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
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
