Sunday, 10 Sep 2023
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By Induni Usgoda Arachchi
In a garden of flowers stands a school – a special school for special children. They are hearing impaired and, therefore, have difficulty in speaking. It is the Teaching Centre for Hearing Impaired Children at Dalugama, Kelaniya which functions at pre-school level- a haven for hearing impaired children and their families.
Even though it was evening when I dropped in, the...
A world apart from the buzzing city of Colombo, we pass thick forest, shrub jungle, irrigation tanks, paddy fields and small hut-like houses. We are on our way to meet Velayudan, whom we were told, lives in Kunjankulam, in Madurankulam, Vakarai. As we trek the path, I’m reminded of the renowned British doctor, Charles Gabriel Seligman and his wife Brenda Seligman the...
By Induni Usgoda Arachchi
Clinical waste that has been piling up at the National Hospital will be stored in containers under sanitary conditions as a...