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Sri Lanka's supreme court finds clauses in electricity bill violate constitution1 July 2025
The Supreme Court has ruled that several clauses of the proposed Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution, requiring either…
Sri Lanka's prime minister gives timeline on drafting new constitution10 April 2025
The present government has two urgent priorities before commencing the process of formulating a new constitution for the country, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amar…
Sri Lankan committee finds cuts to former presidents' pensions require constitutional amendment30 January 2025
A constitutional bar stands in the way of the government’s move to prune perks and benefits of former Presidents as observed by the committee appointed to look …
Sri Lanka's president dissolves parliament and announces new elections under constitution25 September 2024
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has exercised his constitutional powers to dissolve the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
This decision, effective from midnight on…
Proposed constitutional amendment to shorten president's term advances in Sri Lanka17 July 2024
The Cabinet of Ministers has given the green light to publish in the Government Gazette and then table in parliament for approval the bill prepared to amend a p…