EDITORIALS
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COVID-19 CLIFFHANGER
Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time compresses several billion years of the universe’s existence into about 200 pages. What we are collectively
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WORKING FROM HOME
In 1964, Sir Arthur C. Clarke addressed developments that he believed would comprise the ‘day after tomorrow’
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STATE OF THE NATION
June was once the month of bridals. Under pandemic conditions, it was hardly a time for sealing lasting relationships. However, romantic notions
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THE BIG PICTURE
The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Deshamanya Prof. W. D. Lakshman says in this edition’s Cover Story that “COVID-19 could be effectively used as a turning
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4/21 POSTMORTEM
Over a year has passed since the Easter Sunday bombings that stunned the nation and
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REGIONAL OUTLOOK
South Asia faces a dire economic outlook on account of the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis; it is expected to experience its worst
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EARTH SHUTDOWN
We were warned that an asteroid was heading toward us in April. However, it took a submicroscopic virus to send
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LEADERSHIP NARRATIVE
On 14 January 2020, the WHO announced on Twitter that “preliminary investigations conducted by the
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STATE OF THE NATION
COVID-19 did not cause every sickness in human society. However, it did expose the underlying rottenness in many a republic. On the one hand, public safety being
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THE BIG PICTURE
Our national carrier has done the nation proud during this time of extreme crisis, following the sudden emergence of a virus that took the world we live in by storm…
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