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The Public Petition – A forgotten tool of Parliament
Petitioning parliament is a long established democratic tool that was adopted from the British parliamentary system. In the words of the former Sec...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට
http://goo.gl/3VLoJJ මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
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Cartoons of the Day! (22/01/2014)
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media…Source: Daily MirrorSource: Ceylon TodaySource: Daily NewsSour...
Cartoons of the Day! (23/01/2014)
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (13/01/2014 - 19/01/2014)
http://goo.gl/xq26SH මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
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Cartoons of the Day! (27/01/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (28/01/2014)
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Is the National List Serving its Purpose?
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Cartoons of the Day! (29/01/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (30/01/2014)
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (20/01/2014 - 26/01/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (31/01/2013)
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Cartoons of the Day! (03/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (04/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (05/04/2014)
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (27/01/2014 - 01/02/2014)
http://goo.gl/5Ko4t2 මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! (06/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (07/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (10/02/2014)
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Women in Parliament: Average Contribution 60% Less than Men
For a South Asian Country, Sri Lanka might be considered relatively progressive, given the high positions that have been held by women: Sri Lanka b...
Cartoons of the Day! (11/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (12/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (13/02/2014)
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (03/02/2014 - 09/02/2014)
http://goo.gl/VB0kkd මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! (14/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (17/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (18/02/2014)
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The Arena of Written Questions in Parliament is Dominated by a few Gladiators
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Cartoons of the Day! (19/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (20/02/2014)
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (09/02/2014 - 16/02/2014)
http://goo.gl/I4ZCH2 මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! (21/02/2014)
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! (24/02/2014)
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One third of Parliamentarians have not participated in Adjournment Motions
Parliamentary proceedings allow for various opportunities of constructive engagement. MPs have a responsibility to use these different opportunitie...
Cartoons of the Day! (25/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (26/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (27/02/2014)
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! (28/02/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (03/03/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (04/03/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (05/03/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (07/03/2014)
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (23/02/2014 - 01/03/2014)
http://goo.gl/1df3IE මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! (10/03/2014)
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! (11/03/2014)
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! (12/03/2014)
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! (13/03/2014)
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (01/03/2014 - 09/03/2014)
http://goo.gl/szksf9 මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
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Cartoons of the Day! (17/03/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (18/03/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (19/03/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (20/03/2014)
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Half the Parliament will be over 65 in the next 15 years
It is well known that Sri Lanka has an ageing population; that is, the percentage of people above retirement age is increasing rapidly. It can now ...
Cartoons of the Day! (21/03/2014)
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (10/03/2014 - 16/03/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (24/03/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (25/03/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (26/03/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (27/03/2014)
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (17/03/2014 - 22/03/2014)
http://goo.gl/NAccSw මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 28/03/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 31/03/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 01/04/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 02/04/2014
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Cartoons of the Day! 03/04/2014
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Cartoons of the Day! 04/04/2014
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Cartoons of the Day! 07/04/2014
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Cartoons of the Day! 08/04/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 09/04/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 10/04/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 11/04/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 16/04/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 17/04/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 21/04/2014
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Cartoons of the Day! 22/04/2014
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Cartoons of the Day! 23/04/2014
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Cartoons of the Day! 24/04/2014
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (07/04/2014 - 13/04/2014)
http://goo.gl/loJ9xCමෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 25/04/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 28/04/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 29/04/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 30/04/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 02/05/2014
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (16/04/2014 - 30/04/2014)
http://goo.gl/YYbv0r මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 05/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 06/05/2014
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Cartoons of the Day! 07/05/2014
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Cartoons of the Day! 08/05/2014
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (01/05/2014 - 08/05/2014)
http://goo.gl/tYnr4n මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 09/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Is the National List Serving its Purpose?
- National list MPs Contribute 25% More in Parliament. - Opposition National Listers are contributing double The Parliament of Sri Lanka com...
Cartoons of the Day! 12/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 13/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (08/05/2014 - 15/05/2014)
http://goo.gl/nTSu4v මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 16/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! (19/05/2014)
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! (20/05/2014)
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! (21/05/2014)
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 22/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 23/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 26/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (16/05/2014 - 22/05/2014)
http://goo.gl/fF0Rpb මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 27/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 28/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 29/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Debutants in parliament: Doing better in the opposition
As many as 88 (38%) of the 225 members in the current Sri Lankan parliament are debutants – that is, they are first time members of parliamen...
