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EDITORIALS

  • TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE

    Sri Lanka faces the challenge of convincing the world that it has put the war behind it and is dealing effectively with the consequences of the conflict

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  • THE RICE CRUNCH

    Asia is often referred to as ‘the rice bowl of the world’ with nine of the leading 10 rice-producing countries being from the region – with China at

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  • DICTATORS’ BOOKLIST

    I’m not sure what books Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is supposed to have read while he was in medical school

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  • COALITION POLITICS

    The formation of the National Unity Government in the aftermath of Maithripala Sirisena’s victory at the January 2015 presidential election generated hopes of

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  • VIDEO GAMING

    Anyone who has ever sped through an underground racetrack on Need for Speed driving a Lamborghini Murciélago knows the rush

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  • CONSPIRACY THEORIES

    I’ve always wondered who invents conspiracy theories. Most people I meet – with a few exceptions from Facebook, of course

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  • DIGITAL CURRENCY

    By now many in the corporate world would be familiar with the term ‘bitcoin’ and how its value reached a three-year high in January. After all, digital

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  • THE BIG PICTURE

    The inauguration of the President of the United States of America who invariably assumes the mantle of the most powerful person

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  • STATE OF THE NATION

    As the republic rings in another Independence Day, we would do well to count the cost of our freedom. In the mists of time

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  • AERIAL TECHNOLOGY

    Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – or drones as they are more commonly known – have been in the news for some years. On the one hand, they have been

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