JUNE COVER
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DR. AJITH AMARASINGHE
Q: Do you think the business community is showing solidarity at this moment? A: I don’t think so; not at this moment. They have not contributed significantly towards the struggle.…
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MICHELLE FONSEKA
Q: What do you want to see in the end as far as real change is concerned? A: What we see is corruption, nepotism and no accountability, right? So I…
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DR. RUVAIZ HANIFFA
Q: Why is Direction Sri Lanka protesting on this day? A: We are at a critical time for this country; the youth have risen and they’ve done a wonderful job…
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GEOFFREY ALAGARATNAM
Q: Why are you here today? A: We are here because we’ve formed what you would call a voluntary group of professionals – Direction Sri Lanka. Our aim is to…
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AKILA MALLAWAARACHCHI
Q: What’s the purpose of this protest? A: For 74 years, this country has entertained theatrical politics. We have never had a politician who’d stay true to what he or…
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POORNI DADIGAMUWA
We came here today with the theme ‘tharkayen aragalayata.’ We’re A-Level students taking the exam this year; we have less than five
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KAVEESHA
Q: As the youth of the country, what do you expect from these protests? A: As students who are expected to sit for the A-Level exam, we’re unable to attend…
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KEITH WIJESURIYA
People power is true democracy. The very word ‘democracy’ comes from the Greek word demos, which means ‘the people.’ Sadly, conventional wisdom has it that whoever controls the military, the…
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SURESH SHAH
My aspirations for Sri Lanka in a new era are that it will be a country free of poverty, a people bound by a single Sri Lankan identity – but…
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YASODHARA PATHANJALI
In any situation – be it social, environmental, economic or political – it is people who have power. We have many structures in place to make us feel otherwise; but…
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