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EDITORIALS

  • Dec- 2019 -
    30 December

    AIR QUALITY

    Towards the latter part of 2019, Sri Lanka may have got a glimpse into the future – a rather foggy one at that. It was reported that air quality in…

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  • 30 December

    BIOMETRIC BOMBSHELL

    Surveillance is no longer a pastime that’s limited to totalitarian regimes; it’s being practised by private entities that keep a watchful eye

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  • 1 December

    THE BIG PICTURE

    Ared-letter day was 18 November – for business and investor sentiment. The stock market shored up to a highpoint

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  • 1 December

    STATE OF THE NATION

    We are a capstone in a key arch over the Indian Ocean from East Africa’s littoral in the West to Southeast Asian archipelagos to our East. It is emblematic

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  • 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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