Fishermen warned as cyclone Yaas intensifies
The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for the deep and shallow sea areas around the island due to the cyclonic storm “YAAS” in the East Central Bay of Bengal. The deep depression located in East Central Bay of Bengal has intensified in to a cyclonic storm (“YAAS”) and lay centered near latitude 16.3N longitude 89.7E, on 24th May around 05.30 a.m. This system is very likely to intensify into a severer cyclonic storm by 25th May and will further intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm during subsequent 24 hours, the department warned. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and reach near west Bengal coasts by evening of 26th May. There is also a possibility that near shore sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Galle via Colombo may experience surges due to the effect of swell waves, having 2.5-3.0 m height.
Source:The Nation
May 24, 2021 09:09 UTC
Towards a CKD Free Sri Lanka – Kindred Kidneys by RAC Alumni Mora
2021 May 24Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has threatened hundreds of Sri Lankans and the number of deaths owing to CKD has been in the increasing trend in each passing year. Therefore, over the years of its journey, Kindred Kidneys got rebranded as a signature project under the Community Service Avenue to focus solely on the CKD spread in Sri Lanka in the year. The main objectives of this project are to increase awareness regarding CKD among the general public and to provide physical resources to clinics that offer treatments for CKD in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, four phases were planned under “Kindred Kidneys” for the year 2020/21. Rotaract Club of Alumni of the University of Moratuwa intends to expand Kindred Kidneys to address the root causes of kidney disease in Sri Lanka and work towards eliminating it from our country.
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May 24, 2021 08:03 UTC
Disappointed with attempts to politically influence vaccination drive: AMS
The Association of Medical Specialists in Sri Lanka yesterday stated that there have been attempts to create disharmony among the frontline health workers due to undue interference in the Covid-19 immunization programme. They stated that there has been political and official influences upon the vaccination drive in Sri Lanka. They advised authorities to adhere to sound, scientific and transparent prioritization protocol practiced in many countries for this process. “Finally, we would like to reiterate that scientifically sound vaccination policy is the need of the hour to prevent possible disharmony amongst front line health care workers at this critical juncture,” they said. “It is extremely sad to notice that our country of “vaccination fame” failing to meet expectations of our own citizens and international organizations with sub optimal performance in Covid-19 vaccination programme,” they stated.
Source:The Nation
May 24, 2021 08:03 UTC
Victims of Italian cable car horror are revealed
Amit and Tal's eldest son Eitan, aged five, was also in the cable car and is currently in serious condition in hospital. The cable car service first opened in August 1970 after almost three years of works to replace a cog railway, its website said. They tweeted: 'A cabin of the cable car connecting Stresa-Alpino-Mottarone fell. The tourists had to be rescued after the cable car stopped shortly after leaving the terminal in Stresa. The Mottarone cable car was opened in 1970.
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May 24, 2021 07:52 UTC
Top 10 Ways Social Media Is Ruining The World
Another way social media negatively affects attention spans is its inherent “multitaskability.” This means that we’re often engaged in social media AND something else – a conversation, a TV show, reckless driving, etc. 9 Cyber-Crack: Social Media & AddictionSocial media can be as physically and psychologically addictive as any substance (such as nicotine) or compulsion (such as gambling). One sickening statistic sums up society’s collective social media addiction: Americans check their phones an average of 160 times per day. Simply put, social media dialogue smothers social issues dialogue, castigating and drowning out dissent. In a 2019 study, only 44% of participants were able to accurately assess whether headlines on social media were true or false.
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May 24, 2021 07:18 UTC
Health Workers’ families cannot be isolated in vaccination drive: DDGHS
Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath today stated that the families of health workers cannot be isolated or given priority in the vaccination drive. He stated that the Government’s policy on the vaccination drive is to vaccinate as many people as possible once the priority list of health workers and frontline workers is completed. “There has been no separate vaccination of health workers’ family members with the knowledge of the health authorities and the Ministry of Health,” Dr. Herath told The Morning. However, he said that family members of health workers can obtain the vaccine through the public vaccination drive.
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May 24, 2021 07:08 UTC
(VIDEO) Drones used to monitor quarantine violators; 636 arrested on Sunday (23)
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police launched a special operation in the Colombo District to detect those who violate the quarantine rules and regulations. The special operation which involved the use of drones and the Police Special Task Force was carried out in Keselwatte, Maligawatte, and Grandpass on Sunday (23). 27 people who failed to follow the quarantine rules and regulations were admonished by Police Officers however, 04 people were arrested for seriously violating the quarantine rules and regulations. Since the 30th of October 2020, a total of 12,748 people were arrested for the aforementioned offenses. However, 137 people were admonished for not following the quarantine rules and regulations.
