Government should take immediate action to either bury or cremate COVID-19 infected corpses, instead of keeping them in freezers over a long period, UNP Leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe stated yesterday. He emphasized that the cremation or burial of people who died due to COVID-19 should not be made a political issue but should be done in accordance
People’s Liberation Front Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his Christmas message, yesterday, said that Sri Lankan Christians join Christians worldwide to commemorate Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ, with devotion. “We are delighted to wish all Sri Lankan Christians who celebrate splendorous Christmas a Merry Christmas,” he said. The rest of the message is as follows: