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CURRENT AFFAIRS

  • Jun- 2019 -
    1 June

    EASTER SUNDAY AFTERMATH

    Sri Lanka hardly rings a bell unless you’re travelling in the region. People will nod their heads

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  • 1 June

    ANTICORRUPTION VICTOR

    People tolerate corrupt politicians until they resort to unacceptably outrageous actions like killing journalists who uncover corruption

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  • 1 June

    THE EU TODAY

    Formed in 1957 as the European Economic Community (EEC) and including six countries (i.e. Belgium, France, Italy

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  • May- 2019 -
    1 May

    POST-HANOI PLAYBOOK

    In spite of the bonhomie in Singapore that underpinned the historic first meeting between a US president and leader of North Korea

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  • 1 May

    MODEL LEADERSHIP

    In times of utter despair, we seek hope – and so it was in New Zealand, following the mosque shootings in Christchurch

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  • 1 May

    THE POWER CRISIS

    The principal premise of the Smart Energy Summit that took place in Singapore recently was that “decentralised and digitalised energy

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  • 1 May

    LAW AND ORDER

    Every society seeks justice from law enforcement. As former US President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, “effective law enforcement and

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  • Apr- 2019 -
    1 April

    US HEGEMONY

    The United States is once again pushing for regime change; and this time the target is Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. It seems

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  • 1 April

    CHALLENGING CORRUPTION

    Young leaders from across the globe gather at Transparency International’s (TI) School

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  • 1 April

    JAFFNA REVISITED

    Virtually every traveller to Jaffna takes the opportunity to indulge in a well-known sugar high at a famous spot to visit. Invariably, they

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