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by Uditha Devapriya In the annals of horribilis, 2020 wasn’t just an annus horribilis. It was much more and much worse. Sri Lanka fared better than did many other countries, but in many respects it fared worse, owing largely if not mainly to rank incompetence. A virus cannot be eradicated, after all, on the strength of presidential power alone; if it did, the regime should have been able to contain the second wave much better than the first, having passed the 20th amendment right before the second wave began to peak. It could not. Looking back I’d say that 2020 brought about an inevitable...

FACE MASK VIOLATERS – 31 ARRESTED FACE MASK VIOLATERS – 31 ARRESTED Written by Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police arrested 31 suspects in a 24-hour window for the failure to wear face masks and maintain social distance, police said. Since 30th October to-date, a total of 1860 people have been arrested for the violation of COVID-19 regulations including the wearing of face masks and maintaining social distances, Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said on Sunday (Dec. 27). The quarantine isolation order in respect of nine police jurisdiction in Colombo-North and Central Colomb...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police arrested 54 suspects in a 24-hour window for the failure to wear face masks and maintain social distance, police said - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.

In the annals of horribilis, 2020 wasn’t just an annus horribilis. It was much more and much worse. Sri Lanka fared better than many other countries, but in many respects it fared worse, owing largely if not mainly to rank incompetence. A virus cannot be eradicated, after all, on the strength of presidential power alone; if it did, the regime should have been able to contain the second wave much better than the first, having passed the 20th amendment right before the second wave began to peak. It could not. Looking back I’d say that 2020 brought about an inevitable political paradigm shi...