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    498 : Challenging Times in Sri Lanka: A Reality Check for Maithripala Sirisena

    Amresh Gunasingham

    5 July 2017

    A slowing economy, ballooning debt and new political challenges, which include an increasingly agitated electorate and divided party loyalties, have put the spotlight on Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena and his coalition government. The government is struggling to deal with these issues and there are no clear signs yet on how the president intends to address these mid-term issues.