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US seen more of a threat to democracy than Russia or China

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By Gamini Akmeemana US President Joe Biden may not be colourful like his mercurial, unpredictable predecessor, but he has...
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The ‘Third Wave’ of political chicanery

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Maybe the government could have clamped things down on Avurudu. Rest assured that many who usually ridicule such festivals (especially those that...
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UK could share 20% of its available Covid vaccines with poorer countries and still hit its target of offering a jab to every adult...

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The UK has already ordered 517million doses of different coronavirus vaccinesBut it only needs 160million to vaccinate all adults and give them...
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Do Communist-Led States Protect Public Health Better Than Capitalism?

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By Stephen Gowans Had all capitalist countries managed the Covid-19 pandemic as effectively as the Communist-led countries of China,...
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US seen more of a threat to democracy than Russia or China

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By Gamini Akmeemana US President Joe Biden may not be colourful like his mercurial, unpredictable predecessor, but he has...
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The ‘Third Wave’ of political chicanery

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Maybe the government could have clamped things down on Avurudu. Rest assured that many who usually ridicule such festivals (especially those that...
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UK could share 20% of its available Covid vaccines with poorer countries and still hit its target of offering a jab to every adult...

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The UK has already ordered 517million doses of different coronavirus vaccinesBut it only needs 160million to vaccinate all adults and give them...
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Liberal intellectual assumptions about our China relations are wrong

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“The liberal world order established by the United States post the Second World War, still holds a ground in the contemporary world...
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Sinophobia and China’s development model: Part 1

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By Shiran Illanperuma and Dr. Vagisha Gunasekara While the U.S. and other Western nations are mired in multiple crises...
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තුන්වන කොවිඩ් (කැ)රැල්ල ……!

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කොවිඩ්, කොවිඩ්, කොවිඩ්, කොවිඩ්, කොවිඩ්….! පළවෙනි කොවිඩ් රැල්ල ආවා – ගියා. අර මත්තේගොඩ tour guide මහත්මයාව දැන් කාටවත් මතක නෑ. දෙවෙනි කොවිඩ්...
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Attackers leave a trail of hilarity behind them

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BY RAJPAL ABEYNAYAKE The Myanmarisation cry has now died down somewhat. That’s owing to the fact that suddenly the...
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MWL should separate the wheat from the chaff

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By Rohana R. Wasala Government MP Dr. Wijedasa Rajapaksa, a former Justice Minister and an ex-president of the Bar Association...
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Detox: political economy and practicalities

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The final challenge, so it is said, faced by the Ascetic Siddhartha prior to Enlightenment was an encounter with Mara. Mara confronted...
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COVID-19: The Geopolitical Dimensions

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By Manoj Joshi The intensification of the COVID-19 pandemic in India has caught New Delhi on the back foot...
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China now owns £143bn in UK assets, from nuclear power to pubs and schools

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Hinkley Point C, Heathrow Airport and Greene King among investments by Chinese firms Chinese investors have amassed nearly £134bn...
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How China Eradicated Extreme Poverty

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Qi Zhenhong (Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka) (PART I) In February, Chinese President Xi Jinping solemnly...
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Pandemic hysteria and India phobia are both equally idiotic

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Those who contribute to the economy or seek to contribute to the economy during the pandemic should be celebrated. Those who sow...
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The Economics of the China-India-Sri Lanka Triangle

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Sri Lanka’s relationship with China has been a controversial discussion during the last decade, dominating both domestic and international political conversations. The...
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UK armed forces bill would limit war crimes accountability: UN rights chief

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Legislation under consideration in the UK regarding armed forces personnel could limit accountability for war crimes if it is passed in its...
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India’s torture record is dire – but Britain has little to crow about

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On this 70th anniversary of its independence from British rule, India is being subjected to the sort of assessment that all post-colonial...
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Uncovering the brutal truth about the British empire

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The Harvard historian Caroline Elkins stirred controversy with her work on the crushing of the Mau Mau uprising. But it laid the...
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Opposition, out of touch with ground realities – Johnston Fernando

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Highways Minister Johnston Fernando said the Opposition is entitled to its dream of toppling the Government but they should also remember that...
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Covid-19 surge as an opportunity to re-calibrate

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By Malinda Seneviratne Lockdown. Isolation. Quarantine. Wave. Social. Spread. Cluster. These are not new words. They are however words...
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India is burning, and the West keeps hoarding vaccines

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The EU must put people before profits and ensure universal access to lifesaving coronavirus vaccines. Sanka Chandima Abayawardena...
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India’s ‘love’

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Subramanyam Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister, being a politician has made a political statement. He would know, as any Indian politician would,...
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Previous regime mixed up political agendas with national security – Prime Minister

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Chief Government Whip Minister Johnston Fernando told Parliament that the Government will never use the Easter Sunday attacks as a means to...
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“Get real”, the private sector should be told about tourism

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We can call ourselves the country that does not need a slogan or a branding. We can count ourselves as the fortunate...
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“No reason to worry about Colombo Port City Bill”: JVP and some others don’t want the country to progress -Justice Minister Ali Sabry

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BY UDITHA KUMARASINGHE Minister of Justice Ali Sabry, PC said the Janatha Vimukthi Perumana (JVP) and some others don’t...
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Do Communist-Led States Protect Public Health Better Than Capitalism?

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By Stephen Gowans Had all capitalist countries managed the Covid-19 pandemic as effectively as the Communist-led countries of China,...
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US seen more of a threat to democracy than Russia or China

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By Gamini Akmeemana US President Joe Biden may not be colourful like his mercurial, unpredictable predecessor, but he has...
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The ‘Third Wave’ of political chicanery

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Maybe the government could have clamped things down on Avurudu. Rest assured that many who usually ridicule such festivals (especially those that...
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UK could share 20% of its available Covid vaccines with poorer countries and still hit its target of offering a jab to every adult...

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The UK has already ordered 517million doses of different coronavirus vaccinesBut it only needs 160million to vaccinate all adults and give them...
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