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EDITORIALS

  • Jul- 2021 -
    29 July

    THE BIG PICTURE

    An uproar of sorts followed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s statement in early July that 13 million vaccinations (including

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  • 29 July

    STATE OF THE NATION

    A duality has characterised the nation of late... whereby despite the desirability of ‘One Law, One Country,’ there are exceptions to

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  • 29 July

    STATE OF THE WORLD

    It’s been some 17 months since the WHO declared a pandemic due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which it named ‘COVID-19

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  • 27 July

    POSTWAR RECONCILIATION

    The release of 16 long-term LTTE detainees from their prolonged imprisonment has been an exceptional event. The

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  • 1 July

    THE BIG PICTURE

    Reports and widespread allegations of vaccine anomalies have held sway in the mainstream media and more so in the social media

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  • 1 July

    STATE OF THE NATION

    An image of clear and present danger faced by shipping to our island is a container ship in rough seas while a menacing shape lurks underneath

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  • 1 July

    ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

    On 7 May, during the holy month of Ramadan, Israeli forces fired tear gas, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets to clear

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  • 1 July

    POLITICAL REFORM

    When President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected, there were high expectations that the country’s decision making would be

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  • Jun- 2021 -
    3 June

    THE BIG PICTURE

    When Budget 2021 was presented in parliament last November, we were up in arms over its failure to allocate the necessary funds

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  • 3 June

    STATE OF THE NATION

    Much recent virulence has hamstrung our public health and safety record while economic prospects plummet in the background

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