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By Kumar David Though I do have a particular interest in the JVP-NPP and am anxious to see the NPP’s ‘Rapid Response to Current Challenges’ manifesto developed and improved, this column not drafted exclusively for that purpose, though it may read like that. I would be happy if other social and political movements find it […]
What sounds like a zany idea dreamt up in an opium den could have dire repercussions for the future of our democracy.
The government’s failure to manage foreign relations and enforce the law has led to a crisis affecting the public, says the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). “The recent EU Resolution reflects yet another foreign policy failure of this failed government. While it embarks on pipe-dream investor forums, the government seems intent on rapidly losing the two largest export markets Sri Lanka already has – the United States and the EU,” the SJB says. Full text of the party statement: “The SJB notes the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on ‘the situation in Sri La...
New York, June 12, 2021 (IANS): The addition of a simple processing step to saliva samples before testing may improve Covid-19 detection rate, eliminate the challenges of nasopharyngeal testing and facilitate mass surveillance, researchers say. The researchers, including Ravindra Kolhe from Augusta University in the US, found that an innovative protocol that processes saliva samples with a bead mill homogeniser before real-time PCR (RT-PCR) testing results in higher sensitivity compared to NPS samples. “Saliva as a sample type for Covid-19 testing was a game-changer in our fight against the...
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