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  Bridge-building by Lanka civil society

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on October 08, 2019

  IT WAS past 11:00pm when the conference at a community hall in Kattankudy ended. The last three speakers were restricted to two minutes each, much...

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  Civil society can play decisive role in forthcoming election

  Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on October 01, 2019

  JUST as in the presidential election of 2015 which led to the unexpected defeat of incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa, this presidential election of 2019 is...

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  Easy transition through change with continuity

  Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on September 25, 2019

  THE presidential election fixed by the Election Commission for November 16 has the potential to bring about far reaching change to the country both in...

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  Abolishing executive presidency not a viable strategy

  Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on September 18, 2019

  FOR the past month the issue of who will be the presidential candidate of the ruling UNP has been dividing the party and diverting attention...

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  Making best use of Lanka’s strategic location

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on September 12, 2019

  THERE is increased competition between the global big powers in the Indian Ocean. The four main protagonists are India, the United States, China and Japan....

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  A presidential candidate that Lankans want

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on August 27, 2019

  THE main opposition party, the SLPP, was the quickest off the mark to propose its candidate. Its candidate, former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has the...

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  The majority that Lanka president must win

  Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on August 21, 2019

  THE delay in the announcement of the ruling party’s presidential candidate continues. There are reports of negotiations and breakdown of negotiations within the UNP. The...

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  The challenge for the strong leader in Lanka

  Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on August 18, 2019

  THE selection of former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the presidential candidate of the SLPP will impart enthusiasm in an electorate that has grown discontented...

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  Litmus test of a united Lanka leadership

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on August 06, 2019

  THE postponement of the inauguration of the new political alliance to be led by the UNP was due to the division within the ruling party...

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  Measures to reverse northern feeling of losing ground

  Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on July 30, 2019

  THE political opposition is on the offensive in the north. They are going to the people and highlighting the many failures of the government and...