Needless to say people are not very happy about the yahapalanaya neither would they like the earlier regime. The main reason why yahapalanaya is no more yahapalanaya is because, the president, in spite of being a sincere, trustworthy, good intending person is struggling between two contradicting roles. While being the …
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News: Misuse of BIA toilets: Bidet showers down the drain
Misuse of facilities at the Bandaranaike International Airport, the country’s main link to the outside world, has forced the authorities to do away with many of its handheld bidet showers. Toilets had been in a perilous state, with the floors often flooded. The reason, an airport official said, was that …
Read More »Letter to the editor: Do not let the Muslims take over Srilanka!
There had been a spate of videos on the net recently warning the Sinhalese that Muslims are going to take over Srilanka and to be vigilant. This is the main theme of Ven. Gnanasara thero and some youngsters who seem to be thinking that the danger is imminent. They also …
Read More »4&4 STEP CONTROL OF DENGUE
It is heartening to see many institutes have taken interest in controlling Dengue. It will be very profitable if all get onto a single plan and mode of action and work hand in hand. Actually if only the housewives can be persuaded to take the responsibility of making sure there …
Read More »Letter to the editor: Prevention of Dengue is possible only with housewives’ corporation
6/08/2016 However much one may strive, unless we stop breeding places for the mosquitoes the anti dengue measures are likely to fail. Fining, threatening, fogging and cleaning the drains in the lanes are all secondary. Until and unless the households recognize this fact no amount of these measures are likely …
Read More »Letters It’s party time for mossies and goodbye eradication by Dr.Mareena Reffai
That the anti-mosquito campaign is a failure is a foregone conclusion, proved not only by the ever- increasing number of cases of dengue in spite of millions being spent by the government but also by the way government officials go about taking action in fits and starts. Once in …
Read More »Dengue control program-Utter waste of money and Energy
Letter to the editor: The anti mosquito campaign is a failure is a foregone conclusion, proved not only by the ever increasing number of cases of Dengue in spite of millions being spent on this program by the government but also by the way the government officials go about taking …
Read More »Thank you Ven. Gnanasara thero & BBS!
Letter to the editor: The Muslim community owes a big thank you to Ven. Gnanasara thero. He has done a great service to Muslims which the community was struggling to make happen for half a century. Muslims in srilanka had been following a so called Muslim culture rather than the …
Read More »Dengue Can Be Controlled Only Through The Citizens
It is an absolute truth that dengue can be controlled only through the participation of the citizens. It should be a multi-pronged, sustained, 24-hour vigil by every single citizen of the country. Otherwise the plan is doomed to fail. If we could eradicate Malaria surely we can conquer dengue too. …
Read More »Dengue Can Be Controlled Only Through The Citizens by Dr.Mareena Reffai
It is an absolute truth that dengue can be controlled only through the participation of the citizens. It should be a multi-pronged, sustained, 24-hour vigil by every single citizen of the country. Otherwise the plan is doomed to fail. If we could eradicate Malaria surely we can conquer dengue too. …
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