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The Constitution of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution and its third constitution since the country's independence (as Ceylon) in 1948, after the Donoughmore Constitution ...
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka (13A) is amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, passed in 1987, which created Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka. [ 1 ] This amendment also made Sinhala and Tamil the official languages of the country and declared English the " link language ".
The Thirteenth Amendment (13A) was passed in 1987 as an addition to the Constitution of Sri Lanka following the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.This amendment was introduced to address the Sri Lankan Civil War and the ethnic tensions between Sri Lankan Tamils and the Sinhalese population. [9]
The 20th Amendment enhanced the executive powers given to the President, weakening the powers of the Prime Minister's office and the cabinet. Particularly, the president was given the authority to dissolve the parliament after one year, and could use their executive and constitutional powers to appoint any person to a government office in their sole discretion without the need for ...
The song has become the second cover after "Shape of You - Sri Lankan Mashup" by three member DeepSounds to go massively viral in Sri Lanka and the first ever to have a wider global outreach. [11] [1] [12] The song surpassed 232+ million views on YouTube. [13] [14] [6] The song debuted at number 8 on the Asian Music Chart Top 40 on 24 September ...
"Sri Lanka Thaaye", the Tamil version of the Sri Lankan national anthem, is an exact translation of "Sri Lanka Matha", the Sinhala version, and has the same music. [27] Although it has existed since independence in 1948 it was generally only sung in the north and east of the country where the Tamil language predominates. [ 27 ]
"SRI LANKA: Several media personnel killed while investigation has failed". Asian Human Rights Commission. 30 April 2007. "Sri Lanka: 34 journalists and media workers killed during present government rule". The Sunday Leader. 26 July 2009. "Blow to free media once again". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 7 June 2009.
The Federal party and the Marxist parties began to attack the Senanayake government, but at that time their support in the country was minimal. The greatest threat to Senanayake's policies came when Bandaranaike left the Senanayake cabinet and formed the Sinhala nationalist Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya)(SLFP). Senanayake ...