Cross-over MPs: How do they affect parliament?
The fact that the intentions of voters can be thwarted by members of parliament crossing over to another party, is a serious issue in Sri Lanka. Wh...
25% SLFP & 50% of the UPFA’s other partners join in resisting Casinos Concessions
Parliament passed three gazette orders (No. 1847/35-37) under the Strategic Development Projects Act, No.14 of 2008, on the 24th and 25th of April....
Cartoons of the Day! 30/05/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (23/05/2014 - 29/05/2014)
http://goo.gl/yv53Zk මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 02/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 03/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 04/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 05/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (30/05/2014 - 05/06/2014)
http://goo.gl/0lSqyh මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 06/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 09/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Young parliamentarians: Little seen, less heard!
“Young Parliamentarians”, as definition goes, are those at or below 35 years of age. Sri Lanka has lower youth representation in parlia...
Cartoons of the Day! 10/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 11/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 13/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (06/06/2014 - 12/06/2014)
http://goo.gl/ScyDUl මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 16/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 17/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Use and abuse of “points-of-order” in parliament
A point-of-order is an important instrument of parliament. All members have a right to raise a point-of-order. The purpose is to bring to the atten...
Cartoons of the Day! 18/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 19/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (13/06/2014 - 19/06/2014)
http://goo.gl/kaVy13 මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 20/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 23/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 24/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 25/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (20/06/2014 - 26/06/2014)
http://goo.gl/y5iuBe මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 26/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 27/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 30/06/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 01/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 02/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 03/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (27/06/2014 - 03/07/2014)
http://goo.gl/JMbvAV මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 04/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Did Muslim MPs dissent in Parliament after Aluthgama?
There are three ways of dissenting with a government sponsored vote in parliament, when a division is called (that is each MPs vote is individually...
Cartoons of the Day! 07/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 08/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 09/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 10/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (03/07/2014 - 10/07/2014)
http://goo.gl/cQrfTA මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 11/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 14/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 15/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 16/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 17/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (11/07/2014 - 17/07/2014)
මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය http://goo.gl/3CYCiY
Cartoons of the Day! 18/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 21/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 22/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 23/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 24/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 25/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (18/07/2014 - 24/07/2014)
http://goo.gl/9tbjCL මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
Cartoons of the Day! 28/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Cartoons of the Day! 29/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Dialogue between Ethnic Parties in Parliament – is there convergence or divergence?
Half the political parties (11 of 21) in the Sri Lankan parliament can be termed ‘ethnic parties’: that is, explicitly or implici...
Cartoons of the Day! 30/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (25/07/2014 - 31/07/2014)
http://goo.gl/DmrtTG මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 31/07/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 01/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY! 04/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 05/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 06/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 07/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 08/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &n...
හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (01/08/2014 - 07/08/2014)
http://goo.gl/Y2Ycvx මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 11/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Whither Women in Parliament?
A previous Manthri.lk analysis revealed that there is a double problem for women’s representation in parliament. The first is that wom...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 12/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 13/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 14/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 15/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 18/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 19/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 20/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 21/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 22/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 25/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 26/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
20% of those in parliament benefit from dynastic influence – and it is growing
What enables a politician to get elected, and how important is it that he comes from a dynastic family: that is, where an immediate family member o...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 27/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 28/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 29/08/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 01/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 02/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 03/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 04/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 05/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 09/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 10/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 11/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 12/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 15/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 16/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 17/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
Is Dynastic Politics Changing?
A previous manthri.lk analysis revealed that 20% of parliamentarians benefited from dynastic influence. On the flip side, how are current parliamen...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 18/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 19/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 22/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 23/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 24/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 25/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 26/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 29/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 30/09/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 01/10/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 02/10/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 03/10/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 06/10/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 07/10/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 09/10/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… ...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 10/10/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 13/10/2014
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Use and abuse of “points-of-order” in parliament
A point-of-order is an important instrument of parliament. All members have a right to raise a point-of-order. The purpose is to bring to the atten...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 14/10/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 17/10/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 20/10/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 21/10/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 27/10/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 28/10/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 29/10/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 30/10/2014
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Debutants in parliament: Doing better in the opposition
As many as 87 (39%) of the 225 members in the current Sri Lankan parliament are debutants – that is, they are first time members of parliamen...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 31/10/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 03/11/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 04/11/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 05/11/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 10/11/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 11/11/2014
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Chief Govt. Whip point man for absconding ministers
Written questions provide MPs with a vital tool by which they can ascertain information from government ministers and hold them accountable for the...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 12/11/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 13/11/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 14/11/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 17/11/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 18/11/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 19/11/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 20/11/2014
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Are silent ministers dispensable?
