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Public disillusionment and democracy backsliding
EDITORIAL

Public disillusionment and democracy backsliding

Prague last week may as well be Colombo Sri Lanka sooner rather than later. In the Czech capital citizenry took…

byAdmin29/06/2019
INTERNATIONAL TROJAN HORSES AND LACKLUSTRE LEADERSHIP
EDITORIAL

INTERNATIONAL TROJAN HORSES AND LACKLUSTRE LEADERSHIP

Sri Lanka for a long time or even never has been the subject of such intense international interest. True the…

byAdmin15/06/2019
SRI LANKA TOURISM IN PERIL
EDITORIALTOP STORY

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…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/06/201907/06/2019
Oh How We Long For Sobitha Thero
EDITORIAL

Oh How We Long For Sobitha Thero

Sri Lanka is a country full of diversity. That diversity apparently extends to the collective good fortune of all Sri…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/05/2019
INSPIRATIONAL DEMOCRACY … WHITHER SRI LANKA?
EDITORIAL

INSPIRATIONAL DEMOCRACY … WHITHER SRI LANKA?

The events unfolding in the United Kingdom provides a classic study of democracy at work. In 2016 the British public…

byAdmin25/05/2019
UNITY DERAILED 
EDITORIAL

UNITY DERAILED 

Sri Lanka went back several years on Easter Sunday 2019. Previously the country was mostly at peace with itself and…

byAdmin23/05/2019
UNITY DERAILED
EDITORIAL

UNITY DERAILED

Sri Lanka went back several years on Easter Sunday 2019. Previously the country was mostly at peace with itself and…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/05/2019
THE SILENCE OF …. THE LEADERSHIP
EDITORIAL

THE SILENCE OF …. THE LEADERSHIP

The beastly effects of 21/4 in Sri Lanka, continues to maintain a public that is wary of everyday life. The…

byAdmin11/05/2019
10 YEARS OF DISCPILINED DEMOCRACY IS WHAT SRI LANKA NEEDS.
EDITORIAL

10 YEARS OF DISCPILINED DEMOCRACY IS WHAT SRI LANKA NEEDS.

Black Easter has become international news thanks in great part to the claim by Daesh (IS) that it was responsible.…

byAdmin03/05/2019
Black Easter, Politics and Lies
EDITORIAL

Black Easter, Politics and Lies

It beggars belief that the sanctity of Easter Sunday chirch services were violated by the hand of Islamist extremists. There…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/04/2019

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byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
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The Deal, The Silence and The Unknown

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