Posted on January 28th, 2021
Sudath Gunasekra
Do they think
that we are a Colony or a protectorate of theirs? In a way it is no surprise as
our own so-called leaders except Sir John and Mrs Bandaranayaka no other had
understood that we are an independent and sovereign country. What a tragedy not
to be blessed with at least one national leader of that genre since Keppetipola
Adikarama was beheaded. We bemoan this lacuna. But how long are we going to do
that even-if we have to continue until the Maitree Buddha is born one should
not be surprised, the way how our successive backboneless political leaders are
When outgoing President Donald Trump, in his last official act, pardoned a few of his supporters who were serving jail terms for their crimes, the silence of the so-called champions of justice, the European Union (EU) and United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was deafening. However, these two multination bodies are very enthusiastic in their pursuit to defend justice, when dealing with smaller countries, especially sovereign nations that.
The United States donated a mobile testing unit to the Regional Health Services in Moneragala, received by Dr. B.M.C. Dasanayaka, as part of the effort to fight COVID-19 in Sri Lanka and protect lives through early detection. The mobile unit will administer PCR tests and provide vital health services to 100 people daily in Moneragala communities hit hard by the pandemic. The
Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, Milinda Moragoda, presented the report of the Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference 2020 (PFIOSC) to Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz. The conference, which was conducted in a virtual format due to the prevailing COVID 19 pandemic, was held from November 10 to 12 .