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THE BIG PICTURE
TAXING TIMES A recent report published in a Sunday newspaper says that Government Medical Officers’ Association
STATE OF THE NATION
As another new year dawns, darkness hovers over the horizons of most Sri Lankans. A muted season, if that time of year has any meaning beyond the pale
GEN Z PERSPECTIVES
The Education First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI), which is the world’s largest ranking of countries, cities and
ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY
It’s a brand-new year and the COVID-19 pandemic is hopefully behind us. Yet, the world still has to deal with much political instability,
BUDGET 2023
After black swans had loomed large, Sri Lanka’s Budget 2023 offers the country a glimmer of hope that it can eventually emerge from its economic abyss
THE BIG PICTURE
With Budget 2023 following hot on the heels of the so-called ‘Interim Budget 2022,’
STATE OF THE NATION
Political stability has managed to evade even previously sanguine nation states all over the world. A prime example would be
GEN Z PERSPECTIVES
The continuous migration of Sri Lankans has been a rising issue, which the island nation
ONLINE FESTIVITIES
It’s probably the biggest party of the year for many organisations. But when you’re planning the office Christmas party this time around, you may have some
TAX REFORM
As the BBC reported, political economist Prof. Mick Moore called the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka “the worst case of a tragedy caused by human action
THE BIG PICTURE
DOUBLE TROUBLE Yes, Sri Lanka has faced and continues to face an acute shortage of foreign currency
GEN Z PERSPECTIVES
Bilateral relations between Japan and Sri Lanka, which go back 70 years, were initially focussed on religion and culture.
STATE OF NUTRITION
Once a popular tourist destination, Sri Lanka is now on the World Food Programme’s (WFP) list of hunger hotspots. A more macro view reveals that the
ENERGY CRISIS SOLUTIONS
Winter is around the corner for countries in the northern hemisphere and Europe may be in for a freezing season if the Kremlin stops supplying gas, oil, coal and heating oil
STATE OF THE NATION
Not to be so blasé as babble about the weather but there’s a chill in the air… and it isn’t that ‘the north wind doth blow and we shall have snow.’ There is a cold front
THE BIG PICTURE
DOUBLE STANDARDS At a time when a reported 46 percent (i.e. more than 100 of the 225 parliamentarians
STATE OF THE NATION
The aragalaya that galvanised a nation into concerted people’s action seems to have gone with the wind. And the citizens who braved
GEN Z PERSPECTIVES
There is a widespread belief that power in the international arena is shifting from the Western world to Asia, potentially destabilising
ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
Humans are clever and we love anything labelled ‘smart.’ Phones, watches, speakers, cameras, locks… the list goes on. Yet, how savvy
THE SMP SECTOR
Without discernible distinction between wealthy and developing nations, COVID-19 has all but destroyed small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) worldwide. To add insult to injury
