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A screenshot of a Sinhala-language newspaper article about beer supposedly produced using waste water has been shared thousands of times by Sri Lankan Facebook users who claim the article is referring to alcohol available within the crisis-hit country. However, the claim is misleading. The newspaper article refers to beer produced in Singapore using recycled water, not waste ....
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 the new clothes, as did all of his courtiers. He paraded the ‘new clothes’ through the streets and the onlookers, also not wishing to appear stupid, all admired them. A small child, who didn’t understand the apparent necessity for pretence, piped up ‘But he has nothing on!’. The bubble of pretence burst and soon all the onlookers were repeating what the child had said, whilst th ....
Youth for Justice Sri Lanka has called a media discussion on January 7 on the government’s decision to cremate Covid-19 positive victims. The organization said the move has created several news cycles, but was aggravated when an infant was forcefully cremated last month. The silent protest against the forceful cremation of Covid-19 victims of Islamic […] ....
By Norman Palihawadana Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked government MPs not to be confined to their homes, but to reach out to the people by visiting their respective electorates and resolving the grievances faced by the masses at a time the country is facing a grave pandemic situation. “I have asked Ministers and government […] ....