A staggering two-thirds of all government MPs hold ministerial portfolios. Currently, 68 MPs are ministers and 40 MPs are deputy ministers. Manthr...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 21/11/2014
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Cartoons of the Day! (25/11/2014)
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Cartoons of the Day! (27/11/2014)
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Maithripala Sirisena - Parliamentary Contributions 2014
Following the announcement of Maithripala Sirisena as the Common Opposition Candidate for the Presidential Election 2015, Manthri.lk has created ...
Cartoons of the Day! (28/11/2014)
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Presidential Election 2015 - Parliamentary Realignments
(Last updated on 2 January 2015 at 4 pm) Given the present state of political flux, we will be updating the infographic below wi...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 04/12/2014
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media... &...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 05/12/2014
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හිඩැස- බලන වෙනුවට කියවන අයට (29/11/2014 - 30/11/2014)
http://goo.gl/8EAkuc මෙම සතියෙහි සිංහල සහ දමිළ පුවත්පත් වාර්තකරණයෙහි ඇති වෙනස්කම් පිළිබඳ විශ්ලේෂනය
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 08/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 09/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 10/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 11/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 12/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 15/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 16/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 18/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 22/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 23/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 29/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 30/12/2014
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 01/01/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &nb...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 02/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 05/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 06/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 07/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 12/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 13/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 16/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 19/01/2015
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5 Key Points - Amending the Standing Orders of Parliament
According to the manifesto timetable of President Sirisena’s 100-day government, 20 January 2015 will witness the amending of the Standi...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 20/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 21/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 22/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 23/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 26/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 27/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 28/01/2015
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Impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake - Recalling the Debate
In light of the events in Hulftsdorp today (28 January), there is much debate about the impeachment and reinstatement of Chief Justice Shirani...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 29/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 30/01/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 02/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 05/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 06/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 09/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 10/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 11/02/2015
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Right to Information (RTI) Bill 2015
Given the far reaching manifesto pledge of President Maithripala Sirisena to introduce a RTI Bill in Parliament on 20 February 2015 and enact it o...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 12/02/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &n...
Right to Information (RTI) Bill 2015 - Observations on the Bill
Following the distribution of the draft Right to Information (RTI) Bill 2015 for feedback, please find below Verité Research's observations....
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 13/02/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &n...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 16/02/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &n...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 17/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 18/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 19/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 20/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 23/02/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &n...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 24/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 25/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 26/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 27/02/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 03/03/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &n...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 04/03/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &n...
Electoral Reform Simulations
The process of reforming the Sri Lankan electoral system was due to begin on 28 January 2015 (MaithriMeter.lk). However no progress has b...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 06/03/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &n...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 09/03/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &n...
Open sourcing the 100-day program: We can still reform the electoral system
By Rohan Samarajiva & Sujata Gamage Software is complex. One set of instructions can contradict another, and cause the w...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 10/03/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &nb...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 11/03/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 12/03/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 13/03/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 16/03/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 17/03/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 18/03/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &n...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 19/03/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &n...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 20/03/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 23/03/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 24/03/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 25/03/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 26/03/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 27/03/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 30/03/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 31/03/2015
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Electoral Reform in a Vacuum
The debate surrounding the timing of electoral reforms has gained significant press coverage over the past fortnight. Whilst the SLFP and Ven. Sobi...
Implementable Options for Electoral Reform
In 2007 a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) chaired by Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena MP provided recommendations for electoral reform. Utilising and f...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 01/04/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 02/04/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 06/04/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &nb...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 07/04/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &nb...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 08/04/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &nb...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 09/04/2015
A selection of the day's cartoons from English, Sinhala and Tamil print media… &nb...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 10/04/2015
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19th Amendment: Understanding the Committee Stage of Parliament
Much attention has been drawn to parliamentary process, particularly the committee stage of parliament, following the Supreme Court determi...
