CURRENT AFFAIRS
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WITHER DEMOCRACY
“Servitude debases men so much they begin to love it,” observed French writer and moralist Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues. Arise, slaves – people’s power has deposed a would-be…
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TAIWAN IMBROGLIO
Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the US House of Representatives and at 82, the third most powerful person in the US – and she is no shy violet
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SRI LANKA TODAY
Ranil Wickremesinghe became Sri Lanka’s eighth executive president and finally won the prize in his third attempt. He lost in 1999 to Chandrika Kumaratunga
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THE RULE OF LAW
The rule of law ultimately defines civilised society. When the President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn into office for the second and final time in 2017
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HONG KONG TODAY
The easiest way to do it when profiling national economies is to research the topic, and then turn those facts into meaningful and descriptive words that paint
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REGIONAL POLITICS
The Indian Ocean is a place of increasing Sino-Indian rivalry with both countries trying to establish their position as the region’s leading maritime power
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BRITAIN TODAY
Prime Minister Boris Johnson seemed to have a tight group of friends who were holding key portfolios in his cabinet. Blind loyalty was the order of the day
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SRI LANKA TODAY
There was much anticipation in the country when Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed prime minister. People believed
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