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Category: OPINIONS

How about including ‘Reparations’ in school curricula?
OPINIONS

How about including ‘Reparations’ in school curricula?

By Malinda Seneviratne Raja Raja Chola 1 (985 and 1014 CE) is a name associated with the ‘Golden Age of…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/08/2018
India: Rafale fighters Debate
OPINIONS

India: Rafale fighters Debate

By Ashok K Mehta The dogfight between the Government and the Opposition over the acquisition of 126 versus 36 Rafale…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/08/2018
A future Government must act   decisively to fully expose the Yahapalanaya Bond Scam  and bring the mega Masterminds to Justice
OPINIONS

A future Government must act decisively to fully expose the Yahapalanaya Bond Scam and bring the mega Masterminds to Justice

By Ajith Nivard Cabraal The Yahapalanaya Bond Scams from February 2015 to June 2016 inflicted staggering losses on the country,…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/08/2018
How to Buy Your First Stock In Sri Lanka
OPINIONS

How to Buy Your First Stock In Sri Lanka

By Prashanthan Jeyavarman Are you ready to start investing in the Sri Lankan stock market? Here’s everything you need to…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/08/2018
Jaffna’s New Citizen Journalists: From The Community, For The Community
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Jaffna’s New Citizen Journalists: From The Community, For The Community

By Aisha Nazim Every Friday, Benislos Thushan, a programme officer at the Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (ONUR) boards…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/08/2018
Saudi Arabia’s foreign files: Riyadh money in Trump pocket
OPINIONS

Saudi Arabia’s foreign files: Riyadh money in Trump pocket

By Fares bin Hezam The relation between Riyadh and Washington is one thing and its image among Arabs is something…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/08/2018
How China is turning bad loans into strategic investments
OPINIONS

How China is turning bad loans into strategic investments

China’s Debtbook Diplomacy: How China is Turning Bad Loans into Strategic Investments Belt and Road is not the Marshall Plan:…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/08/2018
Who truly deserves the asikkhitha (uncivilized) label: unions, commuters or the government?
OPINIONS

Who truly deserves the asikkhitha (uncivilized) label: unions, commuters or the government?

By Malinda Seneviratne Striking railway workers were attacked by irate commuters, we are told. Social media is full of cheers.  Minister…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/08/2018
Torture Prevention: Global responsibility
OPINIONS

Torture Prevention: Global responsibility

By Julia Crawford What’s it like to be the UN ‘Special Rapporteur’ on torture? I meet Nils Melzer of Switzerland,…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/08/2018
Apple’s $1 trillion valuation: The creation of a Syrian mind
OPINIONS

Apple’s $1 trillion valuation: The creation of a Syrian mind

By Walid Jawad The record-breaking trillion-dollar value Apple Inc. reached on August 2 was a historical benchmark making it the…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/08/2018

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