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Mar 11, 2026

Constitutional Concerns of the Week: Security, Accountability, and Economic Governance

This week’s developments raise significant constitutional questions concerning national security investigations, public procurement transparency, economic regulation, and legislative rights review. From the arrest of a former intelligence chief to controversies over coal procurement, export inspections, and energy sector restructuring, the events highlight ongoing tensions between executive authority, public accountability, and the protection of fundamental rights within a rule-of-law framework.

By One Text Initiative

Mar 11, 2026

Constitutional Concerns of the Week: Media Review (16–22 February 2026)

This week’s media coverage highlights several constitutional questions shaping Sri Lanka’s public debate. From the Natasha Edirisooriya freedom of expression case to concerns about public procurement, tenant protections, financial regulation, foreign affairs, and parliamentary ethics, these developments reveal ongoing tensions between governance, accountability, and constitutional safeguards.

By One Text Initiative

Feb 20, 2026

Analysis of the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill (2026)

The Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill (2026) introduces some new procedural and medical safeguards, but it ultimately repackages the structural core of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (1979) by expanding the state's executive detention powers, militarizing arrest protocols, and bypassing standard criminal justice protections.

By Shiral Lakthilaka, AAL

Feb 16, 2026

ජනතාවට හැඟීමක් හා බැඳීමක් ඇති ව්‍යවස්ථාවක් සඳහා

නව ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවක් සම්පාදනය කිරීමේ ක්‍රියාවලිය පිළිබඳ සංවාදය කොළඹ BMICH හිදී ඇරඹිණි. මෙහිදී ප්‍රධාන දේශනය පැවැත්වූ ආචාර්ය දීපිකා උඩගම පෙන්වා දුන්නේ 2022 අරගලයේ අපේක්ෂාවන් වූ වගවීම සහ පද්ධතිමය වෙනස මෙයට පදනම් විය යුතු බවයි. 1948 සිට රටට උචිත ව්‍යවස්ථාවක් නිර්මාණය කර ගැනීමට අපොහොසත් වීම සහ ඓතිහාසික ජන අරගලවල සැබෑ අරමුණු ව්‍යවස්ථාව තුළ පිළිබිඹු නොවීම යන ගැටලු මෙහිදී සාකච්ඡා විය.

By Chandra Bhanu

Nov 26, 2024

“US vs. Sri Lanka: Election Insights, Diversity Challenges, and Lessons Learned”

This special segment dives deep into the election processes of the United States and Sri Lanka, drawing comparisons, analyzing key issues, and uncovering lessons for both nations.1. Elon Musk’s Role...

By One Text Initiative