Wijeyadasa Rajapakse first entered Parliament through the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which was formed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) together with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). His name was
Jung Chang, the celebrated author of Wild Swans, has warned that the growing neglect of reading will “brutalise” society, arguing that books are essential for nurturing empathy and preserving humanity. Speaking to
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Around 100 activists gathered on Thursday in Jakarta to protest a government plan to grant late authoritarian leader Suharto the status of national hero, reflecting broader concerns about historical revisionism in Indonesia.
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The Jammu Massacre, in which over 250,000 Muslims were slaughtered, remains an indelible scar on the collective memory of Kashmiris. November 6th, 1947 known as Youm-e-Shuhada or Jammu Martyrs’ Day not only
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Egyptian heritage campaigners have declared a turning point in their long-running effort to bring home ancient treasures held in Western museums, including the Rosetta Stone in London, following the official opening of
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Summary: In this essay, Martina Moneke explores what America can learn from the decline of the Roman Republic. She examines how inequality, political factionalism, and unchecked ambition eroded civic trust and institutional stability
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Editor’s Note: The following article was originally printed in New Lanka magazine in the mid-1950s. Any attempt to write of the character of a people is bound to be inadequate. Mistakes are
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Editorial In Sri Lanka’s tragic modern history, we often speak of the horrors inflicted upon the Northern Muslims in October 1990, given two hours to abandon homes, livelihoods, and lifetimes of accumulated
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French detectives probing last week’s dramatic robbery at the Louvre Museum have uncovered signs that the audacious heist may have involved insider cooperation, according to The Telegraph on Saturday, citing sources close
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by Luxman Aravind When history is written by victors and erased by allies, truth becomes the first casualty. Nowhere is this more evident than in the brutal, unspoken legacy of India’s involvement
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As we approach a major anniversary – 80 years since the defeat of fascism – a strange silence hangs over my country, Macedonia, and the broader region we now call the territory
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