26/08/2011 – Daily FT
Mellow M&M for Mayor
The candidate of the ruling party and the main opposition... Milinda Moragoda (left) and... A.J.M.Muzzamil... filed their respective nominations… for the Colombo Municipal Council on 8 October.
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28/08/2011 – Sunday Island
Decent election in Colombo a distinct possibility
...It is no secret that the president and his brother, Gotabhaya, who as head of the Urban Development Authority has big plans for the capital city, persuaded Moragoda who is undoubtedly a man of both capacity and peace to run for a position which has as much power and influence as a top cabinet ministry. He has accepted the challenge holding out the prospect of a clean election...
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28/08/2011 – Times Online
Both candidates paint bright picture
Special Feature: Interview with Milinda Moragoda
(by Mirudhula Thambiah)
The two key contenders for the mayoral post in the Colombo Municipal Council have opened their campaign. Here UPFA candidate – Milinda Moragoda speaks to Times on line about his plans...
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31/08/2011 – Daily News
No petty politics or polythene in my campaign - Milinda
(by Nadira Gunatilleke)
In an interview with the Daily News the former minister... said that Colombo citizens are the customers who pay rates...'They deserve a clean, beautiful and safe environment to live... What matters is who can provide this service to them. As a philosophy, I wish to leave petty politics out and focus on development... 'I will stick to my previous policy on publicity campaigns and therefore I will not use banners, posters etc...
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02/09/2011 – Daily News
No eviction of shanty dwellers - Milinda Moragoda
Shanty dwellers in Colombo... would be settled within… city limits in apartments with all the required facilities for them to lead dignified lives, Colombo UPFA mayoral candidate Milinda Moragoda said...
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02/09/2011 – The Island
Milinda's vision for Colombo
(by Rohan Abeywardena)
... UPFA Colombo Mayoral candidate Milinda Moragoda says the bane of Colombo is petty politics and he calls on its citizens of all races and religions to set aside politics and give him a chance to run the city in a professional manner for all its citizens. In this interview with...
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04/09/2011 - Sunday Island
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Milinda Moragoda, former Minister and Colombo's UPFA candidate for the October 8 local poll, paid a courtesy call on Cardinal Malcoim Ranjith yesterday. He is pictured here in conversation with the Cardinal.
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05/09/2011 – Press Release
UPFA Mayoral Candidate Milinda Moragoda Launches Policy Platform
... In keeping with his participatory and inclusive approach to governance... the policy platform to be co-created... He called his platform "an evolving work"... comments and suggestions from... the public will be sought... via neighborhood discussions, telephone surveys, and interaction on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. The inputs from the public will be incorporated into...
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05/09/11 – Sunday Observer
Colombo, the city of excellence - Moragoda's aim
*CMC should be run as a service provider
*City could be economic hub of South Asia
(by Ranil Wijayapala)
... Moragoda believes that the Colombo Municipality should not be a political institution, but a service provider for ratepayers, devoid of politics and it should be run like a service-providing institution, leaving politics out...
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05/09/2011 – Press Release
Milinda Moragoda hands over 100-day programme to President Rajapaksha
Colombo Municipal Council UPFA Mayoral candidate, Milinda Moragoda handed over his 100-day programme to H.E. President Mahinda Rajapaksa...
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