EDITORIALS
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Oct- 2019 -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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28 October
MEDIA REVOLUTION
‘Video killed the radio star’ and now digital is slaying TV. As the Buggles warned, “we can’t rewind, we’ve gone too far.” World Television Day is celebrated on 21 November
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1 October
THE BIG PICTURE
Oh my goodness, what’s going on in precious Sri Lanka? Has just about everyone lost their mind? Yes, we
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1 October
STATE OF THE NATION
I have heard many novel ideas about politics. But the recent sentiment by a business chamber about an
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1 October
WASTE DISPOSAL
Well over two years ago, a massive solid waste dump collapsed on some 40 homes in Meethotamulla
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1 October
MORBID TECHNOLOGIES
Remember the movie P.S. I Love You where Holly’s (played by Hilary Swank) dead boyfriend Gerry (Gerard Butler)
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1 October
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The upcoming presidential election will take place in the context of widespread disillusionment with the established political leadership. Yet, the keen interest in
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