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What’s behind a legal-eagle’s lament against 20 A?
That Colombo campus legal luminary by reputation, Savithri Gunasekera made a legal argument not many months back about Parliament being required to convene without lapse of no longer than three months. She stated in an article in the public domain that such a provision is constitutionally mandated. The Supreme Court in a manner of speaking at least, laughed that...
27 September, 2020
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Swift revival of economic activity needed
The fastest possible revival of the temporarily ailing economic situation is a foremost national issue that should be addressed by the entire citizenry. It is common knowledge that two recent factors hastened the downward trend of the economy, firstly, the sharp decline due to the mismanagement of finances by the previous government where the growth has come to a near...
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Points to ponder in the post Covid-19 world
As we have experienced, the novel Coronavirus has changed the life of each and every human being on this planet, one way or another. Phrases such as ‘social distancing’ or ‘hygienic social practices’ have become familiar in our daily conversations and our daily doses of information we eagerly gather from various sources. By looking at the progression of the number of...
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19A sans any benefit to the country - Minister Chamal Rajapaksa
Minister of Irrigation and State Minister of Internal Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management Chamal Rajapaksa said they could understand the difficulties faced by the then President, Prime Minister and Government officials under the 19A. It did not bring any benefit to the country or to the people. Therefore, we decided to introduce the 20A as we do not wish to...
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