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Supreme Court hears FR petitions
Five-member Bench, EC stands split
The fundamental rights petitions calling to annul the June 20 general election and the Gazette issued by the President dissolving Parliament was heard throughout last week before a five- member Bench headed by the Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya. The counsel made submissions for the Supreme Court to decide if it will grant leave to proceed for the petitions.The...
24 May, 2020
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New Parliament, key to revive economy – Former President
The National Election Commission on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the Parliamentary Election cannot be held on the due date under the current circumstances in the country. Appearing on behalf of the Commission during the hearing of the multiple Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed before the Supreme Court challenging the election date, President’s Counsel...
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Guardian angels of stranded tourists
A young Ukrainian family’s dream vacation in Sri Lanka almost turned into a nightmare before good samaritans came to their rescue. It is hard to even imagine surviving in a foreign country, with money running out, no loved ones around to help and no way of returning home, during a pandemic. A video shared by a young Ukrainian man went viral over the week. He thanked his...
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Adapting to a new normalcy
The global health emergency made countries around the world to impose draconian measures to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Social and trading restrictions were imposed to slow down the spread as much as possible. Compared to a majority of the countries in the world, Sri Lanka stands out, not only in controlling the spread effectively but also as regards the...
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Universities take to online transition
Helps weather the storm of Covid-19:
In a bid to protect the next generation from the fast-spreading pandemic, the Government made a proactive decision to shut all universities and schools on March 12, a decision taken within 24 hours when the first local case of Covid-19 was reported. As a result, all university students were sent home, and almost all academic activities ground to a halt. Being a country...
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Origins of Tamil political violence
May 14, 1976 is one of the most underreported, underestimated, underexamined dates in the political calendar of independent Sri...
Parents plead for relief in international school fees
Parents of children in international schools seek school fees relief as their jobs are at risk due to the Covid-19 outbreak....
Education in a Knowledge Economy
There have been many discussions, in the recent past, about creating a ‘Knowledge Economy’ in Sri Lanka and even about making the...
Conservation of heritage in these times of Covid-19
Last week we focused on some aspects of intangible heritage of Sri Lanka. We also questioned whether the custodians of this...
THE TRUTH, MORE IMPORTANT THAN FACTS
Re: Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), Presidential Commission to Investigate Complaints Regarding Missing...
Repatriation and replacement of lost foreign Jobs:
Handling labour migration in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, which has been sending workers abroad for employment for decades, is now faced with the formidable challenge of...
Operational guidelines on preparedness and response for Covid-19
The Directorate of Environmental Health Occupational Health and Food Safety of the Health, Indigenous Medical Services Ministry...
Let’s return to ‘better times’ shall we?
It would be unfair to ask people if they would like to go back to May 17, 2009 and tell us if they prefer that day, time and all...
Black economy, tax evasion and the way forward – (Part ll)
Contiuned from last weekThe Government has enacted three acts to combat money laundering: the prevention of money laundering Act...

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