JACINDA ARDERN
One wonders whether the global population knew who the Prime Minister of New Zealand was before Jacinda Ardern was appointed to lead the country in 2017
IRELAND TODAY
EMBRACING IRISH EMERGENCE Monita Pesumal analyses Ireland’s economy and uncovers a host of reasons for…
BRAZIL ELECTION
President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known mononymously as ‘Lula,’ is back in the presidential palace – for a third time. He
SRI LANKA TODAY
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s pledge to resolve the country’s longstanding ‘ethnic conflict’ by the 75th anniversary of independence on 4 February could be the
COP27 SUMMIT
COP27 was held in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh from 6 to 20 November but seven years since the Paris Agreement was reached,
SRI LANKA TODAY
The Tamil polity has responded positively to President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s declaration that he will talk to Tamil leaders and find a solution within the course
COUNTERING CORRUPTION
As many developing countries practically drown in corruption, the US is intent on curbing it. President Joe Biden has issued a
BRITAIN TODAY
Rishi Sunak made headlines when he won the Tory leadership contest and became the first prime minister of colour in Britain
SRI LANKA TODAY
The passage of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was not expected. There were two contentious areas, which members of the government and
MAORI CULTURE
I attended my daughter’s graduation recently, which began with a karakia. In multicultural New Zealand, most official ceremonies begin
CORRUPTION STRANGLEHOLD
Moreover, when a government is totally immersed in activities that affect people’s daily lives, it leads
THE WAR IN UKRAINE
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a man that the West loves to hate. But it doesn’t seem as if members of NATO genuinely like
SRI LANKA TODAY
The government crackdown on protesters is a prominent feature of current governance that has provoked both national and international criticism
GRAND LARCENY
In the end, bad deeds catch up with even the seemingly all-powerful. This was evident when Malaysia decided that former prime minister Najib Razak would become
BRITISH POLITICS
On 5 September, Liz Truss was elected by 0.12 percent of the UK’s population (81,326 Conservative Party members) to be the nation’s 56th prime minister
SRI LANKA TODAY
The past six months have seen living standards of a majority of Sri Lankans fall precipitously. An increase in the price of a
