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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Governments are changed by elections. The people’s sovereignty is claimed during an election where they either elect or reject political parties or politicians. Suddenly, we are seeing people demand the stepping down of the entire government apparatus. Are Protestors the …