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
BLACK MONEY
Good leadership results in the success of a nation as much as an organisation. Unfortunately, if the leadership is corrupt, corruption becomes the norm across
MODEL LEADERSHIP
It was American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker Jim Rohn who once said that “a good
SOUTH KOREA TODAY
A member of the G20, South Korea stands proud of its accomplishment as the world’s 12th largest economy. Despite its notorious neighbour North Korea
CORONAVIRUS CONUNDRUMS
Across the world, people have wanted to break free from the shackles of ‘stay at home’ orders
BUSINESS RECOVERY
As the local economy prepares to adapt to the ‘new normal,’ the obvious question for local businesses would be how to compete
LOCKDOWN MODE
‘COVID-19’ and ‘pandemic’ have been the most used words in New Zealand for the past few months. New Zealand is lucky to have a leader who responded in a caring
RUSSIA TODAY
In March 2000, Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election and asserted control over the nation. Two decades and four presidential terms later, he continues to
NEW WORLD ORDER
The world was sick long before COVID-19 due to global insanity and the need to gobble up the Earth’s resources endlessly. Pioneering American environmental scientist
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
Even a sci-fi movie couldn’t have prepared us for the global havoc being caused by the microscopic novel coronavirus. Though China informed the WHO on 31 December that
MARINE POLLUTION
In pursuit of convenience, people do things that seem ridiculous in retrospect. Environmental advocate Roz Savage says: “It can’t be right
THE INNER SELF
As postwar Sri Lanka struggles to find a path to reconciliation and inter-communal peace, it’s time to rid the national psyche of the hypocrisies and contradictions that one
