Pandemic Policies and Politics in South Asia:-By Kalinga Tudor Silva Source:Island Jayathilake, N., De Silva, S. and Amarajeewa, A. eds. Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic for South Asia: Civil Society Perspectives. Colombo: Regional Centre for Strategic Studies in collaboration with Global Partnership for Prevention of Armed Conflict, 2021. This edited volume published by the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various countries in the South Asian region. This volume differs from much of the emerging body of literature on politics and governance of the pandemic in that it seeks to capture civil society perspectives relating to this public health crisis and humanitarian emergency, with South Asia emerging as a major hotspot of the global pandemic. This is timely and particularly relevant as the pandemic is still unfolding in many parts of South Asia and the related horror stories triggered by the humanitarian crisis ...
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Restraining impact of school closure on education-BY HEMANTHA KULATUNGA President Gotabaya Rajapaksa greets a student during the Gama Samaga Pilisandara program. Source:Sundayobserver The global Covid-19 pandemic has led to the closure of educational institutions throughout the world, including in Sri Lanka, affecting almost 100% of students. Even though throughout modern history, armed conflicts, displacements, and natural disasters have disrupted the education of millions of children and youth globally, Covid-19 has taken this crisis to an unprecedented level. The deadly virus has affected almost every country in the world. This time, as per research, education has been hit particularly hard with the closure of schools in 186 countries depriving formal education of a staggering 1.53 billion students. The impact on education is said to be as high as 87.6% of the world total. Education secondary to saving life Usually, the critical needs in a crisis such as health, food, water, and ...
May 14, 2021
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Sri Lanka ranked 94th most corrupt country in the world Source:Ceylontoday The 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) compiled by Transparency International was released yesterday (28). The report notes that persistent corruption is undermining health care systems and contributing to democratic backsliding amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Jan 31, 2021
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Ranil mocks govt. for begging from businessmen USD 10m to import vaccine Source:Island UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday that the government was begging money from businessmen to import the COVID-19 vaccine. Addressing a meeting of UNP youth members at Nugegoda, the former Prime Minister said that the government had asked for USD 10 million from exporters to buy the vaccine. “Why the government has to go after businessmen begging money when it can allocate funds from the budget?” ...
Sports Journalists barred from Test series coverage Source:Dailynews The cricket loving public in the country will be deprived of much valuable coverage, especially close of play interviews by the captains, coaches and other tidbits, as the sports journalists, especially those assigned to cover cricket, have not been granted permission to cover the upcoming Test Series between Sri Lanka and England beginning today. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has steadfastly denied permission for the media to cover the series in Galle citing Health Ministry regulations. ...
Archbishop calls to investigate source of Covid-19 Source:Dailymirror It is essential to carry out an investigation to determine as to how the COVID- 19 pandemic came into being, Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith said. Speaking during the midnight Christmas service at St. Sebastian’s Church, Kandana , Cardinal Ranjith said the Pandemic seemed to have not come into the world through natural means but it was something that had come through man’s greed. ...
SRI LANKA NEWS – NOVEMBER 2020-Compiled by Victor Melder. Sri Lanka’s emergency needs in various sectors including agriculture, education, ICT, transport and disaster management brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are to be handled at cost of over Rs.10 billion under the Contingent Emergency Response Components (CERCs) framework, a Finance Ministry report revealed. Following the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, the ministry has requested the banks to activate several CERCs in the existing portfolio to finance a set of emergency activities for the COVID-19 response. The funds from several project CERCs will be “pooled” into one Designated Account (DA) to finance a common emergency action plan and similar activities, the Treasury document disclosed. A sum of Rs. 3.15 billion has been set aside to assist agriculture and food security during COVID -19 while Rs. 985.28 million was allocated for the establishment of a system for tele-education and e-learning for school ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Trini Lopez, singer and Dirty Dozen actor, dies with coronavirus at 83 Lopez’s hits included If I Had A Hammer and Lemon Tree Source:BBC Mexican-American singer Trini Lopez, who had a hit in 1963 with his version of If I Had A Hammer and played one of The Dirty Dozen, has died at 83. Lopez, an accomplished guitarist, was mentored by Buddy Holly and Frank Sinatra and designed two instruments for the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Lopez died in Palm Springs, California, of complications from coronavirus. Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters was among those paying tribute, saying he had left “a beautiful music legacy”. ...
Aug 15, 2020
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Geoff Lee – Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education – Funding for vulnerable temporary visa holders Emergency grant funding is now available to support vulnerable temporary visa holders and specialist migrant and settlement services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acting Minister for Multiculturalism Geoff Lee today announced $4 million in support funding is now available for those in need. “Vulnerable temporary visa holders are increasingly at risk of hardship since the onset of the pandemic,” Mr Lee said. ...
