evidence: Sajith says unfazed by challengers, focused on rebuilding country By Prasanna Sanjeewa Tennakoon With just one week to go before the 2024 presidential election, candidates are making their final pitches to voters as they vie for the opportunity to govern Sri Lanka for the next five years. The Sunday Times sister paper Irida Lankadeepa sat down with Opposition Leader and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) [...] [...] By Chandani Kirinde The three main contenders in the September 21 presidential election—Independent candidate President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Leader of the Opposition and SJB Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa, and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake—are senior parliamentarians and have in their teams both experienced politicians as well [...]