News Room : Speaker says the matter in the hands of party leaders – The Island
… adequate checks and balances in place The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has warned the government and all political parties represented in parliament that if the 21st Amendment (presented to Parliament as the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill) fails to create strong independent institutions, it will have a bearing on future law reform initiatives such as the proposed...
News Room : Probe on Diana’s passport: CID asked to furnish report
The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday (27) asked the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to submit a report as regards the probe against State Minister Diana Gamage over a complaint that she had obtained a Sri Lankan passport in spite of being a British national. The court issued the directive consequent to a motion filed by the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB)...
News Room : Scenic Sydney provides Sri Lanka’s best chance for semis
Rex Clementine in Sydney Imagine the International Cricket Council or Cricket Australia saying to the Sri Lankan captain you can play two games of the World Cup at one venue and you can even chose that venue. A number of skippers from Arju to the incumbent would opt for Sydney Cricket Ground. Not because Sydney is one of the world’s...
News Room : Weerasekera says they could have denied 2/3 – The Island
… adequate checks and balances in place The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has warned the government and all political parties represented in parliament that if the 21st Amendment (presented to Parliament as the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill) fails to create strong independent institutions, it will have a bearing on future law reform initiatives such as the proposed...
News Room : Police receive 12 complaints – The Island
… adequate checks and balances in place The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has warned the government and all political parties represented in parliament that if the 21st Amendment (presented to Parliament as the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill) fails to create strong independent institutions, it will have a bearing on future law reform initiatives such as the proposed...
News Room : PM urged not to put off LG polls
PAFFREL questions need for another PSC on electoral reforms The People’s Actions for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has questioned the rationale behind the move to appoint another Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to recommend electoral reforms; it has said a PSC on electoral reforms, headed by Dinesh Gunawardena, as the Leader of the House, made recommendation. Rohana Hettiarachchi, executive director, PAFFREL...
News Room : Budget to be presented on 14 Nov. – The Island
… adequate checks and balances in place The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has warned the government and all political parties represented in parliament that if the 21st Amendment (presented to Parliament as the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill) fails to create strong independent institutions, it will have a bearing on future law reform initiatives such as the proposed...
News Room : Justice Minister wants PSC on electoral reforms – The Island
… adequate checks and balances in place The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has warned the government and all political parties represented in parliament that if the 21st Amendment (presented to Parliament as the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill) fails to create strong independent institutions, it will have a bearing on future law reform initiatives such as the proposed...
News Room : The cinema of Vasantha Obeyesekere – The Island
By Uditha Devapriya In my essay on H. D. Premaratne, I pointed out that Premaratne and Vasantha Obeyesekere were responsible for much of the changes that swept through the Sinhala cinema in the 1970s. Basically, they helped shatter the distinction that had prevailed until then between an artistic and a commercial cinema. Both directors focused a common set of issues:...
News Room : Trade union protest marching towards Hyde park!
he protest march started by the trade unions has already started. The march is currently going towards Hyde Park. The post Trade union protest marching towards Hyde park! appeared first on Mawratanews.lk | Sri Lanka Latest Sinhala News and Headlines.