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New Sri Lankan Government Solidifies Reforms

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Jan 29, 2015
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The electoral ouster of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Jan. 8 appears to be a refreshing and ultimately hugely significant moment of destiny for what what Cosmas Indicopleustes, a seafaring Alexandrian monk, once called "this great island in the ocean."

A new, smaller cabinet is being assembled, and with it, hopefully, a political will to chan…

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