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When Worlds Collide #111: Science Journalism for Better Governance
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today newspaper on 13 June 2014 Years ago, as a young science journalist working for Asia Technology magazine of Hong Kong, I was shown around Pakistan’s space agency SUPARCO premises … Continue reading
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When Worlds Collide, by Nalaka Gunawardene 