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  Civic, political pressure mounts against 20th amendment

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on October 16, 2020

  IT HAS taken more than a month for the concerns regarding the proposed 20th amendment that have been expressed by a wide swathe of opposition...

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  Lanka: strong govt is disciplined govt

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on September 23, 2020

  THE government has announced that the draft 20th amendment bill will be presented to parliament on Tuesday. It will be the same version that caught...

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  Controversies note need for greater mindfulness

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on September 17, 2020

  THE formulation of the draft 20th amendment and its unanimous acceptance by the cabinet is indicative of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s dominant role in the government....

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  20th amendment rekindles need to share power

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on September 10, 2020

  THE draft 20th amendment to the constitution is a tribute to the faith placed in president Gotabaya Rajapaksa by the members of the government and...

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  Lanka: political posturing with joint problem solving

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on September 04, 2020

  THE past 10 months during which time presidential elections were held in November and general elections in August witnessed enemy images being manufactured by competing...

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  Need for inclusive Lanka nationalism plus

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on August 26, 2020

  DURING the election campaign the ruling party and its allies legitimised their call for a two-thirds majority in parliament on the basis that a change...

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  Opening door to Lanka reconciliation

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on August 20, 2020

  MUCH is hoped for from the new government which triumphed with an unprecedented two-thirds majority. The fate of the country at this critical juncture depends...

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  New results-based Lanka governance needs to be inclusive

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on August 13, 2020

  THE early indications from the newly elected government elected by an astounding majority is that they are serious about making a difference and in making...

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  Devolution with development after Lanka elections

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on August 07, 2020

  MANY years ago, a former government agent of Jaffna, Dr Devanesan Nesiah, explained northern sentiment when elections were taking place. He said that there had...

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  A Lanka election without grand policy themes

  by Jehan Perera | Updated at 12:00am on July 30, 2020

  EVEN as the election campaign comes to its penultimate phase, there is a dearth of hopeful and inspiring campaign themes. The nearest that any political...