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Category: OPINIONS

Gota’s Meritocracy Appointments In Question: Derana Varuni’s “TEA Man” Appointed As Chairman Telecom
OPINIONS

Gota’s Meritocracy Appointments In Question: Derana Varuni’s “TEA Man” Appointed As Chairman Telecom

Contrary to appointing people on meritocracy to top governmental positions, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa‘s buddy Dilith Jayaweera‘s Derana Group business partner Varuni Amunugama‘s husband Rohan…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/01/202023/01/2020
Satellite Stars
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Satellite Stars

Surveillance, Security and Sri Lankan Space Law By Miquelaa Fernando Sightings of unidentified flying objects are usually restricted to the…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/01/202018/01/2020
Symposium On Academic Dependency & Indigenous Knowledge: The Role Of Social Sciences
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Symposium On Academic Dependency & Indigenous Knowledge: The Role Of Social Sciences

By Siri Gamage – A symposium on the above-mentioned theme was held between 12-14 December, 2019 at University of Peradeniya with local and international…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/01/202018/01/2020
How alleged bid to kill Prez was revealed
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How alleged bid to kill Prez was revealed

Hemantha Perera and Vishvanath A plot to harm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa or someone close to him has recently been bared,…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/01/202018/01/2020
The JVP & The Sinhala Voter
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The JVP & The Sinhala Voter

By Kumar David – The JVP is a Sinhalese party; that is its composition and the makeup of its leading committees. There…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/01/202018/01/2020
Mano & His Manokāya: Psychophysical Actor Left Stage: A Tribute To Dr Jayalath Manorathne
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Mano & His Manokāya: Psychophysical Actor Left Stage: A Tribute To Dr Jayalath Manorathne

By Saumya Liyanage – Introduction  The majority of theatergoers in Sri Lanka were saddened by the news circulated on social and print…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/01/202018/01/2020
The Peril Of Undermining Rule Of Law
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The Peril Of Undermining Rule Of Law

By Jehan Perera – The seizing of taped conversations that former Minister Ranjan Ramanayake had with an assortment of persons on a variety of…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/01/202018/01/2020
Uniqueness Of Srikanthaluxmy Arulanantham, Late Librarian, University Of Jaffna: Librarianship Amidst The Ashes Of War
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Uniqueness Of Srikanthaluxmy Arulanantham, Late Librarian, University Of Jaffna: Librarianship Amidst The Ashes Of War

By Kirupaimalar Hoole & S. Navaneethan – Mrs. Srikanthaluxmy Sivanesan, nee Arulanantham, the Librarian at the University of Jaffna died of…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/01/202018/01/2020
Too Much Law & Order Leads To Insecurity When The Police Are Communal Gangsters
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Too Much Law & Order Leads To Insecurity When The Police Are Communal Gangsters

By S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole – As a Tamil I take the position that I am better off without the police because…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/01/202018/01/2020
An Analysis of the Assassination
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An Analysis of the Assassination

Repercussions of the death of Maj.Gen Soleimani By Miquelaa Fernando On Friday the 3rd of January 2020, US President Donald…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/01/202011/01/2020

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