by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Island, Aug 30, 2023Church to boycott Govt. until Easter CoI recomms. implementedThe Catholic Church stated that it is not ready to discuss the related investigations with any party representing the Government until the recommendations made by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI), which investigated the Easter Sunday terror attacks of 21 April 2019, are implemented. Public Security Minister Tiran Alles on Monday (28) raised concerns about the extent of the…
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by Ruwani Fonseka in The Morning, July 19, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that the 13th Amendment will be implemented with full powers, except Police Powers, subject to agreement among political parties in parliament.Outlining his plans for the devolution of power, President Wickremesinghe said that the 13th Amendment with full powers, except Police Powers, as outlined under List 1, will be implemented including specified functions in List 3 in the provincial councils list.Meanwhile, a draft…
report in The Island, June 19, 2023The Reconciliation Commission (TRC) draft is to be shared with the diplomatic community and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) by next month. Thereafter, it will be submitted to Parliament for consideration. Minister of Justice Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has said that once the TRC draft receives parliamentary approval, it will be implemented by December 2023. This development comes in anticipation of the 53rd regular sessions of the United Nations Human…
The last straw
EDITORIAL in Business Recorder, December 16, 2023Whatever contingency plan Pakistan’s military has prepared for another all-out TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban) offensive, especially with the Afghan government not cooperating, needs to be taken out of the closet and implemented immediately. Enough is enough, after all, and Tuesday’s attack that killed more than 25 security forces in DI Khan, wounding scores more, must be treated as the last straw. That’s why the demarche issued to Kabul is not going…