The Israeli strikes, both security and military-related, must be critically examined, particularly in light of their success in various regions and against multiple targets. These strikes eventually led to the…
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Oasis tickets fiasco: Dynamic pricing faces ‘urgent’ review
by Kit Westby Kit WestAn “urgent review” of dynamic pricing has been launched to ensure consumers are being treated fairly, the competition regulator has announced amid the backlash over ticket prices for the Oasis…
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Kursk: ….and the wheels are coming off
by Kit Westby Kit WestWashington/Paris/Berlin (12/8 – 28.57). Today is the twenty-anniversary of the sinking of the Kursk. A painful experience. A true shocker. All hands are lost, the shortcomings of the Russian system…
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Meet the founder who built and sold a $600M enterprise software startup from Sri Lanka
by Kit Westby Kit WestSanjiva Weerawarana is a Sri Lankan success story. He founded enterprise software firm WSO2 in 2005, got it close to $100 million in ARR as its CEO, then sold it…
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Putin tells Hungary’s Orbán he is ready to discuss ‘nuances’ of Ukraine conflict
by Kit Westby Kit WestOrbán’s Moscow visit comes only days after he made a similar unannounced trip to Kyiv for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán traveled to Moscow for…
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‘The silent killer’ – economic consequences of an overvalued exchange rate
by Kit Westby Kit WestIntroduction In our previous article on the value of the Sri Lankan rupee in this newspaper (see https://www.ft.lk/columns/Sri-Lankan-rupee-is-more-overvalued-now-than-before-the-crisis/4-758346) we noted that many commentators saw the overvaluation of the Sri Lankan rupee…
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UK Backs Work to Protect Global Water and Food Supplies at COP28
by Kit Westby Kit WestUK scales up support for sustainable, climate-resilient farming practices, and improved access to clean water in climate-vulnerable countries The UK is scaling up a partnership with the World Bank to…
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Scientists Set to Expose Chaos and Disagreement in UK Government at Covid Inquiry
by Kit Westby Kit WestExplosive evidence about the tensions and disagreements between the then prime minister Boris Johnson, his ministers and the country’s top scientific advisers at key moments during the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to…
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An Explosive Court Transcript Shows Why Excessive Secrecy in the UK’s Family Courts Must Be Fought
by Kit Westby Kit WestA judge’s outburst, unusually made public, reflects what many fear: that lack of transparency can permit abuses of power Here speaks a senior judge about your right to know what…
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Europe’s Chaotic Response to the Israel-Hamas War Reveals How Weak It is – to Its Enemies’ Delight
by Kit Westby Kit WestA united EU could have helped de-escalate the conflict. Instead, its divisions are working to Russia and China’s advantage The outbreak of the worst violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for…