The SC’s Decisive Intervention Against The Impeachment
The SC’s Decisive Intervention Against The Impeachment By Basil Fernando -January 3, 2013 Basil Fernando The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, marking perhaps the greatest day of its 200 year history, today...
View ArticleUK Bar Human Rights Committee concerned
UK Bar Human Rights Committee concerned Sri Lanka Mirror (Mirror) – The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is concerned at the circumstances surrounding the impeachment of the...
View ArticleSri Lanka Sets For A Constitutional Crisis!
Sri Lanka Sets For A Constitutional Crisis! By Laksiri Fernando -January 3, 2013 Dr Laksiri Fernando It was incumbent on the Court of Appeal today, 3 January 2013, to rule an order on the writ...
View ArticleFrom Reconciliation to Impeachment: From Citizen to Subject?
From Reconciliation to Impeachment: From Citizen to Subject? SB-THURSDAY, 03 JANUARY 2013 As we moved into 2012, the buzz- word was reconciliation and with it the acronym – understood by too few of...
View ArticleDeputy Speaker: “I Know The Law”
Deputy Speaker: “I Know The Law” January 3, 2013 By Goda Perakadoru - Chandima Weerakkody, Deputy Speaker, has been projecting himself as a constitutional expert in the last few weeks, no doubt to be...
View ArticleThe pathetic drama of the Rajapaksha Regime is now exposed – Movement for...
The pathetic drama of the Rajapaksha Regime is now exposed – Movement for Unite Country with Power Thursday, 03 January 2013 Movement for Unite Country with Power sharing states The Supreme Court...
View Article2013: The Titanic Year?
2013: The Titanic Year? By Tisaranee Gunasekara -January 3, 2013 “We were on the Titanic and everyone knew it was hitting the iceberg” Eric Hobsbawm (Interesting Times) In 2013,Sri Lanka will continue...
View ArticleWhy was Customs chief transferred ? Chamal & Mahinda Rajapakse’s illicit...
Why was Customs chief transferred ? Chamal & Mahinda Rajapakse’s illicit arrack business leaks out (Lanka-e-News-03.Jan.2013, 3.55AM The SL Director General of Customs , Dr. Neville Gunawardena...
View ArticleCustoms Director arrested on bribery charges
Customs Director arrested on bribery charges THURSDAY, 03 JANUARY 2013 The Commission to investigate Bribery or Corruption said today it had arrested a Customs Director who heads the Preventive...
View ArticleUN’s Syria Study Contractor Benetech Has “Anonymous” Funder, State Dept Funds...
UN’s Syria Study Contractor Benetech Has “Anonymous” Funder, State Dept Funds Affiliate By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, January 2 — How many people have been killed in Syria? The day after New...
View ArticleRussian Nuclear Power Team to Arrive in Sri Lanka This Month
Russian Nuclear Power Team to Arrive in Sri Lanka This Month Tue, Jan 1, 2013, Jan 01, Colombo: A team of Russian nuclear scientists will arrive in Sri Lanka this month to study the country’s energy...
View ArticleUN continues to commit knowing blunder on Eezham Tamils
UN continues to commit knowing blunder on Eezham Tamils [TamilNet, Thursday, 03 January 2013, 08:14 GMT] While various publications, including an internal investigation report of the UN, find fault...
View ArticleTamil activism and the international community’s responsibility to protect
Tamil activism and the international community’s responsibility to protect As Sri Lanka’s violent repression of Tamil civil society intensifies, the international community must clearly and...
View ArticleOn Vitarana’s Disclosure; MR Was Introduced By CJ To Appoint Her Husband As...
On Vitarana’s Disclosure; MR Was Introduced By CJ To Appoint Her Husband As NSB Chairman By A Concerned (Fomer) Civil Servant -January 4, 2013 Pradeep Kariyawasam Senior Minister Professor Tissa...
View ArticleFurther observations on impeachment
Further observations on impeachment By Izeth Hussain January 3, 2013 Far and away the most impressive feature of the 1977 UNP Government was the depth of its dedication to injustice. I am not being...
View Article‘Who Is To Know CJ Is Corrupt Till We Make The Appointment’ – Vitarana Goes...
‘Who Is To Know CJ Is Corrupt Till We Make The Appointment’ – Vitarana Goes Against The Left By Colombo Telegraph -January 4, 2013 “I feel this lady is not fit to hold the office she is holding. Look...
View ArticleImpeachment a total flop: Select Committee is absolutely anti constitutional...
Impeachment a total flop: Select Committee is absolutely anti constitutional –SC decides (Lanka-e-News -03.Jan.2013, 8.30PM) The appeal court a little while ago declared that it has been decided by...
View ArticleLeft Parties Not To Vote For Impeachment
Left Parties Not To Vote For Impeachment By Colombo Telegraph -January 4, 2013 The Executive Committee of the Samajawadi Janatha Peramuna (Socialist Alliance) which met at the Communist Party office...
View ArticleAudio: Minister Yapa ‘threatened’ by phone over ‘our lady’
Audio: Minister Yapa ‘threatened’ by phone over ‘our lady’ FRIDAY, 04 JANUARY 2013 Chairman of the now defunct PSC Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said he had received an intimidating telephone call about...
View ArticleSRI LANKA: The debate now shifts from impeachment to the future of the rule...
SRI LANKA: The debate now shifts from impeachment to the future of the rule of law Contributors: Basil Fernando- January 4, 2013 The Supreme Court in its decision made on January 1, 2013 finally put...
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