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Political awakening after Bharatha's death
A shoot out that left a ruling party politician dead and a parliamentarian wounded seriously took the gloss away from the convincing victory the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) secured at last week's local polls.
5th Column

Kill, kill, kill till there won’t be anyone but the killers to run for elections

My Dear Mahinda maama,

I thought I must write to you once again — and it is not just to congratulate you on the Blue party's convincing victory at the local government elections, but also to discuss the terrible incident that happened on election day.
The Economic Analysis
Serious concerns over widening trade gap: Focus on imports
The widening trade deficit is of serious concern for the balance of payments. Although there was an overall balance of payments surplus in the first seven months of this year, the current account of the balance of payments is in deficit by a significant amount.
Lobby
Not issued with this week
 
Focus on Rights
The proverbial tip of a very unpleasant iceberg
Contrary to popular perception, the crisis of the Rule of Law that has gripped Sri Lanka is not limited in its reach to only a few unfortunates. Rather, it has caught up in its wake, politicians of the ruling party as well as (inevitably) opposition members, ordinary citizens, members of the judiciary and even members of the police and the services.
Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Traffic terror: Check on container trucks urged

Non-roadworthy container carriers, Police said yesterday, were posing a serious security problem besides causing inconvenience to traffic.
From the Sidelines
CMC election — revenge of the city dwellers
The UNP's jubilation over the election result of the Colombo Municipal Council is perhaps misplaced in view of the aberrant nature of that victory. The UNP's triumph in Colombo has been seen as strengthening the hand of its leader Ranil Wickremesinghe in the ongoing dogfight over the party leadership (that grows uglier by the day). Wickremesinghe has rather optimistically hailed it as the 'beginning of a victorious journey.'
 
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