CARTOONS OF THE DAY 17/04/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 20/04/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 21/04/2015
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CARTOONS OF THE DAY 22/04/2015
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Right to Information (RTI) Bill 2015 - Official Version
The Right to Information (RTI) Bill has been given Cabinet approval and is due to be passed as an Urgent Bill (an expedited legislative process). T...
ඖෂධ හිගයට පිළියම් කරන විට පේරාදෙණියේ වැරදි වැඩ...?
රජයේ රෝහල් වල ඖෂධ හිගයක් පවතින බවට පසුගිය දා මාධ්‍ය වාර්තා පල වූ අතර, ඒ සම්බන්ධයෙන් පසුගිය අප්‍රේල් 21 වැනිදා පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ දී අචල ජාගොඩගේ...
විශ්වවිද්‍යාල වලට නව නේවාසිකාගාර 60 ක්
විශ්වවිද්‍යාල වල නේවාසිකාගාර ඉදිකිරීමට රජය රුපියල් මිලියන 1052 ක ආයෝජනයක් කර ඇතැ‘ යි ද, ඒ අනුව සිසුන් 24,000 කට අලුතින් නේවාසිකාගාර පහසුක...
උගතුන් අතර හා කාන්තාවන් අතර රැකියා වියුක්තිය ඉහළට...!
අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ සමත් හා ඉහළ අධ්‍යාපන සුදුසුකම් සපුරා ඇති ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය පුරවැසියන්ගේ රැකියා වියුක්තිය සා.පෙළ මට්ටමට උගත් හෝ ඊටත් වඩා...
අතුරු අයවැයෙන් යතුරුපැදි ට්‍රැක්ටර් මිල ඉහළට
පසුගිය අතුරු අයවැය මගින් කරන ලද බදු සංශෝධන හේතුවෙන්, ආයනයනය කරන පාවිච්චි කරන ලද මෝටර් සයිකල්, අත් ට්‍රැක්ටර්, ට්‍රැක්ටර්, වැනි ජන...
19th Amendment: Final Version
Following the successful passage of the 19th amendment through parliament on 28 April 2015, you can now read the finalised Act of Parliament on the...
ගැබිණි මව්වරුන්ට දෙන දීමනාව ඉදිරියටත් ලැබෙයි ද...?
ජනාධිපති මෛත්‍රිපාල සිරිසේන මහතාගේ ජනාධිපතිවරණ ප්‍රතිපත්ති ප්රකාශයට අනුව, 2015 අතුරු අයවැය ප්‍රතිපාදන යටතේ, සෑම ගැබිනි මවකට ම රු.2...
අත්අඩංගුවට ගත් අලි ඇතුන් ගෙන් බහුතරයට බලපත්‍ර තිබෙන බව හෙළි වෙයි
ජනාධිපතිවරණයෙන් පසුව, හදිසි වැටලීම් මගින් අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන තිබෙන අලින් 11 න් අලින් 8 දෙනෙකුට ම බලපත්‍ර තිබෙන බවත්, 3 දෙනෙකුට පමණක් බලපත්‍ර නො...
The Horse Race – The curious case of the 25 UPFA portfolios
On 22 March 2015, 25 UPFA MPs were given ministerial positions. Was there a basis on which these 25 MPs were chosen? Analysis by Manthri.lk...
Rupees and Cents: Finding out what Sri Lankan MPs are worth
Many people will be surprised to know that they are entitled to request and scrutinise their MPs asset declarations. We have tested the system thor...
The 20A is flawed – here is the solution
The news of the cabinet approval of the 20A raises 3 key questions Q1. Are small parties protected? Q2. Can the small party problems be solved? Q3....
President Sirisena's pledge to women
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9 වන පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ වන ජනමාධ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය කෙහෙළිය රම්බුක්වැල්ලගේ 8 වන පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ දායකතවය
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බලශක්ති අමාත්‍ය උදය ගම්මන්පිලගේ පසුගිය පාර්ලිමේන්තු දායකත්වය
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වැවිලි අමාත්‍ය රමේෂ් පතිරණගේ පසුගිය පාර්ලිමේන්තු දායකත්වය
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වරාය, නාවික අමාත්‍ය රෝහිත අබේගුණවර්ධනගේ පසුගිය පාර්ලිමේන්තු දායකත්වය
ශ්‍රී ලංකා වරාය අධිකාරිය සහ එහි පාලිත සමාගම් හා ආශ්‍රිත සමාගම් සීමාසහිත ලංකා නැව් සංස්ථාව වෙළඳ නාවික ලේකම් කාර්යාලය
තරුණ හා ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍ය නාමල් රාජපක්ෂගේ පසුගිය පාර්ලිමේන්තු දායකත්වය
ක්‍රීඩා සංවර්ධන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව ක්‍රිකට් පාලක මණ්ඩලය ජාතික තරුණ සේවා සභාව ජාතික යොවුන් සේනාංකය සී/ස ජාතික තරුණ...
