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Author: Faraz Shauketaly

A majoritarian dictatorship proposed
EDITORIAL

A majoritarian dictatorship proposed

The proposal via a couple of private members bills presented to Sri Lanka’s parliament by Wijedasa Rajapaksa appears to smack…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/01/202004/01/2020
Sextortion: A new name, an age-old crime
CORRUPTION / EXPOSE

Sextortion: A new name, an age-old crime

Madhavi, 23-year-old, first started working at the Ministry straight out of University. Her Manager was a kindly mentor who found…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/01/202004/01/2020
Condemn Saudi’s Travesty Of Justice
OPINIONS

Condemn Saudi’s Travesty Of Justice

By Ameer Ali – The most barbaric of murders ever committed in the history of journalism and shocked the civilized world was,…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/01/202004/01/2020
Role of diplomatic missions and the Swiss Saga in Sri Lanka
OPINIONS

Role of diplomatic missions and the Swiss Saga in Sri Lanka

 The alleged abduction case of Garnia Banister Francis, a local employee of the Swiss Embassy, is no doubt an embarrassment…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/01/202004/01/2020
Sri Lanka: Presidential pardon
OPINIONS

Sri Lanka: Presidential pardon

by Rufus Randeniya The presidential pardon granted recently to a heartless moron kicked off an angry opposition all over the…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/01/202004/01/2020
Inauguration of parliamentary session: A projection of presidential power
OPINIONS

Inauguration of parliamentary session: A projection of presidential power

The fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament is scheduled to be ceremonially opened at 10 am today, January 3, by…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/01/202004/01/2020
The Joys Of Celebrating Christmas
FEATURED

The Joys Of Celebrating Christmas

by Anwar A. Khan “I heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old, familiar carols play,And wild and sweetThe words repeatOf…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/01/202004/01/2020
A year to remember as Sri Lanka achieve the impossible
SPORTS

A year to remember as Sri Lanka achieve the impossible

Three wins in eight Tests, seven wins in 21 ODIs and four wins out of 13 T-20s would suggest that…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/01/202004/01/2020
PRESIDENT GR ASKS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY AND STABILITY – WIJEDASA PRESENTS BILL
OPINIONS

PRESIDENT GR ASKS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY AND STABILITY – WIJEDASA PRESENTS BILL

Wijedasa Rajapaksa was the man in the news late this week. He presented a private members bill seeking to make…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/01/202003/01/2020
U.S. defense secretary urges North Korea to negotiate on denuclearization
WORLD

U.S. defense secretary urges North Korea to negotiate on denuclearization

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday said the United States still sees a political agreement on denuclearization as the…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/01/202002/01/2020

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