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Category: OPINIONS

Tranquil Deniyaya
OPINIONS

Tranquil Deniyaya

Ringed by emerald mountain ranges and a dense forest cover, Deniyaya offers an adventure at every turn. Exploring the serenity…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/10/201811/10/2018
Where The East Meets The West Chundikkulam National Park
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Where The East Meets The West Chundikkulam National Park

The Chundikkulam National Park forms a unique habitat to wildlife. The park spreads across an area of 49.2km2 to the…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/10/201811/10/2018
Turmoil at the Sri Lanka Medical Council
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Turmoil at the Sri Lanka Medical Council

As I have been very much involved with private medical education in this country, I decided to contact my good…

byAdmin10/10/201810/10/2018
90,000 Northern families in shanties or homeless. What happened to Govt. promised housing?
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90,000 Northern families in shanties or homeless. What happened to Govt. promised housing?

By Jekhan Aruliah In October last year I had the privilege of participating in the blessing of a new water…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/10/201806/10/2018
Call President Sabhapathi not Jana-Adipathi and Have such a One!
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Call President Sabhapathi not Jana-Adipathi and Have such a One!

By Laksiri Fernando “All power comes from the people. But where does it go?” – Bertolt Brecht ( September 30,…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/10/2018
Shiranthi Rajapaksa the next president of Sri Lanka in 2020?
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Shiranthi Rajapaksa the next president of Sri Lanka in 2020?

By Claude Gunasekera It is one of the most curious questions on the minds of Sri Lankans as to who…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/10/2018
Yahapalanaya: a disaster beyond management
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Yahapalanaya: a disaster beyond management

By Malinda Seneviratne    No offense to those who take disasters seriously (and we all should, let me add). No…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/09/2018
DUMPED! – Lanka Cricket Plunges To New All-time Low
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DUMPED! – Lanka Cricket Plunges To New All-time Low

By Dion Michael Sri Lanka’s cricket plunged to an all-time low when the team was unceremoniously dumped from the Asia…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/09/2018
Can humans develop without imagination?
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Can humans develop without imagination?

By Turki Aldakhil It was a conversation on a flight returning to Dubai two years ago. I was exhausted and…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/09/2018
The Serena cartoon debate: calling out racism is not ‘censorship’
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The Serena cartoon debate: calling out racism is not ‘censorship’

By Gary Younge The depiction of the tennis star in an Australian newspaper recycled centuries-old racial stereotypes. Publishing it showed…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/09/2018

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