EDUCATION REFORMS
Speaking about education, American journalist Bob Talbert once opined: “Teaching kids to count is fine but teaching them what counts is best.”
WITHER DEMOCRACY
“Servitude debases men so much they begin to love it,” observed French writer and moralist Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues. Arise, slaves – people’s power has deposed a would-be king!
TAIWAN IMBROGLIO
Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the US House of Representatives and at 82, the third most powerful person in the US – and she is no shy violet
SRI LANKA TODAY
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THE RULE OF LAW
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HONG KONG TODAY
The easiest way to do it when profiling national economies is to research the topic, and then turn those facts into meaningful and descriptive words that paint
REGIONAL POLITICS
The Indian Ocean is a place of increasing Sino-Indian rivalry with both countries trying to establish their position as the region’s leading maritime power
BRITAIN TODAY
Prime Minister Boris Johnson seemed to have a tight group of friends who were holding key portfolios in his cabinet. Blind loyalty was the order of the day
SRI LANKA TODAY
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WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION
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SOUTH AFRICA TODAY
South Africa has the world’s 41st largest economy and its rich soil is blessed with an abundance of mineral resources, making the republic a leader in mining
THE BRITISH MONARCHY
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SRI LANKA TODAY
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TRUE INDEPENDENCE
My heart has been singing since 2 April 2022, which is Sri Lanka’s real ‘Independence Day.’ It’s the day when our youth showed the way and shoved 75 years of rubbish
MONEY LAUNDERING
They say that a democracy of the rich is not a democracy – and Nigeria is a powerful and compelling example of this
BRAND SRI LANKA
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ISRAEL TODAY
In August last year, the UAE made history when it became the first Gulf state to establish diplomatic relations with Israel
THE GREAT GAME
I’m brassed off because no one called me or sought my opinion on Ukraine. I’ve been aware of the situation in Ukraine