WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT

SOCIAL MEDIA COUP
The 26 October sacking of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will rank as a first on many unsavoury lists. It was a catalyst for protracted
GLOBAL INNOVATION

ANTI-GRAFT GENERATION

GLOBAL WARMING

CLIMATE CALAMITIES
As the sun rises early in the morning, dawn on the east coast of Sri Lanka is a spectacular sight to behold. Those golden rays on the horizon create a multitude
COMBATING CORRUPTION

MADAGASCAR TODAY
On 7 November, Madagascar’s eligible voters went to the polls to elect their new president. Since no candidate received over 50 percent of the vote in the first round
ROHINGYA CRISIS

MALDIVIAN MALADIES

ELITE CORRUPTION

REGIONAL TIES

CHINA IN AFRICA

A CRY FROM ARGENTINA
Located on the southernmost tip of Latin America, Argentina prides itself on being the ‘whitest’ country in the region with about 97 percent of its population being
YEAR OF MANDELA
Among the millions who scurry about feverishly enriching their material lives, there are those rare and unselfish people who speak out for the greater good
CYBER SURVEILLANCE
At the entrance to Facebook’s Asia office in Singapore, there’s a massive interactive world map with a swipe screen that
RACIST POLITICS

MEDIA TRENDS
For US diplomats these days, public interaction overseas is all about defending the indefensible. President Donald Trump keeps making one boo-boo