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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL As Anura Kumara Dissanayake took oaths as the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka on 23 September, the nation was left to wonder what the future holds. The president was elected following a historic second round of counting preferential votes and his meteoric rise to the highest seat in the land came...

THE EXPAT LIFE Making friends in a new country BY Monita Pesumal When I moved to the Middle East – sparkling Doha as it is today – one of the world’s most amazing playgrounds was so remote to me. I never thought I’d make a friend, yet alone build a community. My lucky stars had a...