THE BIG PICTURE
While the likes of Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan are leading the way in adopting a string of coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures that have proved to be largely effective at the time of writing
STATE OF THE NATION
April – as the poet notes – is the cruellest month. For one, it breeds lilacs out of the dead land. For another, it mixes memory and desire to disastrous effect. Last but not least, it stirs dull roots with spring rain
THE BIG PICTURE
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JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
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IMPEACHMENT SCANDALS
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DIGITAL HEALTHCARE
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ENERGY CRISIS
Dry weather and power cuts in Sri Lanka… it’s a tale as old as time itself. As the mercury rises in the early part of each year, citizen
STATE OF THE NATION
The past month proved we live in the best of times, the worst of times. In this ‘tale of two cities,’ there are as many types of citizens
THE BIG PICTURE
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s first two and a half months in high office have been marked by simplicity, a hands-on modus operandi
POWER SHARING
Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority Sinhalese seemed to have overwhelmingly placed their trust in Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the recent
THE LEARNING CURVE
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DIGITAL SECURITY
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STATE OF THE NATION
February in our isle is a time of heady ideas. Freedom is in the air, fresh from the febrile hopes of the New Year
AVIATION INDUSTRY
Barring the fallout from the tragic circumstances that followed on the heels of the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 and political instability
THE BIG PICTURE
When an emerging markets expert cum high profile investor says “Sri Lanka can re-achieve eight percent growth if the right policies
STATE OF THE NATION
It’s 2020 and all is well. Two months since a technocratic president was handed a celebrated mandate to drive a unique vision for national development.
REFORM AGENDA
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BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
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AIR QUALITY
Towards the latter part of 2019, Sri Lanka may have got a glimpse into the future – a rather foggy one at that. It was reported that air quality in several
BIOMETRIC BOMBSHELL
Surveillance is no longer a pastime that’s limited to totalitarian regimes; it’s being practised by private entities that keep a watchful eye