The Maldives has, at the request of the Sri Lankan government, agreed to take the bodies of Sri Lankan Muslims who die of Covid-19 for burial...
The Covid pandemic, apart from causing much human misery all over the world, has had a deleterious effect on human values as well. It appears that...
The Island editorial on the 14th of December, 20, titled ‘Putting the cart before the horse’, and the following little story, made me pen this short...
The recent release of the report of a panel of inquiry that probed the affairs of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) and the subsequent removal...
An article in The Island regarding the Ramanathan (Hall) oath attracted my attention, as I knew some of the parties concerned, since I was resident there....
I read with much interest the letter of Prof Lalitha Mendis in the Sunday Island of 13th December. The report of a press conference, where respected...
The related news item in The Island of 14 Dec. refers to objections raised by the LSSP and CP on an order conveyed by the Secretary...
With the supposed Ayurveda cure for Covid-19, The Island has been inundated with articles extolling the safety procedures surrounding western medicines, while cautioning, if not out...
By Dr. Prasanna Cooray It is reported that some medical specialists have made representation to Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, head of the National Operation Centre for...
Cassandra (“Cheers for Covid-19 vaccine; local answer to this and a very busy Minister”, 11 December) believes sensible, cautious thinkers cannot really trust “the Russians or...