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By Rumeth Jayasinghe
On March 31, 2022, Sri Lankans stormed the streets and held demonstrations in front of the then President’s private residence in Mirihana, demanding…
By Uditha Devapriya
During a visit to Sri Lanka on December 14, 2015, then US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Designate Thomas Shannon announced the launch…
By Deneth Rajapaksha
Anti-terrorism laws are designed to defend citizens from terrorist activities and to uphold national security. Unfortunately, in certain cases and certain countries, such laws have been applied…
ஜகத் லியன ஆராச்சி, சட்டத்தரணி
1979 ஆம் ஆண்டின் 48 ஆம் இலக்க பயங்கரவாதத் தடுப்பு (தற்காலிக ஏற்பாடுகள்) சட்டத்தை நீக்குவதற்கும், பயங்கரவாதத்தைத் தடுப்பதற்கான புதிய சட்டக் கட்டமைப்பைக் கொண்டு அதனை பிரதியிடுவதற்குமாக "பயங்கரவாத தடுப்பு சட்டமூலம்” 22 மார்ச் 2023…
ජගත් ලියනආරච්චි
1979 අංක 48 දරණ ත්රස්ථවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ (තාවකාලික විධිවිධාන) පනත අහෝසි කිරීම හා නව ත්රස්තාවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ නීතියක් ස්ථාපනය කිරීම සදහා ර්ණත්රස්ත විරේධී පනත් කෙටුම්පත” 2023 මාර්තු මස 22…
By Jagath Liyanarachchi
The "Anti-Terrorism Bill" has been gazetted on 22 March 2023 to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 48 of 1979 and…
By Vinod Moonesinghe
Some years before Russia’s Ukraine “Special Military Operation”, the US Army’s Quadrennial Defence Review Office sponsored a study by the RAND Corporation of strategies to “extend Russia.”…
By Chandani Kirinde
The emphasis of the United Front (UF) government of Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike, which took office in May 1970, was to forge a new foreign policy that would…
By Deshani Samaragunarathna
ألا هو لا دان (Ala ho la dan)
Look who we are, we are the dreamers - We make it happen 'cause we believe it Look…
Read Part I of this article here.
By Kasun Thilina Kariyawasam
In general, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) can help businesses and individuals engage in international trade and investment,…
Vinod Moonesinghe
At the beginning of 2003, the United States seemed on top of the world. The sole superpower, its ideologues spoke openly of America as the “global policeman”, fighting…
Read Part II of this article here.
By Kasun Thilina Kariyawasam
In a survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in 2021, 90% of Central Banks…