By Charles.S.Perera The Editor of the Ceylon Today wrote on the 9 December, 2012, a Requiem for Justice.ƒ”š‚  But heƒ”š‚  madeƒ”š‚  a mistake .ƒ”š‚  The Justice in Sri Lanka is still alive and vibrant. ƒ”š‚ The Ceylon Today is already an outmoded journal with its name itself being an indication of trying to bring back some […]

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Chamikara WEERASINGHE-Courtesy The Daily News Said Registrar “ƒ”¹…”could do nothing’ about it *Case was used as a means of amassing wealth Chief Justice Dr Shirani Bandaranayaka refrained from taking action against the disappearance of a special investigative report on the Golden Key Credit fiasco, which was prepared by the Special Investigations Unit of the Central […]

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Asada M Erpiniƒ”š‚  The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is reported to “oppose any move to alter the demography in the North”ƒ”š‚, according to a media report on 09 December, attributed to its leader. Ironically, a day later, an English daily quotes the demographic pattern in Colombo city and how it has changed between 1971 and […]

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Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.)ƒ”š‚  Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 Canada 11 December 2012 Stephen Woodworth, MP Conservative MP for Kitchener Centre, Ontario House of Commons, Ottawa Dear Stephen: ƒ”š‚ Re: Press Release “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” MP Stephen Woodworth expresses renewed concern over human rights violations in Sri Lanka Having expressed your concern about the […]

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Gamini Gunawardane The inevitable became a reality sooner than expected. She will be found guilty anyway. Following are the lessons to be learnt from this drama by all public servants, especially judges. Take no favours from the government. Keep your distance. Ask no quarter give no quarter. Do your job well and clean. Suffer no […]

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Raja Goonaratneƒ”š‚  Senior Lecturer – The Open University, National Housing Commissioner( Courtesy The Daily News ) This is a million dollar question that is being raised, debated and argued in every nook and corner of the country. Here is my analysis of the relevant Articles of the Constitution to find answer for this pressing dilemma. […]

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Prsident Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said that he will appoint an independent committee to further study the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) report over the impeachment charges against the Chief Justice and a fair decision would be taken by him. President Rajapaksa said that he should be satisfied with what he is doing in the long run. […]

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