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"Even if is not said openly, the U.N. report was considered when deciding the date," Champika Ranawaka, power and energy minister and one of Sirisena’s close allies, told Reuters.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/06/us-sri-lanka-politics-election-idUSKCN0PG0D120150706

Sri Lanka polls timed ahead of U.N. war crimes report to foil Rajapaksa comeback Sri Lanka's August elections have been timed to stop a comeback by war-time president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who remarkably may see his popularity rise in coming months if criticized for war crimes in a

The new Sri Lankan government must make reconciliation a top priority in order to move the country past a brutal, decades-long civil war

https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/12/sri-lankas-wounds-of-war/

Sri Lanka’s Wounds of War The new Sri Lankan government must make reconciliation a top priority in order to move the country past a brutal, decades-long civil war.

Public anger over sexual assault and murder of schoolgirl spills over into violent demonstration in Jaffna

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/gang-rape-prompts-protests-sri-lanka-north-150520182532004.html

Gang-rape prompts protests in Sri Lanka's north Public anger over sexual assault and murder of schoolgirl spills over into violent demonstration in Jaffna