US ELECTION
On 7 November, as Americans and the world held their collective breath, former Vice President Joe Biden of the Democratic
CLIMATE CHANGE
The California Dream meant different things to different people. American singer Beth Anderson once said: “Everything is just better
ANIMAL RIGHTS
O, South Asian humans, hear our plea. We the elected body representing victimised animals appeal to your larger per capita brain. Some of you are moving
NETHERLANDS TODAY
By mid-October, the Netherlands was once again moving towards a partial lockdown to avoid a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. In a televised
US SUPREME COURT
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who fought gender discrimination and fiercely advocated for human rights will always be
MONEY LAUNDERING
The cornerstone of an age of technology is speed and convenience in financial transactions. This extends to the global transfer of money as well
RECESSION PLANNING
Many of the world’s largest corporations and some of the most successful businesses in Sri Lanka were established in times of economic
INDONESIA TODAY
The coronavirus outbreak has taken a toll on countries and economies the world over with Indonesia not proving to be an exception. In mid-October
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The world usually takes note when Americans go to the polls to vote for a new president. This is because the outcome of domestic
THE POLITICS OF COVID-19
COVID-19-like death is seen as a great leveller; but ironically, it appears to be hitting developed countries harder than
TELECOM TECHNOLOGY
A number of global telecom tech companies introduced foldable smartphones to the market last year – some offered a glimpse
COVID MUSINGS
In case you haven’t heard already, 60 is the new 80 – so slow down and do what you like rather than what you’re expected
MEXICO TODAY
Currently the world’s 15th largest economy, affluence and abundance reside seamlessly with crime and poverty in Mexico
BRI REPORT
As the world struggles to come to terms with the havoc caused to economies by the COVID-19 pandemic
NOTE TO POTUS
Donald, you remind me very much of my grandmother. Like you, she had an imaginary fiefdom and a feudal mind
AUSTRALIA TODAY
Australia has been consistently ranked the world’s 14th largest economy. This is primarily due to its efficient state sector
SYSTEMIC RACISM
George Perry Floyd was an African-American who was born on 14 October 1973. And in spite of some brushes with the law, Floyd’s
OPERATION CLEANSE
The COVID-19 pandemic has overturned life as we knew it; but on a more positive note, its disastrous impact on global economies is
SPAIN TODAY
With sunshine, sangria, siestas and numerous fiestas, the Kingdom of Spain is the second largest country in the EU after France. But red wine, sweet guitar string
THE NEW NORMAL
It seems that the COVID-19 pandemic has spared no one. The microscopic coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, which has wreaked havoc across the
