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Education

LISMUN 2016 – The Journey Beyond Diplomacy

Setting the Context Model UN has seen a rapid growth over the past few years in Sri Lanka, with more students venturing...
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Dev Diaries SL

Jaffna Reluctant to Take Part in Reconciliation Process

Setting the Context The Secretariat for Coordinating Reconciliation Mechanisms (SCRM) released the Consultation Task Force (CTF) final report on reconciliation mechanisms. The...
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Education

Sri Lanka’s Medical Education system is failing to keep up with the world

Education should be the right of all humans irrespective of their background, regardless if it's “free” or paid for.
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Sri Lanka and the 2016 Global Terrorism Index: Too early to celebrate

Sri Lanka improves its rank on the 2016 Global Terrorism Index, but further progress needs to be made.
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Lessons Learnt & a unique Sri Lankan Transitional Justice mechanism

Lessons learnt from other states must be applied in a unique manner that fits the Sri Lankan context. One size doesn't fit...
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Does Racism start with seeing some people as “just another”?

When you look at someone and you see not the individual, but their race, there is an issue. The individual is "just...
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to supporters after speaking at a campaign event in Dallas, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to supporters after speaking at a campaign event in Dallas, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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International

Trump is President: It is not about data, it’s about dignity

Data said he couldn't win. But the lose of dignity felt by the American workers, meant that a populist wave beat the...
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Dev Diaries SL

Getting Sri Lanka’s Communalism right is essential to Reconciliation

Sri Lanka's Communalism - pride of one's ethnic/religious community - has been derided, but that carries costs for reconciliation
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Australia

Australia Trump-ed means Vigilance amidst a Grim Future

The election of Donald Trump has set a dangerous precedent for all democratic governments. How will his election affect Australia?
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Economics

An Introduction to the Trump Dynasty

Triumphant Trump trumps over Clinton in Historical U.S Presidential Election Donald J Trump – President Elect and soon to be the 45th...
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International

A Sri Lankan Campaign Strategy – the secret behind Trump’s Victory!

This article draws two scary parallels between the recent US elections and two national elections in Sri Lanka.
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Research

Sri Lanka’s legal definition of Rape is too narrow – Here’s a way to fix it

The past few years have proved not just a legal, but also a social necessity to improve the legal definition of rape...
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International

Blockchain Technology – revolutionary, for better or for worse ?

It might be the biggest change to the money system since banks sprang up. But such a revolution could be for greater...
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Australia

#PearlTravelogue: Here’s why you should suggest Sri Lanka instead of Bali

I'll start off saying this article may be slightly biased; because I'm writing this from the balcony of my guesthouse in Mirissa,...
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International

Hillary as President is no breakthrough for female politicians internationally

There are and have been quite a number of powerful female politicians worldwide. She just helps USA catch up with the rest.
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Environment

#APAN2016 – Day 3 – Missing Women, Glacial Progress & Hesitant Discussions

The APAN forum ended on the 19th of Oct, & a few days really allows one to take stock of the actual...
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#APAN2016 – Day 2 – A lost opportunity to discuss damage and losses

The issue of ‘damages and losses’, a concern rarely highlighted when discussing climate change, was put forward early on at the conference....
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Australia

Welfare Policies – UNSW SRC Election 2016

A pattern which we were able to identify through every policy proposal was the lack of comprehensive guidelines on achieving the proposals....
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Australia

Environment Policies – UNSW SRC Elections

It’s time for the annual SRC elections! The time were you get to have a two minute conversation with a party who...
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Australia

Ethnocultural Policy – UNSW SRC Election 2016

Ethnocultural Policies can seem relevant to many of us, studying at UNSW. I have met many new people from various backgrounds since...
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Environment

#APAN2016 – Day 1 – Adaptation & Maladaptation to Climate Change

The opening session on living under 2˚C” was most encouragingly a very frank discussion of the realities of climate change.
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Australia

Education Policy- UNSW SRC Election 2016

Education Today we will conduct an in-depth analysis of the education policies presented by Activate, Ignite and Left Action, three student groups at...
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Australia

Women’s Policy – UNSW SRC Election 2016

Proposals to elevate Women’s Wellbeing for 2017, was released in preparation of the upcoming SRC election. These policies have long been overshadowed...
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Environment

Yes, Sri Lanka is hosting a Climate Change Adaptation Forum!

UNEP & GoSL are organising the 5th Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum in Colombo starting today. But most of us didn't...
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Australia

Trimesters Explained

Trimester vs. Semester talk has been buzzing around UNSW for the past few weeks, yet very few members of the student body...
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Australia

Uninformed Democracy at UNSW student Elections

Once again it’s the annual election to the Student Representative Council at UNSW. The prominent tickets running for office this year round...
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International

What’s CryptoCurrency? Why does it matter to us?

