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After independence, Sri Lanka’s economic, social and political development has been hindered by 30 years of war. During the 1930s, seeds of racism and separationism were sown on the island’s soil by Tamil politicians, this grew into a dense forest..

India is using the carrot and the stick formula to insist on the pound of flesh of the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lanka Constitution. Big brother turned good samaritan has again raised their persistent demand for the full Implementation of the 13th Amendment. It..

The obnoxious 13th Amendment to the Constitution has surfaced again with the announcement by the President that 13A should be fully implemented, which also imply the remerger of the Northern and Eastern Provinces. His argument is that the provisions on..

13A is not about police or land powers, it is only about power. The question is, power for whom & under what conditions. 13A came subsequent to the signing of the Indo-Lanka Accord in 1987. Both were acts of aggression…

The Executive Committee of the National Joint Committee  had issued a  press release highlighting  in detailed the adverse impact if Federalism based 13th Amendment  implemented  in its full scale. For the last over 35 years Sri Lankan  governments did not..

A group patriots consist of Buddhists priests, professionals and academics have issued a joint press release against the full implementation of federal 13th Amendment of Sri Lankan Constitution by the President Wickramasinghe. The 13A was enacted by Sri Lankan government..

Over 80% of land belongs to the State while some 14% land are privately owned land. There are some facts that need to be made clear. State Land & State Land given to Provinces Appendix 1 of the 13th Amendment includes..

  The US, UK, EU, and Canada seem to be eternally parroting the need for an inclusive society, and so too are the UN and its associated organisations, while the Western-salaried non-governmental organisations (NGOs), international NGOs, and civil society also..

The Tamil politicians and the LTTE Diaspora may blow hot & cold, spend lavishly on propaganda projecting Sinhalese as discriminating them, committing war crimes & stoop so low as to claim genocide, but the truth of the matter is that..

13th Amendment was signed on 14 Nov 1987. Sri Lanka had several choices over the years – it could have used 2/3 majority in Parliament to annul it altogether or it could have brought amendments that would have negated the clauses..