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Category: OPINIONS

Mongolian model murder scandal: Sirul deserves a new trial, says Anwar
OPINIONS

Mongolian model murder scandal: Sirul deserves a new trial, says Anwar

A former policeman who fled Malaysia after being sentenced to hang for the killing of a Mongolian model, in a…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/05/2018
Are you a judgmental person?
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Are you a judgmental person?

By Venuri Gangodawila Once during the time of Lord Buddha, there lived a sect of Brahmins in India who observed…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/05/2018
Need to go beyond using anti-corruption as political weapon
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Need to go beyond using anti-corruption as political weapon

By Jehan Perera One of the promises of the government alliance, when they contested the 2015 presidential and general elections,…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/05/201820/05/2018
Financial institutions very traditional in way they manage and protect data
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Financial institutions very traditional in way they manage and protect data

The financial sector is under increasing pressure from many stakeholders to manage regulatory compliance and the associated risk more effectively.…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/05/201820/05/2018
Empowering the middle income strata: a much needed step towards development
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Empowering the middle income strata: a much needed step towards development

By  Venuri Gangodawila Few days ago, our family was having a light discussion about the current situation of the country.…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/05/2018
INTERVIEW: MAITHRI GUNARATNE
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INTERVIEW: MAITHRI GUNARATNE

RECENTLY the Prime Minister expressed some interesting views. One such view was that when it comes to the Central Expressway…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/05/2018
Rosmah’s daughter speaks out: Greed, corruption, abuse, and black magic from Najib, mother and family
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Rosmah’s daughter speaks out: Greed, corruption, abuse, and black magic from Najib, mother and family

Amidst the internal drama that has been unfolding since the Election Commission confirmed what we already knew — that the…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/05/2018
World Press Freedom Day: Are journalists increasingly under attack?
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World Press Freedom Day: Are journalists increasingly under attack?

More than 2,500 journalists have been killed since 1990, and media rights groups warn, on World Press Freedom Day on…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/05/2018
Secularism: Protecting the sacred from the profane
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Secularism: Protecting the sacred from the profane

The concept of secularism gives little scope for researchers to fully comprehend its successes and failures even after the several…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/05/201820/05/2018
Lester – a treasure Sri Lanka didn’t treasure enough A Tribute
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Lester – a treasure Sri Lanka didn’t treasure enough A Tribute

By Bandula Jayasekara Political vultures are circling round the late Maestro Lester James Peries after his death. They have instructed…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/05/2018

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