CURRENT AFFAIRS
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Feb- 2018 -1 February
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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Jan- 2018 -1 January
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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1 January
REGIME CHANGE
Sandton in Johannesburg is famous for its affluent residents. The large mansions and even many regular houses
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1 January
CHILDREN OF WAR
American author Dave Pelzer declared: “Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.”
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1 January
THE GLOBALISATION DEBATE
A year into Donald Trump’s presidency, globalisation through international trade appears to be on the back burner for the US
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Dec- 2017 -1 December
UNESCO SANS THE US
When the US informed the world that it was pulling out of UNESCO next year, many may have echoed my own thoughts: “So what’s new?” US President Donald
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1 December
SPAIN IN CRISIS
Secession within national boundaries is a tantalising but deadly mirage that communities pursue time and again. The latest territory to attempt
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1 December
GAZA PEACE MOVES
This isn’t the first time that Hamas and Fatah have attempted to strike a deal since the dismissal of the unity government and the
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1 December
UNSUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY
The 25th of January marks an important occasion in the expansion of democracy
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Nov- 2017 -1 November
GERMANY ELECTION
Migrants, Muslims, minarets and mosques! These are words that are used to manipulate semi-informed people and scare them into casting their
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