H. L. D. Mahindapala Now that the sound and fury of the brouhaha about the former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake have subsided it is time look back and assess not only the triumph of the Legislature over the Judiciary but also why the legal pundits who backed the doomed caseƒ”š‚ failed, particularly inƒ”š‚ cooking up legal fictionsƒ”š‚ to […]

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Asada M Erpiniƒ”š‚  As reported in the media on 03 February, the Tamil National Allianceƒ”š‚ (TNA) Leader, who is accompanying four of his colleagues, searching for solutions to Sri Lanka’s problems “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” imaginary or otherwise “ƒ¢¢”š¬…” wants the United Nations Security Council to take “stern action”ƒ”š‚ against the Sri Lanka government for “delay in implementing the […]

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Sawmeer Khan These days we are witnessing the spread of disturbing information and news which could cause disharmony and disunity among communities, especially between the Sinhala Buddhist and the Muslim Community. These “ƒ”¹…”misinformation’ campaigns seem to be targeting the Sri Lankan Muslim community. In this brief writing I wish to clear certain misconceptions contained in […]

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Sawmeer Khan The Prophet Muhammad, the Messenger of Mercy, did not prescribe war as a natural state of affairs, and at the same time, war cannot simply be abolished. What any reformer or spiritual leader can do is minimize its brutality. The Messenger of Mercy, at God’s direction, attempted to establish rules of warfare that […]

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Courtesy The Daily Newsƒ”š‚  The Population and Immigration Authority of the State of Israel (PIBA) and the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), have reached an arrangement for a speedy recruitment of 1500 Sri Lankan agricultural workers for a six month work period in Israel during the first half of 2013. According to an […]

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