LESSONS FROM SINGAPORE
The story of ‘The Red Dot’ – as Singapore’s 5.9 million citizens affectionately call it – is about an incredible ‘rags to riches’ history
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
Ranil Wickremesinghe became Sri Lanka’s eighth executive president and finally won the prize in his third attempt. He lost in 1999 to Chandrika Kumaratunga
THE RULE OF LAW
The rule of law ultimately defines civilised society. When the President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn into office for the second and final time in 2017
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
There was much anticipation in the country when Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed prime minister. People believed
WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION
If a country’s leadership and its people ignore rampant corruption, it is seen as an unpatriotic nation. US President Joe Biden
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
The Brits adore their Queen! She represents Britain’s history as a power to be reckoned with when it was still ‘an empire on which the sun never sets.
SRI LANKA TODAY
One of the key demands by the youth-led public protests, better known as the aragalaya, is for systems change. But a system
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
Sri Lanka has been struggling with its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, and this has paved the way for political and
ISRAEL TODAY
In August last year, the UAE made history when it became the first Gulf state to establish diplomatic relations with Israel
