Sri Lanka’s Protestors have given an ugly example to the world
There is a lull all of a sudden. The silence appears to be a sign of awakening. It’s a bit too late to feel remorse. Undemocratic behavior is being laughed at the world...
Category: Constitution Related
Turn National List 29 Members into an Advisory Council not MPs
Sri Lanka’s Parliament consists of 225 Members of Parliament from which 196 are elected by the People and 29 are not-elected but nominated by the respective parties & enter depending on the allocation...
Sri Lanka Electoral Reforms: Right to Reject NOT Right to Recall
Right to Reject is an alternative to the Right to Recall that is currently being proposed. Right to Reject happens prior to candidates entering Parliament while Right to Recall is a system after...
Sri Lanka – People’s Protest – the planners behind the protests
In Sri Lanka a series of protests are taking place with central location set up in Galle Fact Green. The original grievances have got diluted in a plethora of other slogans automatically questioning a...
US ambassador Chung: If Capitol Hill rioters are to face sedition charges – what about July9 in Sri Lanka?
An 11 member far-right militia group “Oath Keepers” are charged with seditious conspiracy for January 2021 while another group was also charged in January 2022 attacks on the US Capitol. More than 725...
Future of a post-Rajapakse Sri Lanka
13th July 2022 will be remembered as the day an elected President resigned becoming the only President since 1978 to do so. He was the 7th President of Sri Lanka but one who...
Sri Lanka’s Crisis: Scenarios & Options
The political system has collapsed. Mob rule has taken over. Where lies the People’s mandate? Is Sri Lanka a functioning democracy or is life to function as per protests, protestors & their demands? What...
Sri Lanka’s Political Crisis: Name 29 Professionals to be included into National List
We are in the midst of a political crisis emerging out of an economic crisis. People’s emotions are high as a result of the sufferings they have to undergo affecting their homes &...
Why isn’t the COPE-COPA grilling the Politicians?
The public are listening with interest & shock to the questions and answers emerging from the COPE sessions. COPE & COPA are regarded as the Parliamentary WatchDog. Members of Parliament sitting on both...
How the “Rule of Law & Democracy” angels removed a Chief Justice in Sri Lanka
Let us return to the impeachment of 2 Chief Justices of Sri Lanka – how they were removed matters not so much as the trial or the allegations related therein. Another noteworthy...