Wondered what's all the talk about bitcoins and who one Earth started it? Or why it matters to us anyway? Here's a...
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Research

Sri Lanka’s declining Economic Freedom – a flashback to 2014

The 2016 Economic Freedom Report provides a flashback into Sri Lanka's economy in 2014 & a chance to compare it with the...
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Featured

#PearlTravelogue: Galle Fort – Stories From The Road

There's lots to do & see inside the Galle Fort, and I sure hope this post will convince you to add Galle...
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International

Guatemala’s Localised International Court – Lessons for Sri Lanka?

International intervention in prosecuting domestic war crimes has been a controversial issue. But, Guatemala seems to have found the right balance.
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International

Fear created Nazi Germany. What will politics create out of your fear?

Our Society of Fear finds fewer & fewer reasons to be optimistic about the near future. What will this pessimism lead to?
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Featured

#HagueTalks – Global artists find the six senses for Peace

From photo journalists to musicians, artists at The Hague Talks shared their experiences of peace from the six senses.
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Education

#LISscandal – Broken Idealism of a School & its Alienated Alumni

Buddhi tries to clear the haze of the social media scandal & analyses the real issues at his Alma mater that has...
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Economics

Corporate greed, State monopoly & Strengthening the Plural Sector

The plural sector is to consist of organizations that are neither State-owned nor privately invested. Sounds absurd? They do exist.
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Education

Ragging in Lankan Universities: Sub-culture, Politics or Isolated Incident?

Ragging! Is it a subculture? Is it simply a one off event ? Or is it a result of politics? Natasha explores.
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International

“Popular Hate” – pulling humanity apart on social media & news

Jews run Islamic terrorists cells & Malala is a CIA agent - just a few ridiculous things being purported by popular hate.
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The Pearl

#SGinSL: Going off-script for his legacy & feeding Sri Lanka’s ‘nationalists’

It's great to see the UN accepting its failures. But when it comes at the expense of the Sri Lankan common man's...
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Dev Diaries SL

BIA ranked 10th Worst Airport in Asia – Stench of Corruption & Harassment

With tourist arrivals bound to hit 2 million this year and BIA being a growing transit point, this ranking is not good...
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Doctors & Medicine alone won’t solve Sri Lanka’s Health challenges

Consumer education, electronic fines payment, micro-finance, demographic data, bacterial research are all tools that come in handy. But we've ignored them.
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Sri Lankan Airline’s Drunk Pilots & Witch Hunts of Corruption

Sources have approached our IntCa UNSW team to disclose a perspective that turns the media induced case on its head - a...
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Australia

Greens go dark on Australia’s Same Sex Marriage Plebiscite

An unbiased review of the Green party decision to block the same sex plebiscite in the Australian Senate. What does this mean...
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Media

Media messes up – Mr. Mano Tittawella is NOT the Secretary of the OMP

National Media reported Mr. Tittawella to be the inaugural Secretary of the OMP citing Minister Rajitha's statement. The SCRM bluntly says NO.
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NYMUN'16

#NYMUN2016 – Closing Ceremony – the Words and the Award Winners

The Closing ceremony featured Ms Rosie Senanayake and Dr. Ranjit Cabral. But to the delegates the Award Winners were the stars of...
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Dev Diaries SL

One year on, has the 19th amendment achieved anything?

It has been a symbol of the return of democracy and political freedoms to Sri Lanka. But despite the promises given, its...
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Education

Who Is ‘Deserving’ Enough to Be a Sri Lankan Medical Student?

3As and the Z score are all that determine becoming a Sri Lankan Medical Student? Anyone else fails to be deserving enough?
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Dev Diaries SL

The Dehiwala Zoo: National Heritage or Slaughterhouse?

Do you recall the last time you set foot into the Dehiwala National Zoo? Some of us would nod in agreement, whilst...
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Australia

Pokémon GO heated up winter in Syndey’s Bondi Beach

Winter means desolate beaches and bad business. But thanks to Pokemon Go, Bondi Beach got an economic makeover this winter.
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International

What’s the Internet of Things? What will it change?

It can be the bridge to a world where the digital world corresponds with the physical world. From jobs to conception of...
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Dev Diaries SL

Can Every Child Ever get a Fair Chance at Life?

The IntCa team covered UNICEF Sri Lanka's 'A Fair Chance for Every Child' event last week. Here we present the key takeaways...
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NYMUN'16

NYMUN Sri Lanka 2016? Learn all about it right here

To help answer the questions being asked about NYMUN'16, the IntCa team had a chat with the Secretariat behind the whole thing.
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