Investigative Journalism in Sri Lanka: Vulnerabilities
By Iqbal Athas David Kaplan, Executive Director of the Global Investigative Journalists Network (GIJN) identifies five different characteristics of…
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Sri Lanka: What Next?
By Victor Ivan At a meeting convened by the Punarudaya Movement, which was attended by 46 people’s organisations on…
Why Trump Will Lose in 2020
The president is running hard on a strategy of riling up his base. But by doing that, he riles up…
Why it’s important that Facebook remain free
By Mark Zuckerberg Next month, Facebook turns 15. When I started Facebook, I wasn’t trying to build a global company. Back…
Trump’s Coup in Venezuela
By Bill Van Auken The US recognition of Juan Guaidó as the self-proclaimed and unelected “interim president” of Venezuela…
Diaspora Engagement In Sri Lanka
BY Anupama Ranawana The subject of the Sri Lankan diaspora can often be a contentious, politicised one. As the…
Golden Hearted Jothipala
BY Dilina Amaruwan “About 35 to 40-years-ago my now deceased friend Karunarathne Abeysekara brought a young singer to a…
POLITICAL: Battle Lines Drawn, Big Guns Primed
Promises are said to be like babies—easy to make but hard to deliver. This adage may explain the government’s predicament…
Political Realism, Much Needed In IR Analyses
International Relations commentators would do well to take a leaf from none other than specialists in Marketing who have forged…
The questionable values of modern day Sri Lanka
A country so modest and made on a conservative culture, Sri Lanka is known for its values and customs. Question…
