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EDITORIALS

  • Aug- 2023 -
    28 August

    STATE OF THE NATION

    If Napoleon Bonaparte had not met his Waterloo – quite literally – in 1815 (the same year the Kingdom of Kandy fell to the inexorable British advance

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  • Jul- 2023 -
    27 July

    THE BIG PICTURE

    JUST DESERTS? The dreaded domestic debt optimisation (DDO) framework, which was approved in parliament on 1 July

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  • 27 July

    TRANSPORT SECTOR

    Smoke billowing buses, rundown train compartments and pothole riddled roads are a common sight in Sri Lanka

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  • 27 July

    HEALTHCARE SECTOR

    Plagued by closed wards, suspended surgeries and fragile healthcare infrastructure, Sri Lanka finds itself grappling

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  • 27 July

    THE SILVER GENERATION

    The UN has marked 12 August as International Youth Day to emphasise the need to promote intergenerational solidarity and break barriers that impact

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  • 26 July

    GEN Z PERSPECTIVES

    There are more than 4.7 billion social media users worldwide at present, which is slightly less than 60 percent of the global population

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  • 24 July

    STATE OF THE NATION

    The poet Dante Alighieri – who took millions of readers on a descent into hell in The Inferno – once observed philosophically

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  • Jun- 2023 -
    29 June

    THE BIG PICTURE

    SECURITY FIRST! Social and print media journalists who ‘live to be liked’ often pen their thoughts to appease the majority

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  • 28 June

    STATE OF POLITICS

    Undertaking economic reforms that will streamline the economy has been a long-term desire of President Ranil Wickremesinghe

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  • 28 June

    THE WORKPLACE

    Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle

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