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The Ceylon Government Railway (CGR) is taking steps to come to the rescue of the harassed road commuters of Kandy who spend hours in buses, vans and cars during rush hours to travel a few miles. CGR wants to provide an urban rapid transit train service initially between Peradeniya and Kandy with provision to extend the system to Katugastota, Gampola and Kadugannawa depending on public demand for the service. A report on Kandy traffic congestion that the Kandy-based think tank Global Vision prepared with the assistance of The Asia Foundation made such a recommendation to the government last year. The researchers who based their recommendation partly on extensive public consultation of various stakeholders concluded that improvement of public transport was the most efficient and equitable solution to the Kandy traffic problem and that a commuter railway should be the top priority. Read More>>

 

Editorial Good Governance and Individual Rights in Post-War Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse's successful policy of military confrontation of the LTTE was followed by a most conciliatory address to the nation where he explicitly stated that “we do not accept a military solution as the final solution.” The nation as well as the international community would welcome that promise. He also asserted that “we have removed the word minorities from our vocabulary ----” implying that everybody will be treated equally without regard to ethnicity. If this commitment is actually carried out it would have profound implications for governance and rights of this country. Read More>>

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