Month: May 2022
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May- 2022 -29 MayJUNE COVER
KEITH WIJESURIYA
People power is true democracy. The very word ‘democracy’ comes from the Greek word demos, which means ‘the people.’ Sadly, conventional wisdom has it that whoever controls the military, the police and the media holds…
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29 MayJUNE COVER
SURESH SHAH
My aspirations for Sri Lanka in a new era are that it will be a country free of poverty, a people bound by a single Sri Lankan identity – but who remain proud of their…
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28 MayJUNE COVER
YASODHARA PATHANJALI
In any situation – be it social, environmental, economic or political – it is people who have power. We have many structures in place to make us feel otherwise; but the reality is that it’s…
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28 MayJUNE COVER
ALYNA HAJI OMAR
“Behind every issue there is a value.” I read this recently and it continues to illuminate this great Sri Lankan awakening of 2022. The reality is that this unprecedented, inspirational people power movement will eventually…
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28 MayONLINE EXCLUSIVES
AUSSIES WARY OF SRI LANKA ISSUES BUT TOUR PROCEEDING
Australia's first tour of Sri Lanka in six years is set to proceed as planned while some players have expressed concern about the impact
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28 May
DESHABANDU KARU JAYASURIYA
Sri Lanka must found itself on human capital, social infrastructure and participatory institutions. Sri Lanka doesn’t deserve to go through this misery. Although current events manifest as an economic crisis, it is a crisis of…
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27 MayFINANCIAL PROFILES
EXECUTIVE HEALTH
MANAGING DIABETES BY Dr. Sanjiva Wijesinha A friend of mine (let’s call her Indira) rang me the other day. Indira was thoroughly distressed because she had been diagnosed with diabetes recently; and like some of…
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27 MayNEWS FORUM
WAR IN UKRAINE: SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Source: UNICEF UNICEF and partners are on the ground providing support to children and families in desperate need of safety, stability and protection. The war in Ukraine is having a devastating impact on the country’s 7.5…
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27 May
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Corruption has a phenomenal impact on price, which is then passed on to society. It then undermines the very wellbeing of every citizen and has a corrosive effect on the economy of a nation. This…
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27 May
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The people power that we witness in vibrant, articulate and peaceful street protests – by citizens who are united despite differences of age, class, race and religion – has conveyed an important message. The protests…
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