From Nandikadal To Impeachment And Beyond
From Nandikadal To Impeachment And Beyond By Kumar David -January 19, 2013 Prof Kumar David Now patience, preparation and determined mobilisation; From Nandikadal to impeachment and beyond This is the...
View ArticleThis is our country too and it is worth fighting for
This is our country too and it is worth fighting for In memory of Father Tissa Balasuriya | by Tisaranee Gunasekara “Never to submit and never to oppress…” Camus (Reflections on the Guillotine) (...
View Article‘Hats Off’ To The ‘De Jure Chief Justice’
‘Hats Off’ To The ‘De Jure Chief Justice’ By Elmore Perera -January 20, 2013 Elmore Perera Any individual willing and able to discern the rationale of what is taking place in Sri Lanka can have no...
View ArticleTop international jurists powwow with Mugabe
Top international jurists powwow with Mugabe By Christina Stucky-March 17 2001 Harare – A top delegation of international jurists has met President Robert Mugabe in Harare, seeking assurances that he...
View ArticleBeware the ides of March – Rajiva
Beware the ides of March – Rajiva SUNDAY, 20 JANUARY 2013 There is an attempt to remove Mr. Rajiva Wijesinghe, the national list MP of the UPFA, from his Parliamentary seat as he has become a bother...
View ArticleChina card becomes ‘license’ for genocidal order
China card becomes ‘license’ for genocidal order [TamilNet, Sunday, 20 January 2013, 10:27 GMT] With the seemingly blackmailing speech of Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, reported in Colombo media on Friday that...
View ArticleLoss Of GSP Plus Takes Its Toll »
Loss Of GSP Plus Takes Its Toll » By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema- Sunday, January 20, 2013 Factories shifting to Bangladesh – TU The loss of the GSP Plus facility that was granted by the EU to Sri...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s ‘Basha Mandiraya’ calls for mother tongue promotion
Sri Lanka’s ‘Basha Mandiraya’ calls for mother tongue promotion [TamilNet, Sunday, 20 January 2013, 09:48 GMT] Genocidal Sri Lanka’s ‘Basha Mandiraya’ (Languages Ministry), marking International...
View ArticleBritish troops face fresh charges of Iraq war torture and killings
British troops face fresh charges of Iraq war torture and killings A still from video of a British soldier screaming abuse at hooded Iraqi detainees played to the public inquiry into the death of of...
View ArticleSC judges left in the lurch: forced to sit with illegally installed Peiris
SC judges left in the lurch: forced to sit with illegally installed Peiris (Lanka-e-News-20.Jan.2013, 11.30PM) Following the historic and gross betrayal by the President of the Bar Association ,...
View ArticlePillay Statements Sought To Undermine The Office Of Chief Justice – Foreign...
Pillay Statements Sought To Undermine The Office Of Chief Justice – Foreign Ministry By Colombo Telegraph -January 21, 2013 Acting Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs and former Permanent...
View ArticleNfR holds the government accountable for any violence that may take place...
NfR holds the government accountable for any violence that may take place against pro democracy lawyers or independent judges Sunday, 20 January 2013 (NFR’s statement on the need to re-establish the...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Is Delhi Dumb?
Sri Lanka: Is Delhi Dumb? Guest Column: Dr Kumar David Dumb is used to describe a person who is bereft of brains, and of course its literal meaning is to be deprived of the faculty of verbal...
View ArticleA Swift First Step: AG Appeals SC Decision Over Turned
A Swift First Step: AG Appeals SC Decision Over Turned By Colombo Telegraph -January 21, 2013 The Attorney General today appealed to the Supreme Court to appoint a five judge bench to reconsider the...
View ArticleColombo hosting CHOGM hangs in the balance?
Colombo hosting CHOGM hangs in the balance? With Canadian plans to report Sri Lanka January 19, 2013, 7:17 pm By Sujeeva Nivunhella in London With Canada planning to report Sri Lanka to the...
View ArticleShirani can get her security back – Police
Shirani can get her security back – Police By Binoy Suriyaarachchi-2013-01-21 Impeached Chief Justice, Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, can get her security reinstated, if she makes a request to the...
View ArticleIn Praise Of Sumanthiran
In Praise Of Sumanthiran By Malinda Seneviratne -January 20, 2013 Malinda Seneviratne It is natural for members of the Parliamentary Opposition to oppose whatever the ruling party proposes. Voting in...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Implications of Silencing the Judiciary
Sri Lanka: Implications of Silencing the Judiciary M Mayilvaganan—19 January 2013 Assistant Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore The impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani...
View ArticleAre we witness to a new and ugly chapter?
Are we witness to a new and ugly chapter? 2013-01-20 The final chapter of the opening act of the impeachment motion saga was written, signed and acted out last week. And it seems work on a new and...
View ArticleThree Challenges For The New Chief Justice
Three Challenges For The New Chief Justice By Jehan Perera -January 21, 2013 Jehan Perera The government acted swiftly to make the impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake a closed chapter....
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