How Facebook fights false news
By Ankhi Das, Head of Public Policy – South Asia, Facebook Facebook was built to connect people and…
Author: Faraz Shauketaly
NEW FAKE NEWS/HATE SPEECH LAWS: ARE THEY REALLY NECESSARY?
By Himal Kotelawala Earlier this week, the Government announced fresh moves to curtail the spread of fake news. The…
Vedanta Resources – Sinned Or Sinned Against ?
By N.S.Venkataraman Vedanta Resources is a large conglomerate, operating in the field of copper, zinc, aluminium, iron ore, oil…
Sri Lanka Perspectives May 2019: After The Easter Day Attacks
By Col R Hariharan The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) investigations into Easter Day blasts…
‘Yahapalana’ Myth vs. Reality: From Good Governance To No Governance
By Chamindry Saparamadu Few months back, I asked my facebook friends what ‘Yahapalanaya’ meant to them. Posed at…
SRI LANKA REDUCES ELECTROCUTIONS BY 50 PERCENT IN 2018
Sri Lanka reduced electrocutions by 50 per cent to 89 electrocutions in 2018 compared with the electrocutions reported in 2012,…
Where from here, presidential polls?
By N Sathiya Moorthy After meeting with Narendra Modi while in New Delhi for his second swearing-in, President Maithripala…
A mentalist’s guide to be happy
The illusionist Derren Brown has studied the philosophy and psychology of happiness – and he argues that many of us…
Tango with Pakistan
By Ashok K Mehta Last October, I took a bet that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan would be invited…
SRI LANKA TOURISM IN PERIL
The Daesh attacks in Sri Lanka has caused the island nation a severe economic downturn with its tourism industry hit…