January 2018

Why Cabinet Decision To Re-impose Alcohol Ban On Women Unconstitutional? – Verite` Explains
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Verite`, a prominent research body, yesterday said that the Cabinet decision to re-impose a 60 year old ban on selling alcohol on women was unconstitutional. Issuing a statement, Verite` said, the decision was an infringement on Fundamental Rights ensured by...
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Female activists petition Supreme Court challenging archaic liquor laws against women
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A group of female rights activists cum veteran professionals on Wednesday petitioned Sri Lanka's Supreme Court challenging a controversial Government decision to revoke an order to allow women to be employed in places of the production and sale of alcohol....
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Reimposing ban on women to buy liquor: Samanalee, 10 others file FR
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Artiste Samanalee Fonseka and ten other women yesterday filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court against the government’s decision to withdraw the gazette issued to lift the ban prohibiting women to purchase liquor or to work in...
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The Cabinet decision to ban women from purchasing liquor is unconstitutional: Verite Research
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“The Cabinet Decision to ban women from purchasing liquor is unconstitutional,” says Colombo-based interdisciplinary think-tank Verité Research. We publish below the note issued by Verité Research in full: Women are permitted to purchase liquor: On 10 January 2018, the Minister of...
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Lankan activists continue agitation against archaic alcohol laws despite new setback
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Petitioners of a case filed in Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging a decision to revoke an order to allow women to be employed in places of the production and sale of alcohol, were scrambling together on Thursday to...
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“Who’s the thief?”: The latest drama in politics
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වත්මන් ආණ්ඩුව බලයට පත් වී තෙවසරක් ගතව තිබේ. යහපාලනයක් ඇති කරන බවට ප්‍රතිඥා දෙමින් බලයට පත් වූ වත්මන් ආණ්ඩුවේ මැතිවරණ ව්‍යාපාරය තුළ විධායක ජනාධිපති ක්‍රමය අහෝසි කිරීම සහ පසුගිය රාජපක්ෂ පාලන සමයේ සිදු වූ බව කියන දූෂණ සහ අක්‍රමිකතා සඳහා...
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Jeep limits in Yala – Shifting interests, rising numbers
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By Ashani Basnayake Although the Government claims to be pursuing a sustainable development agenda, this latest policy fiasco, driven by political interests as opposed to data, betrays a lack of sincerity and commitment to conservation. Yala is a national treasure...
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The promises of the government of Sri Lanka remain in limbo three years later
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Chathuri Dissanayake Colombo, 9 ene (EFE).- El actual presidente de Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, llegó al poder con el objetivo de plantar cara a la corrupción y cambiar la cultura política del anterior mandatario Mahinda Rajapaksa, pero, tres años después,...
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The promises of the government of Sri Lanka remain in limbo three years later – W Radio
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Chathuri Dissanayake Colombo, 9 ene (EFE).- El actual presidente de Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, llegó al poder con el objetivo de plantar cara a la corrupción y cambiar la cultura política del anterior mandatario Mahinda Rajapaksa, pero, tres años después,...
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President of Sri Lanka celebrates 3 years in power amid doubts over his mandate
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Colombo, 8 ene (EFE).- El presidente de Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, celebró hoy el tercer aniversario de su llegada al poder con una agenda repleta de actividades que incluyó la inauguración de varias infraestructuras, mientras algunas voces críticas le recriminaban...
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