Out of the 198 MPs who re-contested, 77 lost their seat
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Attendance in Parliament - August 2020
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බලශක්ති අමාත්‍ය උදය ගම්මන්පිල මහතාට එරෙහිව විපක්ෂයෙන් ඉදිරිපත් කර තිබූ විශ්වාසභංග යෝජනාව අද පරාජයට පත්වුනේ, යෝජනාවට පක්ෂව ඡන්ද 61කුත්, විපක...
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2020 ඔක්තෝම්බර් 07 වෙනිදා, මොහොමඩ් මුසම්මිල් මහතා අ.පො.ස. සා.පෙ. හා උ.පෙ. විභාගයෙන් පසුව විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයට&nb...
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2022 පෙබරවාරි 08 වන දින, නිවැරදි පුනර්ජනනීය බලශක්ති සැලැස්මක් පිළිබඳව කල් තැබීමේ යෝජනාවක් පැවැත් වුණා. මෙම යෝජනාව පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට ඉදිරිපත් කරනු ලැබු...
Government's Changing Strength in Parliament
Independent MPs in Parliament 15 MPs from SLPP allied parties A. L. M. Athaullah Asanka Navarathna Gamini Waleboda &nb...
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2022 මාර්තු 23 පැවති කල් තැබීමේ යෝජනාව, විශ්‍රාම පාරිතෝෂිකය නිසි කලට ලබා දීම පිළිබඳව යි. මෙම යෝජනාව ඉදිරිපත් කරන්නේ පා. ම. ජේ. සී. අලවතුවල...
Cabinet Ministers appointed on 23rd May 2022
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Cabinet Ministers appointed on 3rd May 2022
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Cabinet Ministers appointed on 20th May 2022
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Amendment to the Sri Lanka Electricity Act to Include Competitive Bidding
Sri Lanka Electricity Act No. 9 of 2009 provides regulations for the generation, transmission, distribution, supply and use of el...
අර්බුදකාරී තත්ත්වය තුළ අධ්‍යාපනයට ඇති බාධා ඉවත් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් සභාවේ කතා: කල් තැබීමේ විවාදය (2022/06/21)
2022 ජුනි 21 පැවති කල් තැබීමේ යෝජනාව, අර්බුදකාරී තත්ත්වය තුළ අධ්‍යාපනයට ඇති බාධා ඉවත් කිරීම පිළිබඳව යි. මෙම යෝජනාව ඉදිරිපත් කරන්නේ ඩලස් අලහප්පෙ...
ජා.මු.අ. වාර්තා අංක 22/91 අනුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාව මුහුණ දී තිබෙන ආර්ථික අර්බුදකාරි තත්ත්වය සම්බන්ධයෙන් සභාවේ කතා: කල් තැබීමේ විවාදය (2022/04/08)
මන්ත්‍රී රංජිත් බණ්ඩාර 2022 අප්‍රේල් 08වැනි දා මෙහෙම සභාව කල් තබන අවස්ථාවේ යෝජනාවක් ඉදිරිපත් කළා. "ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදල මඟින් ...
අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ විභාගය සඳහා පෙනී සිටින සිසුන් මුහුණ දෙන ගැටළු පිළිබඳව සභාවේ කතා: කල් තැබීමේ විවාදය (2022/04/22)
2022 අප්‍රේල් 22 පැවති කල් තැබීමේ යෝජනාව, අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ විභාගය සඳහා පෙනී සිටින සිසුන් මුහුණ දෙන ගැටළු පිළිබඳව යි. මෙම යෝජනාව ඉදිරිපත...
MPs showing up to work
Did you know that between August 2020 and December 2022, Parliament has met for 231 days? How have our 225 representatives rolled up their sleeves ...
