Major changes to election system soon

The Parliament on Wednesday made its first move towards changing the current electoral system by unanimously endorsing the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Bill to make drastic changes in the Local Authorities election system,

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Use of human shields:

LTTE violated int’l humanitarian laws

How far international laws of war and related punishment apply to terrorist organisations is something that needs far more attention than is presently given. No law will have face value when those not-signatory,

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Judging Sri Lanka through Western lenses

Emboldened by the back-door attack on Sri Lanka led by the US at the UNHRC in March - April this year the global network of the anti-Sri Lankan lobby has accelerated its offensive to increase international pressure hoping that they can get somewhere if they strike now when the iron is hot.

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