Sri Lanka ready for the challenge

Sri Lanka’s 27-year conflict ended suddenly and comprehensively on May 18, 2009. The guns fell silent and the nation celebrated ecstatically. While defeating the LTTE was a mighty achievement, given their reputation for invincibility, effectively including all Sri Lankans in the reconstruction and reconciliation processes poses a significant challenge.

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LG polls results, sign of people’s faith in Govt - Namal Rajapaksa MP

MP Namal Rajapaksa, who spearheaded the election campaign in the Hambantota district and successfully dislodged the final stronghold of the JVP - the Tissamaharama Pradeshiya Sabha - spoke to the Sunday Observer about the UPFA’s landslide victory at the Local Government polls on March 17.

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