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CURRENT AFFAIRS

  • Mar- 2019 -
    5 March

    NEOCOLONIAL SRI LANKA

    This is the story of another persuasive coloniser with an offer we can’t refuse and a perpetual colony that can’t

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  • 5 March

    GULF AVIATION

    Until the late ’90s and early 2000s, the majority of Middle Eastern families travelled overseas only when absolutely necessary

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  • Feb- 2019 -
    4 February

    PEOPLE POWER

    The end of 2018 certainly wasn’t the best of times for French President Emmanuel Macron. It was more like the worst of times

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  • 4 February

    SOCIAL MEDIA ORBIT

    There was a time not so long ago when dissent in Sri Lanka was mostly secretive… sometimes with deadly consequences. Now it’s open

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  • 4 February

    THE COST OF CORRUPTION

    In a world increasingly facing economic hardship and declining standards of living, the spotlight is falling

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  • 4 February

    FOOD SECURITY

    Global undernourishment has been on the rise since 2014, reaching an estimated 821 million in 2017. It’s clearly a long road ahead to

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  • Jan- 2019 -
    2 January

    WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT

    Last year saw an unprecedented number of women winning their way into the seats of power in politics

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  • 2 January

    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

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  • 2 January

    GLOBAL INNOVATION

    Innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs converged at the Global Innovation Forum held in London in November to discuss

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  • 2 January

    ANTI-GRAFT GENERATION

    Youth are considered idealistic, seeking perfection in an imperfect world. The young people making an impact in the world today

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