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BASL Draws the Line on Judges’ Ages
Lawyers signal every legal avenue remains open as dispute over 22nd Amendment moves closer to a constitutional confrontation COLOMBO, Thursday - The controversy over the…
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When Does a Warning Become a Threat?
SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam arrested after remarks concerning the Police Chief, then released on bail - raising questions about…
New Passports Under Scrutiny After Quality Claims
Opposition MP says Sri Lankan travellers have encountered problems overseas; Government rejects allegations over the quality of the newly issued…
Sri Lanka keeps regaining control of its prisons. So why does the next one keep erupting?
From Negombo to Mahara, Magazine Prison, Kuruwita and Pallansena, the question is no longer simply why prisoners are rioting. It…
22A Is Now in Black and White
Government gazettes constitutional amendment extending judges’ retirement ages - the argument now moves from policy to Parliament, and perhaps ultimately…
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THE AIRBUS SFO CASE
HOW A GLOBAL AVIATION GIANT BECAME ENTANGLED IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS Be that as it may, the Airbus corruption investigation pursued…
Business
Hayleys: More Than a Domestic Recovery Story
The June quarter consequently presents an unusually strong opening to Hayleys’ new financial year: rapid revenue expansion, substantially faster operating-profit growth, sharply higher shareholder earnings…
Economy
Rs.17,592 a Month – Is That Really Enough to Live On?
Sri Lanka’s official poverty line rises again as the numbers raise a more uncomfortable question about what it actually costs to meet basic needs COLOMBO,…
