0.00%
0.65%
48.90%
0.00%
50.45%
| Country | Total | New | Deaths | Deaths today | Recovered | Active | Critical | Per Mil Pop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1683 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 823 | 0 | 849 | 1 |
We are aware of the disastrous effects of nuclear weapons, cruise missiles, drones, landmines, cluster bombs, white phosphorus, Agent Orange, depleted uranium, biological and chemical weapons, used by the so-called protectors of the world – the superpowers.by Zulkifli NazimDefinition: Pathocracy -...
London (CNN): Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has been pictured riding on horseback in Windsor, west of London, in her first public appearance since the coronavirus lockdown began in the UK. The Queen could be seen riding around Home Park, next to Windsor Castle, over the weekend, wearing a green...
COVID-19 is a “triple crisis”—medical, economic, and psychologicalby Richard HortonHow do we make sense of this pandemic? The first interpretations are now appearing. Slavoj Žižek is a prolific philosopher and cultural theorist. He is the first to produce a volume of reflections—Pandemic!...
Which agency will monitor implementation of Supreme Court order on migrants?by K Natwar SinghNothing exposes the mishandling of the migrant crisis than the two paragraphs that made it to the front page of most newspapers and the deplorable indifference of the Central and state governments. Both occurred...
With no recognised rule of law, Hong Kong will become a high risk environment.by John DobsonOnce again our screens are full of pictures of tear gas and pepper spray on the streets of Hong Kong, as citizens protest against the erosion of their liberties. This week the Chinese National People’s Congress...
The Pentagon is finally going to go to open war against its own—again— people first starting with the National Guard deployment in Minneapolis and followed by active duty military police.by John Stanton“Without trampling through all the historical details, we can designate the entire history of...
COLOMBO (News1st) : A medical officers body has recommended on-arrival testing for those arriving in Sri Lanka from overseas, as part of a five point recommendation to prevent a second wave of coronavirus cases. “A clear and efficient plan is required to prevent the virus from entering the community...
COLOMBO (News1st) : Sri Lanka’s coronavirus cases rose to 1566 after eight people tested positive for the virus on Saturday, health ministry statistics showed. According to official figures, 27 patients had recovered from the virus on Saturday, bringing the total number of recovered patients to...
Before their extinction from Sri Lanka, they were abundant in the extreme north and often seen on the tidal flats near the Jaffna town and at the mouth of the lake.by J.M.N.J. Jayathilake Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a rare migrant in Sri Lanka; a breeding...
In the first week of this May, the Chinese and Indian troops had serious clashes on the banks of the lake leaving dozens of soldiers injured. Most of the injured ones were from the Indian Army.by Ali SukhanverView from Pakistan The Pakistan Army has recently said in a statement that it shot down an...
COLOMBO (News1st): Security researchers have warned users of Android versions 9.0 and earlier, about a malware that can steal sensitive data including passwords, using a malicious app. StrandHogg 2.0, can trick a user into providing login details, by displaying a malicious version of an app when the...
Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been ousted from his ethnic Malay political party in the latest twist of a power struggle with his successor, but he has vowed to challenge the move.The 94-year-old Mahathir, along with his son and three other senior members, were expelled from the...
The Chinese behaviour along the LAC points to a familiar pattern vis-a-vis India. However, it’s time for New Delhi to turn a new page in dealing with Beijingby Vivek MishraAfter some intense physical showdown between the Indian and Chinese soldiers at the Line of Control (LAC), attempts are now being...
Colombo (News 1st); Sri Lanka Navy refuting baseless information disseminating with regard to the recent coronavirus infected sailor accommodated at the Gaffor Building in Sir Baron Jayatilaka Mawatha, Colombo said, he was a Navy ambulance driver and accommodated at the venue and it belongs to the...
We have no institutions to conduct tracking polls on the mental state of our citizens. by Mass L. UsufCondemned to poverty by birth and condemned to death by destiny. This is the long and short tale of the three women who fell victim to a human stampede. They were part of the sudden surge of people...
In Bangladesh, the number of tests for covid-19 is very less. From March 8 to May 28 and Bangladesh tested 2,66,456 people. In this low rate of testing, the number of infected people is 38,292.by Swadesh RoyIn this corona pandemic, Bangladesh did not impose lockdown officially. Government started general...
China is the new Soviet Union. The economic policies led by the Communist Party of China (CCP) have lifted hundreds of millions of its people out of penury into the realm of the middle class. In doing so, it has projected a bright future for all its inhabitants.by Lionel Bopage and Michael Colin CookeThe...
The U.S. has fumbled its own response to the pandemic at the same time that its greedy and selfish behavior about vaccines alienates the rest of the world.by Prabir PurkayasthaDonald Trump launched a new vaccine war in May, but not against the virus. It was against the world. The United States and the...
The law would punish secession, subversion of state power, terrorism and acts that endanger national security.The national legislature has endorsed a decision to enact a national security law in Hong Kong at the closing session of its annual meeting today in Beijing in an overwhelming vote. The decision...
COLOMBO (News1st): The Gaffoor Building in Colombo has been declared as an isolated facility, with 200 navy personnel to undergo quarantine after a navy officer in the building tested positive for COVID-19. On Wednesday, a navy officer who had been lodged in the building had tested positive for the...