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May 24, 2021 06:56 UTC
Top 10 TV Characters Who Never Reveal Their Face
Several TV shows like to bring in off-screen characters that are occasionally heard or partially seen and mentioned frequently. In ‘The Leftover Thermalization’ we see all of the main characters share their stories about Mrs Wolowitz. 9 Father Bigley – Father TedBest of Ted – Father Ted CompilationThe first of many offscreen characters connected to a stream of bizarre anecdotes and backstories. We don’t learn much about the identity of Ugly Naked Guy, probably because the main gang know next to nothing about him. The ultimate mysterious figure, due to having so many enemies Charlie doesn’t let anyone other than Bosley know his face.
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May 24, 2021 06:56 UTC
Suspect arrested for transporting heroin disguised as medicinal drugs
Police have arrested a man in possession of heroin stashed in a car yesterday (23) claiming that he was transporting medicinal drugs to a patient. The suspect was arrested at the Ingiriya Ketakadella police roadblock, police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said. The suspect had told the police that he was traveling from Horana to Kiriella with the necessary drugs after the vehicle was stopped at the roadblock. Police said a search of the car revealed five grams of heroin and 200 milligrams of ice. It has been revealed that the suspect had transported the drugs to a heroin dealer in the Kiriella area in Ratnapura.
Source:The Nation
May 24, 2021 06:07 UTC
2,900 Covid cases reported yesterday
May 24, 2021 by Mihi Perera No CommentsSri Lanka recorded a total of 2,959 COVID-19 infections on Sunday (23), said the Department of Government Information. 2,945 of these cases were from the Post-New Year Cluster and the remaining 14 were those who tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from overseas.
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May 24, 2021 05:48 UTC
Economic centers open today for wholesale trade
May 24, 2021 10:19 amThe Peliyagoda Manning Market, Pettah Wholesale Stores, and several selected economic centers have been opened for business from this morning (May 24). Accordingly, economic centers in Dambulla, Thambuththegama, Nuwara Eliya, Keppetipola, Veyangoda, Meegoda, and Embilipitiya have also been opened. However, these centers are only open to carry out the wholesale trade required for the opening of shops tomorrow (May 25).
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May 24, 2021 04:41 UTC
From housing commission upbringing to rich lister and hollywood glam
John Wick, Avatar, Men In Black and hundreds of other shows use production technology made by Petty's Melbourne-based Blackmagic Design company. Grant Petty, 52, was raised in public housing in regional Victoria before his stellar successAmazingly, Petty had built Blackmagic without external investors, venture capital or debt. 'Here was the trailer-trash, housing commission guy but the teacher had to ask, 'could you help us out in the computer room?'' Petty quickly decided television production would be an industry in which he'd never be bored, leading to work experience with local TV stations. It was while fixing production equipment working as a production engineer in Singapore that the idea for Blackmagic came to him.
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May 24, 2021 03:56 UTC
Covid deaths in Sri Lanka surpass 1,200
May 24, 2021 by Mihi Perera No CommentsWith the confirmation of 32 Covid yesterday by the Director General of Health Services, the total number of Covid deaths in the country has risen to 1,210. Of the 32 deaths, 18 were women and 14 were men, according to the Government Information Department. The deceased have been identified as between 28 and 91 years of age.
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May 24, 2021 03:56 UTC
Highest number of arrests made yesterday for violating quarantine laws
Another 636 persons were arrested for violating the quarantine rules yesterday (23), police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said. The Police Media Spokesman further stated that this is the highest number of arrests made in a single day since the implementation of the quarantine rules. Accordingly, the total number of persons arrested so far is 12,748. Meanwhile, a search operation was launched in several areas in Colombo yesterday using drones to search for quarantine violators. Four persons have been arrested for violating the quarantine rules through that operation.
Source:The Nation
May 24, 2021 03:45 UTC
How Graham Norton nailed the Eurovision one-liners
By Daily Mail ReporterPublished: 22:13 EDT, 23 May 2021 | Updated: 22:13 EDT, 23 May 2021Graham Norton returned to Eurovision to host his 12th contest on Saturday, entertaining viewers with his customary barbs and one-liners as he kept a watchful eye on proceedings as Italy won with 524 points – and the UK scored nil. The Irish broadcaster who took over as presenter from Terry Wogan in 2008, offered colourful commentary on the 26 countries competing in the grand final. Here are some of his best comments:SERBIA‘Less Destiny’s Child... more Destiny’s Inappropriate Auntie’LITHUANIA‘Like people from IT dressed as Steps for a Christmas party’ITALY‘Maybe it’ll grow on me, like mould on a bathroom’ ceilingGERMANY‘This song is Marmite... if everyone hated Marmite’FINLAND‘I wear this every time I go to the smelting plant’ALBANIA‘Is there nothing Carol Vorderman can’t do?’
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May 24, 2021 02:48 UTC