Court rejects bail application of Rishad s wife
Colombo Magistrate’s Court has rejected the bail applications filed by four suspects including the wife of MP Rishad Bathiudeen. The order was issued when the case regarding the death of a teenage domestic worker serving the Bathiudeen household was taken up today (August 09). On July 15, a 16-year-old girl, who was serving as domestic help at the Bathiudeen residence, succumbed to severe burn injuries while receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital. The judicial medical officer who conducted the post-mortem on the girl’s death concluded that she had been sexually exploited. Her remains were exhumed on July 30 for a second postmortem by a court-appointed specialist medical team.
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 10:07 UTC
Battle will continue for teacher demands: Mahinda Jayasinghe
At a press conference held by the Teachers-Principal Trade Union Alliance, Senior Secretary of the Teachers Trade Union Mahinda Jayasinghe accused the government of being inconsistent when it comes to pandemic control, and further stated that the battle is still on for the demands made by teachers. Meanwhile, General Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers’ Union Joseph Stalin stated that a cabinet intervention is much needed to come to an agreement and solution. These comments were made in regard to the recent trade union action of teachers across Sri Lanka. Over 200,000 public school teachers have been holding a national online learning strike since July 12 in protest of salary anomalies and other demands.
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 07:41 UTC
Top 10 Factors That Motivate Internet Trolling
Trolling, the online antagonizing of others, is caused, in part, by trolls’ own personality traits, although genetics and the environment also play roles. Thanks to a study by Brigham Young University (BYU) researchers, we now know which personality traits motivate this abusive Internet behavior. [1]One form of online trolling, cyberbullying, led to a tragic outcome in the case of Megan Meier, of Missouri, who committed suicide. 10 Studies Proving Everything You Believe About Millennials And Boomers Is Wrong10 NarcissismThe current (fifth edition) of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), defines the “narcissistic personality disorder . [10]Narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and the personality traits associated with these disorders and tendencies, which are often nasty enough in themselves, are even worse when combined.
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 06:56 UTC
Redmi 10 leaks with specs and images: 50MP camera confirmed
The website is currently having issues displaying the listings, but other websites managed to gather all the info like specs and official images. The phone will have four cameras on the back, with the main one packing a 50MP sensor. The Redmi 10 is listed for SGD249, which is about $185, although obviously pricing will vary by region. There’s no launch date, but when the phone arrives, it will be available in Gray, White, and Blue colors. Source 1 • Source 2 • Source 3 | Via
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 06:11 UTC
Redmi 10 specs, renders leak: A significant upgrade over the Redmi 9?
TL;DR Specs and renders of the Redmi 10 have leaked online. The Redmi number series is one of the most popular Xiaomi phone families, coming in under the Redmi Note family but still delivering a solid experience. Tipsters Ishan Agarwal and Mukul Sharma both spotted a Singaporean retailer listing (since removed) for the Redmi 10, revealing renders and specs in the process. For one, the main camera has been upgraded from a 13MP shooter to a 50MP sensor. Presumably, this is the budget Samsung JN1 50MP camera (0.64-micron pixels).
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 06:11 UTC
Ranil calls for immediate action to avoid a national catastrophe
Former Prime Minister and Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremesinghe has appealed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to immediately initialise a Pandemic Control Committee, under the instructions of the World Health Organisation (WHO). With the sudden surge in Covid positive patients and the fast spreading Delta variant, Wickremesinghe warns of a national catastrophe if measures are not taken seriously. He further stated that Sri Lanka has managed to survive the pandemic so far because of the doctors and medical representatives. “Every individual above the age of 12 years needs to be vaccinated. Wickremesinghe also added that it is not acceptable for the Army to administer vaccines unless it is done under the Ministry of Health.
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 05:37 UTC
Homecare program for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients from today
An integrated homecare-based treatment program for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients commences from today (August 09). The program which was carried out as a pilot project in the Western Province until now will be launched island-wide from today, the Ministry of Health stated. Under the program, patients between the ages of 2 and 65 years, who do not show symptoms or show mild symptoms, are to be treated at home under medical supervision. The decision was taken due to the increasing number of COVID-19 patients exceeding the hospital capacities. The relevant activities will be coordinated through the 24-hour hotline number 1390, the Ministry of Health stated.
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 04:52 UTC
More Pfizer jabs arrive in Sri Lanka
August 9, 2021 10:13 amAnother consignment of US-manufactured Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines has arrived in Sri Lanka today (August 09). The Qatar Airways flight carrying the doses has arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport at around 02.15 am this morning, Ada Derana correspondent said. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 04:41 UTC
Another ‘prodigal son’ leaves for US?
