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Barring today, there is only three more days to go for campaigning to close for the November 16 presidential election. Campaigning by the two main candidates – Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Sajith Premadasa – have peaked. Amidst this, an ‘advisor’ of President Maithripala Sirisena is making a valiant effort to get him to meet New Democratic [...]
Would Lanka dare take the mega Millennium Challenge?
High Noon at nation’s crossroads as masses decide Lanka’s fate Next Sunday morn, the smoke signals that have been emitting from the countryside’s rocky outcrop would have finally made clear its message and the distant drums that had been indistinctly beating what destiny holds for this nation would have come closer home and made its [...]
Choose your candidate carefully
My dear voters, I thought I must write to you as you are contemplating who you would mark that all important cross for, at the big race that will be held next Saturday. It is an important decision and one that could make or break our country, so I hope you will give a lot [...]
Economic performance dependent on political outcome and economic policies
The country’s economic performance in 2020 and beyond will depend on the outcome of the presidential election next Sunday, the subsequent parliamentary elections that would elect a government and Prime Minister, political stability and the pursuance of sound economic policies. Whoever is elected president, resolving the fundamental economic problems of the country and getting the [...]
The politics of blood and a decisive presidential poll
Seven days to go for a crucial Presidential poll, Pohottuwa campaigners visiting predominantly Catholic belt neighbourhoods with flyers containing images of blood stained altars of the Katuwapitiya and Kochchikade churches while soliciting the vote for former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa must be reminded that the blame for allowing jihadists to flourish unchecked in Sri Lanka [...]
Politics of pledges, promises and lies
Come Saturday Sri Lanka’s voters will trek to the polls to elect the country’s new president. Less than a month later — on December 12 — the United Kingdom, far less united than the name suggests, will vote to elect a new government. While racial and religious differences and personal acrimony at the top of [...]
Both main candidates confident of victory at polls on Saturday
Sirisena changes mind again, defers move to expel CBK from SLFP; likely to enter parliament on national list Sajith camp perturbed over TNA’s role; Ranil maintains stoic silence, while Premadasa speaks of a first time PM if he wins The discordant note came loud and clear from those who filled the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium [...]
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