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EDITORIALS

  • May- 2022 -
    5 May

    IMRAN KHAN OUSTER

    When Imran Khan was ousted as prime minister shortly after midnight on 10 April, he made history in Pakistan as the first premier to

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  • 3 May

    PRESS FREEDOM

    Before the French Revolution, France was divided into three estates of the realm – clergy, nobility and commoners. A few centuries

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  • Apr- 2022 -
    11 April

    ALL PARTY CONFERENCE

    The government has been under siege in recent months for not delivering promixed results to cross sections of people. Fear of and

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  • Mar- 2022 -
    31 March

    THE BIG PICTURE

    It goes without saying that the horizon is as dark as it gets, such is the state of paralysis our precious nation finds itself in at this time

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  • 31 March

    STATE OF THE NATION

    A sense of déjà vu (that it has happened before) often prevails at certain times of the year. In March, Geneva’s political circus saw

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  • 31 March

    CLIMATE ACTION

    More than 50 years ago, millions of Americans came together demanding action against oil spills, polluting factories and power

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  • 31 March

    ONLINE RECREATION

    Avurudu is here once again; and hopefully, Sri Lankans will have a little more time on their hands than usual to engage in some quality

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  • 29 March

    WAR IN UKRAINE

    Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February and much of the world (mostly the Wes tern world) washorrified that there could be an invasion

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  • 3 March

    THE BIG PICTURE

    Parliament went into recess when President Gotabaya Rajapaksa prorogued proceedings for a number of weeks late in December

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  • 3 March

    THE OIL MARKET

    The average price of 92 Octane petrol is slowly but surely approaching Rs. 200 a litre here in Sri Lanka; and the price of a litre

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