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Sri Lanka gambles on change
Mahinda Rajapaksa's bid to extend his decade-long reign over the island state came to an abrupt end when he conceded defeat in the Jan 8 poll.
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Singapore
SRI Lanka's president can boast a sterling economic record. But that wasn't enough to help him keep his job.
Mahinda Rajapaksa's bid to extend his decade-long reign over the island state came to an abrupt end when he conceded defeat in the Jan 8 poll. That outcome was
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