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EDITORIALS

  • Dec- 2019 -
    1 December

    PARADISE ON EARTH

    Are you proud to be Sri Lankan? Think about the immediate and almost impulsive thought that pops into your mind if someone

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  • 1 December

    CATCHY CATCHWORDS

    Let’s face it: slogans are hard to resist. We seem to love aphorisms and witty statements especially when they aptly paraphrase conventional wisdom

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  • 1 December

    REGIONAL POLITICS

    Sri Lanka holds an important geostrategic position in the Indian Ocean, which is among the most contested regions in the world. And the island is a participant

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  • 1 December

    ENERGY SECTOR

    The challenges faced by Sri Lanka’s energy sector are manifold. On the one hand, it must ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity; on the other

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  • 1 December

    DIGITAL WISH LIST

    Christmas comes but once a year and that time is almost upon us! While we love everything to do with Christmas (i.e. brandy laden Christmas cake...

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  • Oct- 2019 -
    28 October

    THE BIG PICTURE

    An election that will cost taxpayers a whopping Rs. 7 billion (reportedly the latest estimate by the Election Commission) – that’s more

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  • 28 October

    STATE OF THE NATION

    I am lost for words. There are a record number of challengers vying for the executive hot seat. Since nomination day saw 35 of the 41 aspirants seal

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  • 28 October

    FUNDING CONUNDRUM

    With the presidential election only weeks away, the government has been roundly criticised for failing to boost economic growth

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  • 28 October

    HONG KONG UNDER SIEGE

    Street protests may be interesting to watch from a safe distance but you have to be up close for the adrenaline rush. I’ve come awfully close to some protests

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  • 28 October

    DEBT OUTLOOK

    Sri Lanka’s external debt obligations have continued to pose challenges to successive governments and the postwar era has proven particularly perplexing in the light

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