The times are such that the people are no longer willing to tolerate even the slightest whiff of scandal or controversy on the part of any public official
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Governments are judged by the people not by an exaggerated and abhorrent daily use of the national TV as an instrument of propaganda but by their deeds Every
The solutions to our most pressing problems are political as much as economic, and one hopes that the coming budget will strike the right balance – only this
The new Hon Minister of Health, Anwar Husnoo, stated in no uncertain terms in answer to a Parliamentary Question on Tuesday last, that he had instructed the Trust
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The fact that many other countries, including advanced ones, are also battling against the same demon, does not give us any claim for either justifying what’s happening over
Important issues tend to be completely overlooked as soon as the political angle takes over. The most cynical amongst us would be excused for starting to think that
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