STATE OF THE NATION
There’s something about Fridays and executive actions. It spans the gamut from arrogantly sacking parliament to arrogating the state printer
LEADERSHIP LACUNAE
For the past 10 years, the government has dealt with concerns over political grievances and human rights violations
SOCIAL MEDIA CONUNDRUM
How long could you survive without complaining or feeling down if you were to embark on a ‘social media fast’? Humans are social
ANTITERRORISM AGENDAS
Sri Lanka recorded another dark chapter in its history on 21 April when suicide bombers targeted eight locations in the island – and the ensuing days
THE BIG PICTURE
A highly respected businessman who has made a habit of calling a spade a spade over the decades wrote in a Guest Column in
COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY
The sudden deterioration of Sri Lanka’s security situation has come as a shock to citizens as well as the international community
TOURISM REVIVAL
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is reeling from the effects of the Easter Sunday attacks, which targeted several places of worship as well as prominent hotels
FAKING IT ON FACEBOOK
I’ve had it with Facebook! In March, I decided to quit the first social network I joined in July 2007, and my main reasons revolved
STATE OF THE NATION
If June would be the ‘month of brides,’ 2019 was supposed to be one long honeymoon for Sri Lanka. Named Lonely Planet’s place to be this year
CYBER CRUSADERS
Thirty years ago, China witnessed one of its darkest hours in history – the ‘June 4th Incident’ – when over 10,000 civilians are believed to have met their deaths at the hands of military troops
THE BIG PICTURE
Conspiracy theories have spread like wildfire in the aftermath of the cowardly acts of 21 April when terrorists who can best be described
EASTER SUNDAY AFTERMATH
A nation at peace. Its people on holiday. The security establishment in slumber land
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
A year’s worth of trash that fits in a single Mason jar… this seems to be the promise that popular international advocates of the
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
It seems that there’s an app for everything and every form of paranoia. With the lines blurring between
THE UN RESOLUTION
The latest UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on Sri Lanka (40/1 of March 2019) was a rollover of 30/1 of 2015. This extension contains an appreciation
DIGITALISATION DILEMMA
MAYDAY CALL FOR LABOUR? Ruwandi Perera explores how humans can thrive even in the age…
STATE OF THE NATION
It takes sincere intentionto transform simple politics into good governance. There’s an art or science, or an elusive alchemy of the two, which has escaped
THE BIG PICTURE
“With public debt at over 90 percent of GDP, large refinancing needs and low reserve buffers, a prudent policy mix is necessary. Sustaining
STATE OF THE NATION
Traffic is a killer – in every sense. When it’s VIP roadhogs behind the wheel, the carnage can be deadly. And after that Traffic OIC died
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
In his 4 February message, President Maithripala Sirisena spoke implicitly of the need for a new path when he said that “having gained