IMF Resolution - Voting Breakdown
On April 28, the parliament voted on the resolution for the implementation of the IMF Extended Fund Facility. Here is a breakdown of the votes. &n...
World Labour Day -2023
On the International Workers’ Day, Manthri.lk looked at the discussion on the topic of labour in parliament.
World Press Freedom Day - 2023
On the World Press Freedom Day, Manthri.lk looked at the discussion on the topic of media in parliament.
Appointment of Acting Ministers
On May 4, President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed State Ministers Shehan Semasinghe and Premitha Tennakoon as acting ministers. Here are the score...
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February 2023 marks 2.5 years since the inaugural meeting of the 9th Parliament. Here is a short reflection on the attendance of MPs. ...
Running For President
On 16 May, the Working Committee of the SJB unanimously decided to name the current Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa as the party's next p...
Discussing Defence in Parliament
May 2023 marked the end of the war in Sri Lanka. Manthri.lk evaluated the allocation for the defence sector and the parliamentary discussion on the...
Removing PUCSL's Chair Person
On May 24, the parliament voted to remove the Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Janaka Ratnayake from his office....
Removing PUCSL's Chairperson - Voting Breakdown
On May 24, the parliament voted to remove the Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Janaka Ratnayake from his office....
MP Ali Sabri Raheem - Parliamentary Report Card
Based on the widespread media discussion on MP Ali Sabri Raheem, Manthri.lk evaluated his performance in the 9th Parliament.
Decriminalising Homosexuality
On 4 April 2023, MP Premnath Dolawatte’s private member bill to amend sections 365 and 365A of the penal code was read for the first time in ...
World Environment Day - 2023
On World Environment Day, Manthri.lk evaluated the parliamentary discussion on the topic of natural resources and environment. ...
Raising the bar?
February 2023 marked 2.5 years since the commencement of the 9th Parliament. Manthri.lk evaluated who the top performing MPs were. Click here to ...
MP G.G. Ponnambalam- Parliamentary Report Card
Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) MP G.G. Ponnambalam was arrested by the police today. How has he performed in the 9th Parliament?
COPF Appoints New Chairperson
On June 7, the parliament appointed SJB MP Harsha de Silva as the chairperson of COPF. Manthri.lk evaluated de Silva's performance in the 8th and 9...
The Silent MPs?
February 2023 marked 2.5 years since the commencement of the 9th Parliament. Manthri.lk evaluated who the least performing MPs were.
MP Wimal Weerawansa- Parliamentary Report Card
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MP Lohan Ratwatte- Parliamentary Report Card
The arrest of G. G. Ponnambalam reignited discussions about MP Lohan Ratwatte's alleged forceful entry into the Anuradhapura & Welikada prisons...
Celebrating Parliaments - International Day of Parliamentarism
Today is the International Day of Parliamentarism. How does the Sri Lankan parliament compare with other legislative bodies in South Asia ? ...
Domestic Debt Restructuring - Voting Breakdown
On July 1, the parliament of Sri Lanka voted on a resolution for the implementation of domestic debt restructuring to restore sovereign debt sustai...
Can President Ranil Call Early Presidential Polls?
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Select Committee to Investigate Causes for Sri Lanka's Financial Bankruptcy
On 6 July, Speaker of the House Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena appointed a Select Committee of Parliament to Investigate Causes for Sri Lanka's Financial...
Attendance in Parliament - June 2023
Manthri.lk evaluated the attendance data of MPs for the month of June. The data reveals that 6 MPs did not attend any parliamentry sitting during ...
MP Piyankara Jayaratne - Parliamentary Report Card
On 11 July, the Colombo Chief Magistrate issued an order to release MP Piyankara Jayaratne from a case allegedly linking him to corruption. How ha...
MP Keheliya Rambukwella - Parliamentary Report Card
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that the SJB will present a no-confidence motion against the Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella. How...
Expelling of SJB MPs
The Working Committee of the expelled MPs Harin Fernando & Manusha Nanayakkara for holding ministerial portfolios. How have they...
Central Bank of Sri Lanka Bill - Second Reading Voting Breakdown
On July 20, the parliament voted on the second reading of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Bill. The voting breakdown is as follows:
Parliament Talks - Most Discussed Topics in Parliament
During the tenure of the 9th Parliament, MPs primarily discussed concerns about Sri Lanka's economy and finance. The total contribution for economi...
