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Category: EDITORIAL

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
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

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PARLIAMENT CALLS. TREASURY SAYS “NOT TOMORROW.”

byFaraz Shauketaly 30/04/202630/04/2026
CORRUPTION / EXPOSEFEATURED

The NDB Cover-Up? How Long Did They Know?

byFaraz Shauketaly 30/04/202630/04/2026
SPORTSTOP STORY

Shammi Steps Down – But Who Takes Guard?

byFaraz Shauketaly 29/04/202629/04/2026
BUSINESS

NDB Bank Fraud: Shanil Fernando Resigns from NDB Board

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Lanka Data Net (LDN) is Sri Lanka’s leader in structured data collection and AI data access

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
BUSINESSCORRUPTION / EXPOSEFEATURED

The Deal, The Silence and The Unknown

byFaraz Shauketaly 28/04/202628/04/2026

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