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No Federal 13A – Patriots
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..
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13th Amendment: LAND – Demanding State or Private Land
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..
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Why are those promoting ‘inclusive’ society attempting to divide society via 13A?
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..
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How would an independent North Sri Lanka get blood for hospitals because Tamil caste compels Sinhala soldiers to donate blood?
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..
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The 13th Amendment Land & Police – averting chaos
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..
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Let’s unpack the query in ‘Tamil National Question’
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called all parties to get together and solve what he calls the ‘ethnic-problem’ that has remained ‘unresolved’ for decades. Meanwhile, parties that claim to represent ‘Tamil interests’ have put forward a set of demands: a) stop..
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Sri Lanka’s Road to Independence
Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948 mainly on the back of Japan’s resounding military victories during the Second World War and the Indian independence struggle. The importance of the overthrow of Western colonial powers in Asia by freedom fighters supported..
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Did Sri Lanka commit ‘war crimes’? International Legal luminaries Sir Geoffrey Nice and Rodney Dixon says NO
The Mahinda Rajapakse government sought the legal opinion of a group of distinguished international legal luminaries who have been involved in war tribunals and who knew the laws related to conflicts. Reading these expert opinions against the PoE and the..
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The Church roots of separatist Tamil quest
The quest to separate Sri Lanka has seen participation from a multitude of players using different tactics for different objectives, and over the years, their efforts have intermingled. The Western Christian missionaries arrived to grab land and increase their flock..
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What Sri Lanka must tell India regarding Indo-Lanka Accord / 13a & Devolution
Prabakaran was not privy to the contents of the Indo-Lanka Accord drafted by India Prabakaran did not demand Indo-Lanka Accord (in fact he did not know its contents. Prabakaran was not shown the draft of the Indo-Lanka Accord to even agree..





