Various discussions on the proposed 20th Amendment are taking place in political as well as civil society. Those who support and see the positives of the 20th amendment argue the falls of 19th amendment due to two power centres as one of the major reason for supporting the propose amendment.
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Read MoreYear 2021 is challenging. The prevailing global pandemic has created many economic challenges in Sri Lanka as well as at global level. Sri Lanka is a republic. In other words, the sovereign power of the country is vested in the people. The manner in which the said sovereign power should be exercised is stipulated in the Constitution. Accordingly, Article 4 of the Constitution stipulates that the legislative power of the people shall be exercised by the Parliament. Full Docume
Read MoreOne Text Initiative (OTI) is an inter-political party dialogue facilitator that promotes consensus-based policy making. Scenario building is at the core of OTI’s approach to understand policy challenges and identify areas for inter-party consensus building. As the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and the government response to it are shaping Sri Lanka’s political economy and the cultural landscape in unprecedented manner, OTI carried out a consultative scenario building process to predict future sc
Read MoreIt is your responsibility to make every citizen of the country aware of the Constitution of your country as well as it will be the primary document that determines your security, rights, freedom and democracy. Therefore, we decided to give you a simple explanation of the constitution of an important country.
Read MoreEven though, the price of vegetables was slightly increased due to the reopening of Economic Centres and regional markets, the weekend newspapers had reported that most of the stocks have been destroyed in the respective areas, since the farmers were unable to sell them. Even though, one month has lapsed since the Government had reduced the import tax on sugar, dhal, inions and salmon from Rs. 50/- to 25 cents, the said goods were sold on the previous price at the wholesale market in Pettah.
Read More“The Independent State Commissions in Sri Lanka are an institutional mechanism that plays an important role in the process of democratic and people-friendly governance. The potential of State Commissions is well recognized in our country and this book is based on a study that balances Sri Lanka's contemporary experience with these commissions and will further enhance the current public debate in Sri Lanka on independent commissions. It's a work in progress for government officials, students and
Read MoreInvictus is a 2009 biographical sports drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. The story is based on the 2008 John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation about the events in South Africa before and during the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
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