Opinion

“We need a broad democratic front and a clear agenda”

Patali Champika Ranawaka on winning the next Presidential...

Although truncated of much of its original powers, the Presidency is yet viewed as Sri Lanka’s ‘top job’, at least by those who aspire full-time political service to the country. The Executive Presidency still has many centralized powers, including that of control of the armed forces and national security, a subject crucial in a nation that has been wracked by socially...

2019-07-20 18:30:00

COUNTER-TERRORISM AND THE RULE OF LAW

(Based on a presentation made at the panel discussion, ‘From Counter-terrorism to Recovery: Lessons from International Experience’, at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute on July 10, 2019)Whenever the topic of counter-terrorism is raised my mind goes back to the 2012 film The Gatekeepers, directed by Israeli filmmaker Dror Moheh. The documentary was shortlisted for an...

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Milk for schoolchildren: To build a healthy future generation

The multi-task National Program to provide a sachet of milk to every schoolchild under the Grama Sahkthi People’s Movement will commence on Tuesday (23). It would be a forerunner in an expedited mission to eradicate poverty, while making the country self-sufficient in liquid milk and also build a healthy future generation.The first phase of the program to provide milk to...

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