by Luxman Aravind Rajapaksas are in trouble. As our columnist Durga Velayudham noted in yesterday’s column, a confrontation is unfolding between politically motivated Buddhist monk groups and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),
by Jude Amory The Easter attack of 2019 will forever be etched in the memories of the people of Sri Lanka, as a day of tragedy and sorrow that shook the nation
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Jack Teixeira and I have a couple things in common: Cape Cod and a Top Secret security clearance. Way back in the summer of 1966, holding a draft notice that threatened to
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It’s a hot and crowded Tuesday morning in the Yoruba Cultural Center in Havana, and the air sticks to the skin. You can hear the fluttering of paper as people fan themselves,
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by Gajaya Oh, Chamara Gunasekara, how lucky you are to be born in the Island of Pearl, or as we like to call it, the Island of Paradise Lost. It must be
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The need to transform the current degenerative Death Economy into a regenerative Life Economy (also known as the Green Economy) is a theme that runs throughout most of my current writings. It
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“When people try to rain on your parade, pee on theirs.” ― Josh Stern, And That’s Why I’m Single: What Good Is Having A Lucky Horseshoe Up Your Butt When The Horse
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In a recent viral video, the Dalai Lama can be seen asking a seven-year-old boy, at a widely attended public ceremony, to give him a hug and then, “Suck my tongue.” The immediate
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In a recent interview Satya Pal Malik, the former member of the Narendra Modi-led government and the former Governor of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir has alleged that the Indian
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I Can hear climate change in my sister’s cough. Aaron Saad, Worlds at Stake Earth Day is on April 22nd and the theme this year is “Invest in the Planet”. There is no further elaboration
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by Gajaya In my opinion, it would be fitting to compose a brief narrative about the Easter attack that ought to remain in our memories. Today marks the fourth anniversary of that
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The official visit by Chinese State Councilor and Defence Minister General Li Shangfu to Russia on April 16-19 prima facie underscored the two countries’ emergent need to deepen their military trust and close coordination against the
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by Refaat Badawi Chinese President Xi Jinping has mentioned on various occasions that the world today is going through profound changes unseen in a century. The world is going through significant changes,
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In mid-April, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released its Diplomatic Bluebook 2023, its most important guidebook on international affairs. Japan’s foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, wrote the foreword, which begins: “The world is
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Continued market volatility has put constant pressure on individuals and businesses, not only in the UK but also worldwide. This strains resources, slows productivity and growth. Fortunately, the growing maturity and prevalence
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As I write the Sudanese Air Force is bombing Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, an act of desperation really, because the war launched by the CIA backed coup attempt is not going
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