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A Malaysian Electoral Earthquake
EDITORIAL

A Malaysian Electoral Earthquake

The election in Malaysia of Dr Mahathir Mohammed is truly a sign of the desperation many Malaysians felt in terms…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/05/2018
Shuffling What?
EDITORIAL

Shuffling What?

Life in freedom is not easy and democracy is not perfect. The collective might of President Sirisena and his Prime…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/05/2018
A LAND OF RISING FLIPPANCY
EDITORIAL

A LAND OF RISING FLIPPANCY

The accident at a factory in greater Colombo where five people lost their lives after being exposed to toxic chemicals,…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/04/201828/04/2018
A LAND OF RISING FLIPPANCY
EDITORIAL

A LAND OF RISING FLIPPANCY

The accident at a factory in greater Colombo where five people lost their lives after being exposed to toxic chemicals,…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/04/201821/04/2018
Whither the fight against corruption
EDITORIAL

Whither the fight against corruption

Ranil Wickremesinghe as widely expected held on to the post of Prime Minister – in spite of the efforts made…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/04/201807/04/2018
False Assurances Mark RW’s stewardship
EDITORIAL

False Assurances Mark RW’s stewardship

The membership of the United National Party are clearly a gullible lot. Their leader has been at the helm of…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/03/2018
SHAMELESS UNP PROCRASTINATING ON LEADERSHIP
EDITORIAL

SHAMELESS UNP PROCRASTINATING ON LEADERSHIP

If ever one needed a personification of the word shameless – it would be the collective might of the Working…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/03/2018
The Rising spectre of Buddhist nationalism And the Facebook dilemma
EDITORIAL

The Rising spectre of Buddhist nationalism And the Facebook dilemma

In Sri Lanka the dynamics at play are driven by opportunistic politicians creating and then playing on the fears and…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/03/2018
JAIL THEM AND LET’S GET ON WITH IT
EDITORIAL

JAIL THEM AND LET’S GET ON WITH IT

We could have called this column ‘Enough is enough’ but we come from a stable that is pretty well used…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/03/201811/03/2018
S H A M E L E S S
EDITORIAL

S H A M E L E S S

27th of February 2015 will go down in contemporary history as being one of Sri Lanka’s darkest days. It was…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/03/2018

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