24,931,150) per year, for three years,” the source further revealed. Who is advising two of the three ‘prodigal sons’ on their new move? “This legend is a good pal of the player manager of the two players who now try to leave the country. The legend well known in the cricket circles for playing covert double games,” he revealed. The International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel Match Referee Jeff Crowe is handling player recruitment on behalf of the Cricket Committee of USA Cricket (association).
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 01:52 UTC
Insiders say Rishi Sunak would NEVER accept a cabinet demotion
Rishi Sunak 'will not take a demotion' despite claims of a rift between him and Boris Johnson, a source has said. The Prime Minister reportedly told allies that Mr Sunak was guilty of 'a failure of political judgment' in writing the letter. Last night, treasury insiders were forced to hit back at claims of a rift between Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. Yet Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak have found themselves at odds over the Prime Minister's expensive agenda – including infrastructure projects and a new royal yacht. She said: 'The Prime Minister urgently needs to get a grip on the real challenges facing this country.
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 01:07 UTC
New York activist becomes internet star by rifling through stores' trash
By Christopher Eberhart For Dailymail.ComPublished: 19:28 EDT, 8 August 2021 | Updated: 19:51 EDT, 8 August 2021A New York City activist has become an internet star by riffling through chain stores' trash to shame them for throwing and destroying useable food, medical supplies, designer clothes as well as furniture. Anna Sacks - who goes by the name 'thetrashwalker' on Instagram and TikTok - has been recording her 'trash walks,' where she roams Manhattan's streets and sifts through garbage bags, since 2018. Some of the videos show mountains of garbage bags full of unopened food and sealed disposable products from places like Party City that can still be eaten or used. In the video, she found full garbage bags of unopened M&Ms, Lindt chocolates, heath bars and other candies. Much of Sacks’s videos focus on waste from major corporations like CVS, Party City and Starbucks, but she's rummaged through residential and schools' waste in in the Upper West Side of New York City.
Source:The Nation
August 09, 2021 00:00 UTC
Tristen JG releases his first original!
He just turned 15 and released his first original – I’ve been there – which we will discuss, so I will not give away too much. Tristen believes that Armstrong is his primary inspiration to love and create music. Hi Tristen! I have been fortunate enough to follow my passion in music, but there are many who haven’t had such an opportunity. Even if it scares you, always follow your dream and passion, and visualise yourself where you want to be.
Source:The Nation
August 08, 2021 19:52 UTC
Education crisis: A humanitarian crisis
When all schools in about 192 countries abruptly shuttered in March 2020, “ousting” nearly 1.6 billion students from education, it chalked a historic milestone in education, globally. Some countries used this historic opportunity to re-design curricula and teaching methodologies to suit the time. This is Sri LankaThe entire student (4.3 million) and teacher (241,000) populations have been facing crisis after crisis since March 2020. With school closure, less than 10% of students had the ability to connect to real-time face-to-face education, online. Give the teachers their rightful due and prevent this crisis from becoming a humanitarian catastrophe.
Source:The Nation
August 08, 2021 18:56 UTC
Managing political economy of climate change policies
By Davide Furceri, Michael Ganslmeier, and Jonathan D. OstryFew issues have sparked more attention than how to avoid environmental and human catastrophe from climate change. But even in the wake of massive public protests and an ambitious agenda since the 2015 Paris Agreement, governments are wary of the political costs of enacting climate mitigation policies. The data on political support comes from the private consultancy PRS Group’s International Country Risk Guide. Political costs are negligible when income inequality is held in check, either through the design of the mitigation policies themselves, or because of the adoption of complementary policies that protect the poor and allow them to bounce back from the dislocations inflicted by higher carbon prices. As with all policies that generate winners and losers, environmental legislation requires public support to be viable.
Source:The Nation
August 08, 2021 18:33 UTC
Asia vast savings can bring on an ‘age of sustainability’
By Arup Kumar ChatterjeeInsurance companies, pension funds, and other institutional investors in Asia and the Pacific can pave the way to a resilient and sustainable future. Reaching this new age, however, will require greater use of insurance companies, pension funds, and other institutional investors to tap the region’s well-known and huge pool of savings. Social insurance schemes such as unemployment and health insurance or sovereign insurance schemes for natural catastrophes are absent or underdeveloped. Existing social insurance, like unemployment coverage, offers little support, as it is not designed to cushion short-term income fluctuations. We need to look to insurance companies, pension funds, and other institutional investors to access the region’s huge pool of savings for a resilient and sustainable future.
Source:The Nation
August 08, 2021 18:33 UTC