Rajpal Abeynayake

Until a new Constitution is promulgated, Sri Lanka has a distinctly presidential system of government. This fact among other things has been given the Supreme Court imprimatur in the court’s decision on the 19th Amendment.

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THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN:

Rajpal Abeynayake - 18 September 2020 0

Dissecting malicious prosecutions against the Rajapaksa regime,and others

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Mapping end of history in Northern theatre

Rajpal Abeynayake - 17 September 2020 0

It’s the end of history for Tamil politics, they say — or the Tamil politics as we knew existed. Mapping out the...

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Those who rail against the 20th Amendment, should realise they invited it

Rajpal Abeynayake - 16 September 2020 0

This is being written even as there are aggrieved noises being made by those who profess great love for liberal democratic ideals....

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