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Tag: Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka’s Chinese connection: beyond bribes and debts

by Ana Pararajasingham July 16, 2018July 16, 2018

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s ambition was to build a port in his own district of Hambantota. Although feasibility studies showed the port to be commercially unviable, Beijing extended credit to build it. When Rajapaksa’s presidency was challenged in late 2014, Beijing, concerned that a new regime might be an obstacle to its plans, […]

Myanmar is on a Sri Lankan path to impunity

by David Scott Mathieson May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Why Colombo remains a challenge for New Delhi

by Ana Pararajasingham April 26, 2018

Sri Lankan regime backing away from conflict resolution vows

by Ana Pararajasingham December 5, 2017December 6, 2017

Corruption crippling Sri Lanka’s coalition government

by Munza Mushtaq August 16, 2017August 16, 2017

Silenced stones mark hard path to Sri Lankan reconciliation

by Duncan McCargo July 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Sri Lankan Buddhist monk unleashes terror against Muslims

by Munza Mushtaq June 1, 2017

Sri Lanka still paying past bills as it plans for the future

by David Brewster January 24, 2017February 18, 2020

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