by Mirudhula Thambiah in The Morning, Jan 17, 2023Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Spokesman and MP, President’s Counsel M.A. Sumanthiran said yesterday (16) that it is absurd for any Head of State to declare that he would implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution after 35 years of the adoption of said Amendment, which established the Provincial Councils system of governance and power devolution. The MP was referring to President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s statement on 15 January…
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zreport in ToloNews, Dec 31, 2022 at3:08 PMDa Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the country’s power distributor, said Chinese investors have expressed willingness to invest in coal-fired power in Afghanistan. According to a statement by the DABS, the investment will produce 500 megawatts of electricity. “The technical delegations of DABS and China through joint meetings will discuss all issues on how to produce electricity from coal and the result of the meetings will be shared with…
The Afghan Taliban regime came into power touting the fact that its rule will be drastically different and softer than during the 1990s. But it would appear that these promises were insincere judging by the clampdown against women of the country. Just days after banning them from attending universities, the Taliban have now also prohibited them from entering the workforce—particularly non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The order was officially given by the Ministry of Economy on December…
report in The Daily Star, Dec 20, 2022If the BNP is voted to power, it will implement reforms so that no prime minister or president can serve more than two back-to-back terms, the party has said while unveiling its set of state restructure plans. The BNP in its 27-point outline, “The structural reforms of the state”, also said it would ensure a balance of power between the PM and president. The outline included the establishment…
Editorial in Dawn, November 29th, 2022LAST weekend, quite remarkably, passed without incident. PTI chairman Imran Khan was able to conclude his long march peacefully, with a final show of power. He seems to have realised that there was little need for him to march into Islamabad for a confrontation with the PDM government, which in all likelihood would have entailed violence and clashes between his supporters and the police. Instead, he played politics with the…