The Island of 26/10 carried a news item, on the visit of Pompeo’s to Sri Lanka while also covering India and the Maldives. With just eight...
by C.A. Chandraprema That the 20th Amendment was passed does not come as a surprise. That some opposition MPs voted with the government also does not...
by C.A.Chandraprema The drafting of the new constitution to replace the 1978 constitution has begun even before the 20th Amendment has been through the committee stage...
by C.A. Chandraprema The emergence of yet another major Covid cluster in Divulapitiya is food for thought. While the entire world seemed to have lost control...
by C.A.Chandraprema The 20th Amendment has given rise to a debate over whether dual citizens should be allowed to contest elections in this country. The dual...
by C.A. Chandraprema What comes into the mind of the ordinary person on the street when he or she hears the term ‘witness protection’ or ‘victim...
by C.A.Chandraprema Over the past several days, we have been hearing various criticisms of the 20A by members of the opposition as well as from pro-government...
by C.A. Chandraprema The draft of the 20th Amendment has now been Gazetted. Formulating a completely new constitution instead of making interim amendments to the existing...
by C.A. Chandraprema The government has made an official statement to the effect that it’s reconsidering the 19th Amendment but no such official statement has been...
by C.A.Chandraprema It has now been officially announced by the government that parts of the 19th Amendment are to be repealed even before a new Constitution...