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How great is the 19th amendment to Sri Lanka’s constitution
There are increased calls to return to the 19th amendment, little do they know the confusions & contradictions that prevails an amendment presented as an Urgent Bill & passed given little or no time for the People to make their observations..
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The BASL proposals: A review
Crises prompt proposals for management, recovery and future prosperity. Of the many we’ve seen, perhaps on account of public profile, the set of proposals submitted by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) is one which calls for serious consideration…
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NJC sets preconditions for abolition of Executive Presidency
The National Joint Committee (NJC) has said that the Executive Presidential system should not be abolished unless the 13th Amendment to the Constitution is abolished. The NJC also called for the introduction of ‘the first-past-the-post system.’ The nationalist group declared..
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Why Does Brit Hypocrites Ignoring their War Crimes?
British Parliament must also discuss payment of reparations for colonial crimes committed in Ceylon It is one of the great ironies of our time that the countries that had hounded and continue to hound ex-colonies, such as Sri Lanka, wherever..
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Practical approach to solving Sri Lanka’s crisis
A crisis is the best time to analyze what went wrong & what we can do to correct this. A constitution is just a piece of paper. Its applicability is what matters. Its applicability by the correct persons is equally..
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Does the BASL proposals answer the economic crisis in Sri Lanka?
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has presented a list of proposals claiming they will ‘restore political & economic stability’ in the country. While these are a set of ‘aspired’ goals, there is no pressing necessity to be implementing any..
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Situation in Sri Lanka – are we returning to Dutch-East-India Company rule?
On one side of the spectrum protests are calling for the stepping down of entire Parliament, amidst this are a bevy of piggy-bank protestors while the more important question should be where do we go from where we are now..
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Sri Lanka’s National Identity & Sinhala Buddhists
The reason to target the majority Sinhalese Buddhist is to break the source & secret that holds the nation together. The amalgamation of the Sinhalese, their language, their literature, their culture was cemented by the philosophy of Buddhism, this generates..
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Lt. Col Issipriya is a LTTE Journalist – Would journalists like terrorists to be called “journalist”
Who is Issipriya? Who was she employed with? What was her role? Issippriya was a female member working in the LTTE communications unit – Voice of Tigers. She was given the rank of Lt. Col. which clearly proves she was..
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Questions Cardinal should ask on Easter Sunday attacks
The Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has every right to ask questions & seek answers. It has been 3 years since the attacks but unlike in the case of LTTE attacks, the Cardinal must be happy that the AG’s department are..





