EDITORIALS
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Jun- 2018 -6 June
STATE OF THE NATION
A president using his executive powers to prorogue parliament is a little like an unpopular CEO locking the boardroom to pre-empt fellow directors from ganging up
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6 June
THE LEARNING CURVE
Social media began as a technological platform for creating, sharing and networking. It has since evolved into a lifestyle
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6 June
STUDENT ACTIVISM
Each time there’s a school shooting in the US, we hear the same tired response. The air and social media become thick with
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6 June
FOOTBALL FEVER
It’s the football season once again, and the world’s most widely viewed sporting event is all set to rock stadiums in Russia as well as TVs in diverse settings around…
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May- 2018 -10 May
THE SRI LANKA STORY
In 2009, legendary investor Jim Rogers was asked on CNBC to name his second favourite emerging market after China. His answer was Sri Lanka
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10 May
POSTWAR TENSIONS
The recent anti-Muslim violence in Kandy was a wake-up call about communal tensions that lie beneath the surface in our
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10 May
BIG DATA WARNING
In January 2014, seven years after I’d opened a Facebook account, I commented that it almost felt like I had to hold
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10 May
CYBER STARDOM
Whether you’re on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest or even an active WhatsApp group, you are likely to stumble on something to do with Buckingham Palace this
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Apr- 2018 -5 April
THE BIG PICTURE
Sri Lanka celebrated 70 years of independence from colonial rule on 4 February but the traditional show of arms on this day continues to
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5 April
THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
“The exponential growth in digitisation and internet connectivity is the backbone of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It has the potential to propel societies
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