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Monday 1st March, 2021 The Opposition has got hold of something to beat the government with. The final report issued by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on the Easter Sunday carnage has come in handy for it. The SLPP made a lot of political capital out of the security failures that led to the terror strikes under the yahapalana government, and came to power, promising to expose and punish all those who were responsible for the carnage. Now, the boot is on the other foot. The SJB, which consists of former yahapalana politicians, says that when it forms a government, it will cond...

Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): The College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka (CCPSL) is gravely concerned regarding the failure to implement the scientifically recommended vaccine priority list with regard to the national COVID-19 inoculation drive in the country, a media statement noted on Monday (Feb. 22). The National Advisory committee on Communicable Diseases (NACCD), has approved the National Vaccine Deployment Plan for COVID-19 vaccination in January 2021, which was also approved by the Ministry of Health and conveyed to all stakeholders including the World Health Organization (WHO), t...

 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–2008 Anderson’s tale about Emperors’ new clothes involves a vain king who was preoccupied with his appearance and his wardrobe. A pair of swindlers took advantage of this by pretending to be able to weave the finest cloth, which couldn’t be seen by people who were either unfit for office or were particularly stupid. The king decided to have a suit of clothes made from the fabric in order to test which of his courtiers was unfit for office. As he didn’t want to appear stupid or unfit for rule himself, he pretended to be able to see...

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 9:15am AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills has nominated Dr. Mark Fourre, of Camden, for appointment to the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees. Dr. Mark Fourre is the president of the Coastal Healthcare Alliance, medical director of Lincoln Medical Partners, president and chair of the Board of Community Physicians of Maine, and chief health affairs officer of MaineHealth. He served as chief medical officer for LincolnHealth, senior medial director of clinical integration at MaineHealth and chief of emergency medicine at Miles Memorial Hospital and St. An...

In Covid Era: UN Experts Urge Sri Lanka to End Forced Cremation Policy Published January 26th, 2021 - 12:39 GMT Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against the government policy of forced cremations of Muslims who died of the Covid-19 coronavirus, outside a cemetery in Colombo. (AFP) Highlights Sri Lanka's policy of forced cremation of COVID-19 deceased contrary to Muslims, other minorities’ beliefs, say UN experts A group of UN human rights experts Monday urged the Sri Lankan government to end its policy of forced cremation of COVID-19 deceased, saying it is contrary to M...