MEDIA REVOLUTION
‘Video killed the radio star’ and now digital is slaying TV. As the Buggles warned, “we can’t rewind, we’ve gone too far.” World Television Day is celebrated on 21 November
THE BIG PICTURE
Oh my goodness, what’s going on in precious Sri Lanka? Has just about everyone lost their mind? Yes, we
STATE OF THE NATION
I have heard many novel ideas about politics. But the recent sentiment by a business chamber about an
WASTE DISPOSAL
Well over two years ago, a massive solid waste dump collapsed on some 40 homes in Meethotamulla
MORBID TECHNOLOGIES
Remember the movie P.S. I Love You where Holly’s (played by Hilary Swank) dead boyfriend Gerry (Gerard Butler)
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The upcoming presidential election will take place in the context of widespread disillusionment with the established political leadership. Yet, the keen interest in
FAKE IT ON THE NET
A popular saying and several memes declare how ‘on the internet, you can be anyone.’ That sentiment comes in many flavours – viz. roleplaying
THE BIG PICTURE
“When corruption becomes a way of life, people consider robbery to be the new normal,” writes this magazine’s longstanding contributor Rajika Jayatilake
THE PRESIDENCY
The unpredictable manner in which President Maithripala Sirisena has been wielding power in the past year
AVIATION INDUSTRY
Following the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Sri Lanka announced that unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft systems
CAMERA DIPLOMACY
When US President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, it’s pure theatre. The
CYBER CLASSROOMS
Regardless of whether it will see the light of day, Sri Lanka is supposedly striving to become an education hub for the region. Its drive towards digitalisation
STATE OF THE NATION
I may be wrong about the response of many to the recent nomination of former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as presidential candidate
THE BIG PICTURE
It won’t be long before we’re asked to vote for a new president and thereafter, a prime minister together with a government
STATE OF THE NATION
History is a funny thing, which we learned to our chagrin in school. Its chimerical shape changes depending on who’s essaying it
THE NEED OF THE HOUR
In the months following the deadly bomb blasts that claimed over 250 lives, polarisation between the country’s ethnic
GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS
Sri Lanka’s geographic location is an oft cited fact of its strategic importance to the world. Much has been said about the role of
ONLINE SAFETY
The school holidays have kicked in (again), which means that parents have to find ways to keep their children entertained, engaged and enthused – without breaking the bank or losing their minds!
GAME MECHANICS
Denials and scripted lies are the stock-in-trade of those who engage in stonewalling. The verb ‘stonewall’ came into currency with politics, referring to actions
THE BIG PICTURE
This isn’t the first time in Sri Lanka’s chequered post-independence history that its globally acclaimed tourism industry has had to rely on local leisure seekers
