New Constitution design in offing

The newly formed National Unity Government will press ahead with the drawing up of a new Constitution and some important reforms to the legal system once the Cabinet of Ministers begins formulating policy and programmes, the Sunday Observer learns.

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Inaugural session of the 8th Parliament:

The beginning of a new political culture

The first session of the eighth Parliament convened on Tuesday (September 1) has paved the way for a new political culture sans petty political differences with the historic decision by the UNP and the SLFP to form a national government and govern the country through consensus for two years.

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I belong to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka belongs to me - Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan:

After finding one’s way up four flights of the dusty and poorly lit outside staircase to Rajavarothiam Sampanthan’s flat in the MP’s housing scheme at Keppetipola Mawatha, Colombo, on Friday evening, one cannot but feel for the 82-year-old lawyer-cum-political leader.

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KP, Cabraal and Arjuna Mahendran cases:

Masses bewildered over sudden turn of events

There is a discernible shift in the legal position relating to certain controversial characters who had been accused of serious crimes. People are bewildered as to how this volte-face took place. The Sunday Observer sought the views of Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe on this matter.

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