Marisa Wikramanayake’s Journalist Portfolio

Marisa Wikramanayake

facebook.com — We are live with Kuany Kiir Kuany author of Enlightened Darkness which is published through Africa World Books Australia: Publisher. Type your questions for Kuany in the comments and we will try to...

Aug. 14, 2018

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Marisa Wikramanayake

facebook.com — We are interviewing Suzanne Jambo author of Today's African Woman, a memoir about her time as an activist and now leader and founder of the South Sudan STEPS Towards Peace and Democracy political...

Aug. 14, 2018

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Marisa Wikramanayake

facebook.com — Interviewing Dr Douglas H. Johnson author of South Sudan: a new history for a new nation for Africa World Books Australia: Publisher. Please feel free to ask questions in the comments and to share...

Aug. 14, 2018

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Saudade (Suneeta Peres da Costa, Giramondo) | Books+Publishing

Books+Publishing — Sydney author Suneeta Peres da Costa's novella Saudade will leave you feeling lost and homesick for a place of your own. Set in Angola's fraught pre-independence period, Saudade follows Maria, a young girl from a Goan immigrant family, growing up in a political hierarchy of racism and colonialism in which she is both complicit but...

Jan. 24, 2018

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Facebook Live Video Interview with Kuany Kiir Kuany

facebook.com — We are live with Kuany Kiir Kuany author of Enlightened Darkness which is published through Africa World Books Australia: Publisher. Type your questions for Kuany in the comments and we will try to...

Dec. 8, 2017

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Facebook Live Video Interview with Suzanne Jambo for Africa World Books

facebook.com — We are interviewing Suzanne Jambo author of Today's African Woman, a memoir about her time as an activist and now leader and founder of the South Sudan STEPS Towards Peace and Democracy political...

Dec. 3, 2017

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Before/After | Djed

djedpress.com — Time has split into two. There is the We drive home in silence, in the first moments of what feels like the Before and now there is the After, after we hear the news. After. I stare valiantly at the mark on the dashboard.

Nov. 22, 2017

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Facebook Live Video Interview with Dr Douglas H. Johnson

facebook.com — Interviewing Dr Douglas H. Johnson author of South Sudan: a new history for a new nation for Africa World Books Australia: Publisher. Please feel free to ask questions in the comments and to share...

Nov. 9, 2017

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Australia open to 'One Belt, One Road' as China targets ports

The New Daily — Australia remains willing to work with China after the 19th National Congress released statistics on its flagship project, the Belt and Roads Initiative. "We are keen to strengthen engagement with China on regional trade and infrastructure development projects, including practical initiatives developed under the BRI," a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson said.

Oct. 26, 2017

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Surrogacy: A Human Rights Violation (Renate Klein, Spinifex) | Books+Publishing

Books+Publishing — Books+Publishing. Surrogacy: A Human Rights Violation (Renate Klein, Spinifex). Renate Klein's book on surrogacy is intended to be a feminist work focusing on the rights of the surrogate, donor and child. Klein sets out her oppositions to the practice by

Sept. 27, 2017

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Brexit's impact on Sri Lanka

ft.lk — By Marisa Wikramanayake It has been a surreal month in British politics. Not two days after Bob Geldof chased UK Independent Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage up the Thames River, left wing politician Jo Cox was fatally shot and stabbed in public by a man linked to the right wing Leave faction of the Brexit issue.

June 28, 2016

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Maithri, Ranil answer biz concerns, shed key insights

ft.lk — Opposition common candidate Maithripala Sirisena and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe held a Q&A session with the business community at the Cinnamon Lakeside yesterday. The session was moderated by former banker Ranjith Fernando. Following are excerpts from the session: By Marisa Wikramanayake and Waruni Paranagamage Q: How do you a ..

Dec. 24, 2014

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Momentum Forum moves development discussion forward

ft.lk — By Marisa Wikramanayake Members of the business community came together yesterday to discuss the ideas for how Sri Lanka could develop in the future. Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development Gotabaya Rajapaksa (third from right) speaks at the Momentum Forum concluding panel discussion at Galadari Hotel yesterday.

Dec. 18, 2014

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Cesar Cernuda: Candid on cloud computing

ft.lk — Microsoft's President for the Asia Pacific region Cesar Cernuda was in Sri Lanka recently to discuss the company's involvement in supporting the Government's strategic plan for economic and ICT development with the President. In an exclusive interview with the Daily FT, he discussed Microsoft's work and commitment in Sri Lanka and why he thinks Sri Lanka can grow and thrive as a regional I ..

Dec. 18, 2014

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Softlogic's store makes a splash with Sri Lanka's sartorially-savvy shoppers

ft.lk — By Marisa Wikramanayake Colombo's fashion conscious have a new destination for all their shopping needs. Splash, the Middle East's largest high street fashion retailer, opened its flagship store at 175, New Bullers Road in Colombo 4 yesterday. Softlogic Brands Ltd., the subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings PLC, is the franchisee for the Splash brand in Sri Lanka.

Dec. 16, 2014

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Smartphone climate change app opens to public

www.sciencewa.net.au — CITIZENS can now contribute to climate change tracking for scientists by using their smartphones.

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Low income cat owners get support for desexing

Science Network WA — PENSIONERS and low income earners can now afford to sterilise their cats and contribute to lessening the impact of stray and unwanted kittens.

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