Assessment of the electoral system in Sri Lanka
 

On the initiative of former President J.R. Jayewardene, the PR system was introduced by the UNP in 1978. In advocating this change, the UNP leadership justified it in terms of the stability and economic development that would ensue, and also the need for proportional representation of various groups in the legislature.

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Kadirgamar: his foresight was a boost to local consultants
 

Early in 1990 a committee was appointed under the joint auspices of the International Labour Organization, Institute for Construction Training and Development, and Ministry of Policy Planning and Implementation, to examine the existing consultancy services available to the construction industry and to make recommendations for upgrading those services.

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