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Division of power between the centre and
provinces:
Lessons from Australian Democracy for Sri Lanka
At a time when Sri Lankan parliamentarians are
considering proposals for constitutional reform on the basis of the
ideas submitted by the expert panel, it is useful to look at the
model operating in an advanced democracy such as Australia. Not that
the model can be replicated in full in Sri Lanka but comparisons
with advance democracies can be useful for a balanced debate and
careful reflection.
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Global Scrutiny
Indonesia's Aceh adds golden page to peace-making
PEACE at last or a stepping stone to a separate
state? This question is likely to be posed by the more
cynically-inclined among observers on hearing that Indonesia's
once-rebellious Aceh Province is forging steadily ahead in its peace
process by going to the polls in an effort to consolidate for itself
a measure of political autonomy.
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On My Watch
Throwing caution to the wind
The JVP's hurried exit from the APC in the wake
of the Majority Report of the Experts' Committee on Constitutional
Reform to solve the ethnic issue coming to light, reminds one of
earlier developments of a similar type. The closest is the walk out
of the SLFP from the Mangala Moonesinghe All Party Round Table, just
when it was presenting some useful proposals to solve the same
crisis.
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