In a wide-ranging conversation, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani reflects on the unsettled nature of identity, the limits of historical truth and the moral responsibility of writing about people who can no longer speak for
Before the 2019 presidential election was officially announced, then-President Maithripala Sirisena had informed the Election Commissioner, through the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) secretary, of his intention to run. Despite having reconciled
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As Sri Lanka gears up for the 2024 presidential elections, the political landscape is alive with a peculiar sort of buzz. The National People’s Power (NPP), formerly known as the Janatha Vimukthi
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On behalf of the Pathfinder Foundation, its Chairman Bernard Goonetilleke recently handed over what the think-tank called policy documents titled (i) ‘Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka: Policy Challenges for the New Government,’
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Here is the final part of the interview, following the publication of Part Two yesterday. In this segment, Dr. Dayan Jayatillake focuses on the forthcoming presidential elections in Sri Lanka. Q. As
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Top executives from the Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel Corporation have left for the United States to meet with senior U.S. officials in an attempt to salvage their acquisition of United States
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“Have you learned nothing from history?” ~ Freud (The Future of an Illusion) Wrath is the opening word of The Iliad. Wrath is a key driver of the upcoming presidential election.
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“A thorn-crowned prince in a pit said I was a lad selling ‘Lavariya’ who lived in Kehelwatte. I told him that I was a ‘Lavariya’ seller boy from Kehelwatte. It was my
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(So far, this manifesto has been published only in Tamil. Therefore, if there are any errors in the English terminology used, these must be excused.) For over a year, the Tamil people
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by Our Political Affairs Editor As Sri Lanka gears up for its 2024 presidential election, the stakes are higher than ever. With a total of 17.1 million (171,00,000)registered voters and a high
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by A Special Political Affairs Correspondent A senior member of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has disclosed that Sajith Premadasa is now backing the Rajapaksas, who were previously abandoned by former Prime
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In an emotionally charged homecoming, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal returned to his residence on Civil Lines Road after being released from Tihar Jail on Friday night. Greeted by his family and
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Mallu Swarajyam (1931–2022) was born with an appropriate name. From deep within the mass movement against British colonialism that was initiated by India’s peasants and workers, and then shaped by M. K.
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“Government is a relation of give and take, a contract…rulers were accorded power and the people consented to that power on consideration that they be accorded certain rights”. ~ Presidential nominee Franklin
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Philadelphia — ABC News’s presidential debate moderators, David Muir and Linsey Davis, are facing significant backlash following their handling of the inaugural debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala
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Editor’s note: This is the second of three articles on the role of social movements in bringing about transformative change. The U.S. and many other societies are cycling into situations of toxic
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