CURRENT AFFAIRS
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Apr- 2017 -1 April
EUROPE ELECTIONS
While referenda and elections in the UK and the US have always been of interest to those of us in the Eastern hemisphere, the unforeseen rise of populist
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1 April
DISPUTED OILFIELDS
Within the vast deserts of the Middle East lies a hydrocarbon treasure. Prior to the discovery of oil, the local Bedouins paid no attention to
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1 April
DIGITAL WORLD
The Digital Transformation Forum 2017 lured attendees with some facts to stop them in their tracks. According to a recent Gartner survey, 20 percent
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1 April
LIBERATING SRI LANKA
In New Zealand, cultural ties to Europe remain strong – 74 percent have British or European ancestry and New Zealand is essentially
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Mar- 2017 -1 March
TRUMP’S FIRST 30 DAYS
America gifted its people and the free world with intellectual giants like Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy
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1 March
TRANSITION OF POWER
As everything must pass, so must the baton from one leader of a nation to the next. Nonetheless, in some countries in the
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1 March
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Home to a melting pot of nationalities, the population of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – and Dubai in particular – displays unique demographics. In
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1 March
CANADA TODAY
‘Cold’ is probably the first word on anyone’s lips when they’re asked to describe Canada. The north of the country is so cold for much of the year that the…
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Feb- 2017 -1 February
BEIJING’S REACH
When the Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port in Hambantota opened in November 2010, the Chinese were welcomed with
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1 February
BUSINESS ALTRUISM
Last year, I visited an unusual jazz club in London with some friends. The venue didn’t have a menu and the evening’s entrées were
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