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Category: OPINIONS

Secularism: Protecting the sacred from the profane
OPINIONS

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
The Brief Origins of May Day1
OPINIONS

The Brief Origins of May Day1

This article is reproduced by Mr T Rusiripala, one-time CBEU President who initiated an Independent Trade Union Movement for the…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/05/2018
Sonia Gandhi at India Today Conclave 2018:  RTI was brought in to enhance transparency and fight corruption. Today that law is in cold storage.
OPINIONS

Sonia Gandhi at India Today Conclave 2018: RTI was brought in to enhance transparency and fight corruption. Today that law is in cold storage.

Some weeks ago, I took a step back from duties of almost two decades as president of the Congress party.…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/05/201805/05/2018
Rupee’s Sad Destiny Of One-Way Journey To Depreciation
OPINIONS

Rupee’s Sad Destiny Of One-Way Journey To Depreciation

By W A Wijewardena The recent media reports have been abuzz with a sudden fall in the value of the…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/05/201805/05/2018
WILL ANYONE GUESS WHAT THIS IS !
OPINIONS

WILL ANYONE GUESS WHAT THIS IS !

Leaked by a Whistle Blower “a page from the charges A/c salaries of Contract employees” Could it be a list…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/04/2018
CMC POST ELECTION ERA
OPINIONS

CMC POST ELECTION ERA

The Colombo Municipality has entered a new lease of life following the last election.  The city was under the administrative…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/04/201828/04/2018
Facebook Released Its Content Moderation Rules. Now What?
OPINIONS

Facebook Released Its Content Moderation Rules. Now What?

Tuesday was a huge day for online speech. Facebook finally released the internal rules that its moderators use to decide…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/04/2018
The influence of social media in the notion of “ART”
OPINIONS

The influence of social media in the notion of “ART”

By Venuri Gangodawila The concepts of ART and SOCIAL MEDIA can be at first seen as two fields which are very…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/04/2018
Sri Lanka: May Day and workers’ rights
OPINIONS

Sri Lanka: May Day and workers’ rights

By Lionel Bopage Day was declared a holiday in Sri Lanka in 1956 for the Government sector, bank and mercantile…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/04/2018

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ECONOMY

We Are Buying 24% More from the World. The World Is Buying Only 3% More from Us.

byTeam Independent 03/10/2026
ECONOMY

A US$7.2 Billion Trade Deficit. Yet August Produced a US$133 Million Surplus. How?

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byTeam Independent 03/10/202603/10/2026
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Sri Lanka Has Set Inflation at 5% for Another Three Years. Inflation Is Already Above It

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BUSINESS

A 21-Kilometre Fuel Pipeline to the Airport. Why Did We Spend Years Moving Aviation Fuel by Road?

byTeam Independent 03/10/202603/10/2026
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