The unconstitutionality of the Seventeenth Amendment to the
Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution was
enacted by Parliament mainly as a response to allegations of abuse
of executive powers by exerting pressure on the Police, the
Elections Commissioner, and the public service.
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Food fans investigate Lankan grocery stores, restaurants in
Sydney
SHOPPING with a chef is always fun. But when
it's Flying Fish's Peter Kuruvita and the store is a tiny Sri Lankan
spicery in the geographic centre of Sydney, it's nothing short of
fabulous.
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Gratiaen award, literature and sex
IF the proceedings at the announcement of the
five short listed authors for the 2005 Gratiaen prize on March 20 at
the British Council is any indication, this award given by Michael
Ondaatje to encourage good literature in Sri Lanka may soon
degenerate into an orgy of sex writing.
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