SRI LANKAN AIRLINES
May 14 2020, Colombo: A moment of pride as SriLankan Airlines aircraft were seen at O. R. Tambo International Airport - Johannesburg – South Africa recently. SriLankan carried 45 tons of cargo
PRINTING MONEY IS A NECESSARY EVIL
Sri Lanka’s response to the pandemic has been commendable. While we can all say what could have been done better with the benefit of hindsight, what’s important is that Sri Lanka has placed a greater value on lives than the economy
WUHAN’S LATEST PLAN TO TEST PATIENTS
Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began, has announced an ambitious plan to test all of its 11 million residents for the virus in the coming days, a campaign that will be
THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL CONTACT
In a normal week, it’s hard to count how many times we come into physical contact with other human beings. For many who are isolating alone, this may be the longest period in their lives that they’ve
HUMAN BEHAVIOUR DURING THE PANDEMIC HAS CONFUSED AI SYSTEMS
The chaos and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have claimed an unlikely victim: the machine learning systems that are programmed to make sense of our online behavior
LESSONS IN CRISIS PREPAREDNESS
I for one am of the opinion that our initial response to the islandwide lockdown to limit the spread of COVID-19 was admirable. Timely action enabled the authorities to properly quarantine overseas
WTO HEAD TO STEP DOWN A YEAR EARLY
The head of the World Trade Organization has said he will step down a year earlier than planned, at a crucial moment for the global economy
UK UNEMPLOYMENT TO DOUBLE AND ECONOMY TO SHRINK BY 14%
The Bank of England has warned the British economy could shrink by 14% this year and unemployment more than double by spring as the coronavirus causes the deepest recession in modern history
PUBLIC HEALTH IS A PRIORITY
The COVID-19 pandemic has put us in a situation where we have to either prioritise public health and in turn sacrifice economic output, or prioritise the economy and sacrifice public health. Although
SIX NEW COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN WUHAN, CHINA
Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan plan to test all 11 million residents for the novel coronavirus by the end of next week in a massive push to extinguish any remnants of the virus from the
THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD
I think we have responded very well to the crisis as the lockdown has been effective from mid-March. In an unprecedented situation like this, there is no blueprint for safeguarding the health of
SRI LANKA NAMED ‘MOST GENEROUS COUNTRY’
Blogger Nas Daily posted a video naming Sri Lanka the ‘Most Generous Country’ with the quaint town of Ella being celebrated for helping its stranded tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic
THE TECH INDUSTRY’S WINNERS AND LOSERS
The coronavirus pandemic has been bad news for business. But even as some technology companies have been squeezed tight, others have actually seen a boost
