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Category: OPINIONS

The new Hitler of the Middle East
OPINIONS

The new Hitler of the Middle East

By Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin In an interview with The New York Times, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, described the Supreme Leader…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/02/2018
Opinion: March to freedom or return to fear
OPINIONS

Opinion: March to freedom or return to fear

By Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera The National Unity Government ushered in through a historic and revolutionary election in January 2015…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/02/2018
BOND SAGA : AFTERMATH OF THE PRSIDENTIAL COMMISSON REPORT
OPINIONS

BOND SAGA : AFTERMATH OF THE PRSIDENTIAL COMMISSON REPORT

BY Rusiripala Thennakoon On -going public debate after the publication of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION REPORT centers around several conjectures and…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/02/201803/02/2018
The March of Folly Oration for Dr P R Anthonis  Teach us to care and not to care Teach us to sit still.
OPINIONS

The March of Folly Oration for Dr P R Anthonis Teach us to care and not to care Teach us to sit still.

   By Rajiva Wijesinha T S Eliot’s exhortation in ‘Ash Wednesday’ seems particularly appropriate when we consider the life of…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/02/2018
Catcalling; now a norm
OPINIONS

Catcalling; now a norm

By Shonel Perera When I told my female friends about this article and asked them if they would be willing…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/01/2018
BOND REPORT
OPINIONS

BOND REPORT

By Shonel Perera The report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into bond issuance has been published online for public…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/01/2018
Welcoming women in Saudi stadiums
OPINIONS

Welcoming women in Saudi stadiums

By Mamdouh AlMuhaini Saudi football stadiums recently welcomed women for the first time. Saudi women from different age ranges went to stadiums…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/01/2018
After Zainab’s murder, what will it take to protect the other children of Pakistan?
OPINIONS

After Zainab’s murder, what will it take to protect the other children of Pakistan?

By Rafia Zakaria One week after the body of 7-year old Zainab Amin was found on a garbage heap near her home,…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/01/2018
Sexism or Culturalism?
OPINIONS

Sexism or Culturalism?

By Shonel Perera Petitioners of a case filed in Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court this past week which challenged the recent…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/01/2018
POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY……………..
OPINIONS

POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY……………..

Sri Lanka badly needs at-least a Ministerial Code if not a code of conduct for all our Parliamentarians. Innocent citizens…

byAdmin06/01/2018

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