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THEY MUST GET OUT – NOW
EDITORIAL

THEY MUST GET OUT – NOW

A terrible mess this country is in. We have a country that was unfortunate to have been taken over by…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/06/2018
Oooh la: What do we have here Mr. President?
EDITORIAL

Oooh la: What do we have here Mr. President?

Some years ago whilst Ranil Wickremesinghe was leading his politically defeated United National Party and whilst one Mahinda Rajapaksa was…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/06/2018
The Need For Mahendran’s Return
EDITORIAL

The Need For Mahendran’s Return

Finally we seem to be going somewhere. For all the silence of Sri Lanka’s 4th time round Prime Minister, the…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/05/2018
THE MALAYSIAN EXAMPLE
EDITORIAL

THE MALAYSIAN EXAMPLE

The example set in Malaysia in terms of investigations on graft, corruption, influence peddling and perhaps sleaze too, is an…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/05/2018
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

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