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Protection from Diseases and Hunger?

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Arulkarkki Kumar is a construction worker from  Bandarawela town. He is a father of 3, and his wife is a plantation worker. They earned a sufficient income to upkeep the family until travel restrictions were imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  “Now, I cannot go to the town for
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“Have money to drink, but not for household expenses?”

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Vivek (M.Vivekanandan) The media reported that over 150 people were admitted to the Colombo National Hospital due to domestic violence increasing in their homes while in isolation to control the spread of corona. This is a major problem not only in Sri Lanka but globally. Women are generally the most vulnerable to domestic violence. The […]
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Corona has Proven that Home is Your World

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Banu Karathikesu There is a saying that home is the whole world for women, whereas men think the world is their home. However, the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world topsy turvy, and men too had to be contained at home for lengthy periods, making home their world too.  Meanwhile, technology brought lessons, lectures, meetings, conferences, […]
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The Burden of Corona & Closing Down Poultry Farms

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  U.S. Mahroof S.L.Nazeem, with the financial assistance of his son-in-law, started a poultry farm on his land at Ashraf Town in Addalaichenai D.S.Division, spending Rs. 37 Lakhs to erect the latest type of cages. He continued to run the farm for the last four years and in February, he closed it. The six big cages […]
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Coronavirus The Common Enemy

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AHSAN AFTHAR How a common problem like the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing communities together All schools in Sri Lanka were closed on March 12 to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, known as Covid-19. Constantly crowded places are now locked down. A nationwide curfew was imposed on March 20th. On March 26, the curfew was relaxed […]
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An Argument for Communism Isolation Makes Us Selfish

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KALAVARSHNY KANAGARATNAM In conversation with social activist Pradeep Pushpakumara on people’s attitudes during the COVID-19 outbreak. The impact of Covid-19 has rocked the entire world. This virus, first detected in China’s Wuhan Province showed its cruel face within a short period of time and has now claimed more than 250,000 lives and nearly 3 million […]
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The Fight Against COVID-19 A Chance to Repair

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LASANTHA DE SILVA An examination of those supporting citizens and others trying to benefit during the Coronavirus lockdown The government of Sri Lanka had to impose an island wide curfew to save its 22 million citizens from the deadly Coronavirus. The people in the Colombo metropolis and suburbs feel the containment severely. People in rural […]