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Learning from the economic crisis in Sri Lanka

  By Zahid Rabbani   The fourteenth-century painter Ambrogio Lorenzetti has painted magnificent frescoes entitled Consequences of Good and Bad Government on the walls of the historic city council chamber in Siena, Italy. Those frescoes show that when bad policy decisions are made death and destruction are everywhere in the …

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Is the world about to face another pandemic?

It is deeply concerning that as the world looks set to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, another deadly disease is making the rounds in countries where it is rarely found. As of May 21, 92, confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported from 12 UN member-states …

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Effects of food crisis already palpable

It is unsettling to hear from the United Nations (UN) that the effects of the ongoing global food crisis may last for years unless actions are taken to overturn the situation. As the Russia-Ukraine war drags on and continues to push up prices, world leaders believe the situation can improve …

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