CURRENT AFFAIRS
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FAKE NEWS
Fake news is as old as sin. And for long, it was a national enterprise here in Sri Lanka. Fortunately, because of private media, the
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THE AFGHAN WAR
The violence is so systemic that it isn’t a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ and ‘where’ in Afghanistan these days. It’s been almost 17 years
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TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
It is ironic that in a world that’s increasingly becoming a global village, it is harder to find truly
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GLOBALISATION UNEARTHED
The learning process is ceaseless – and lessons learnt today may need relearning
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THE JERUSALEM EMBASSY
With the help of the Trump administration, Israel is shooting itself in the foot. After more than half a century of isolation in the
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GLOBALISATION ON EDGE
Are there winners and losers in globalisation? Is there really such a dichotomy arising from the causes and effects of globalisation?
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SOCIAL GROWTH
Fattening one’s wallet at the expense of everyone else is in vogue with much of the contemporary political and corporate leadership
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
On 29 November, a slew of messages were exchanged over social media. This is of course not unusual since Sri Lankans are avid users of social media. According
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TRUMP IN ASIA
When US President Donald Trump set off on his Asian tour in November, his tasks were threefold: to strengthen
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REGIME CHANGE
Sandton in Johannesburg is famous for its affluent residents. The large mansions and even many regular houses
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