Unparliamentary Behaviour
SLPP MP Chamara Sampath Dasanayake was criticised by opposition MPs for using 'unparliamentary language' in parliament, while a group of students w...
Betting & Gaming Levy Act Amended
On 9 August, parliament voted to amend the Betting and Gaming Levy Act, which is a commitment by Sri Lanka for the IMF programme. To find out the p...
World Youth Day
On World Youth Day, Manthri.lk examined the productive time allocated to debate issues concerning youth in the 9th Parliament and the MPs who contr...
Executive Dominance
Manthri.lk analysed executive dominance within South Asian legislatures. The pie charts reflect the actual numbers of MPs who hold/do not h...
MCCs mostly MIA
Ministerial Consultative Committees (MCCs) mostly MIA in the 9th Parliament. Parliamentary Standing Order 112 (6) requires Ministerial Consu...
Family Connections in the Sri Lankan Parliament
Manthri.lk found that 66 MPs (at minimum) in the 9th Parliament has family connections in public office, encompassing 28% of the total MPs. A perso...
Contribution in Parliament - July 2024
Over the 9 sittings of Parliament held in July 2024, here are the 5 MPs who most productively contributed inside the chamber. Thi...
New MP Sworn in
Bandula Lal Bandarigoda took oaths in Parliament as an MP from Galle district today (August 21). He was appointed to the seat left vacant foll...
Thalatha Steps Down!
SJB MP Thalatha Athukorala announced her resignation as a Member of Parliament during a special address in Parliament today (21 August). MP At...
Vadivel Suresh and Ali Zahir Moulana Receive Portfolios!
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5 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About the Presidential Elections
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How to Spot Reliable Election Surveys?
As election draws nearer, unreliable election surveys are taking social media by storm. Here’s how you can identify which ones to trust. Ther...
New MP Sworn in
Karunarathna Paranawithana took oaths in Parliament as an MP from Ratnapura district today (September 3). He was appointed to the seat left va...
විශ්වාසදායක සමීක්ෂණ හඳුනා ගන්නේ කෙසේද?
ජනපතිවරණය අත ළඟ ය. ජයග්‍රාහකයා මේ යැයි කියන විවිධාකාරයේ සමීක්ෂණයන්වල ප්‍රතිඵල ද, සමාජ මාධ්‍ය පුරා හුවමාරු වෙමින් ඇත. මේ කතාව මෙවන් සමීක...
நம்பகமான கணக்கெடுப்புகளை எவ்வாறு கண்டறிவது?
ஜனாதிபதித் தேர்தல் அண்மித்துள்ளது. வெற்றியாளர் யார் என தெரிவிக்கும் பல்வேறு கருத்துக்கணிப்புக்களின் முடிவுகள் சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகின்றன...
New state minister sworn in!
Today (September 11), President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed SLPP MP Seetha Arambepola as the State Minister of Health, Women’s and Child A...
The Power of Every Voter
Last year, Manthri.lk published this post for International Day of Democracy. With Sri Lanka's Presidential Election only a few days away, this is ...
The New President
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New Prime Minister Sworn in!
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9th Parliament Dissolved
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New Seats Allocation
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MP Mohamed Sali Naleem: Parliamentary Report Card
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Media Ban on MP Ramanathan Archchuna
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Then & Now: Women's Representation in Parliament
Women's parliamentary representation has increased from 1.6% to 9.3%—but is it enough? Swipe to see the numbers over the years. #10thParliame...
CIABOC Arrests MP Chamara Sampath Dasanayake
CIABOC arrests MP Chamara Dassanayake over alleged misconduct as Uva Chief Minister. Here’s how he has performed in Parliament:
Budget 2025: The Empty Seats
Six MPs attended less than 25% of the budget-related sittings in Parliament. Scroll to see the MPs who had the least attendance.
Budget 2025: A for Attendance
100% Budget Attendance. Ten MPs attended all 27 days of the 2025 budget-related sittings in Parliament.
Parliament Obituary Notice: MP Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera
NPP MP Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera, a first-time parliamentarian aged 38, passed away on 6 April 2025.
Voting Breakdown of Resolution to Appoint a Committee of Inquiry to Remove IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon
The resolution to appoint a committee of inquiry to remove the Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon for misconduct and abuse of power, ...
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