The Supreme Court today ruled that a detention order issued by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2020 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) was unlawful and violated the fundamental rights of the petitioner.
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The Supreme Court today ruled that a detention order issued by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2020 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) was unlawful and violated the fundamental rights of the petitioner.
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Islander :Wind power is destructive to the environment.
Sri Lanka on its own can utilise solar power that is so abundant in the land.
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TRUE :EVERYTHING HE DID UNLAFUL, THE ICC LOOKING FOR HIM.
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Joe Fernando :Waiting for Bills of Quantities to tell what the investment is. I think this is sham.
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Michael :Please you genius, guide us to the right path. We all worship you. I wonder why you didn't get a presidential advisor post.
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Clerk :Irrelevant comment here.
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Very sad :Religion = peace and harmony. What is this? These people must learn to respect each other regardless of their beliefs.
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Joshua :No punishment for talking the truth.
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Diroshan :It's the worst airline I ever travelled.
Cancelled the flights last moments and no proper alternative arrangements for passengers OR no proper refund.
Civil aviation authority should audit this kind of airlines and impose penalty or cancel the licence.
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BUSHEL :Gota acted ultra vires and state paying compensation by our taxed money . This government shoudl change this any body actin ultra vires soul directly pay compensation to the victim . This is what we expect as changing the dirty politicalculure
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Sambo :This airport is a burden to the country. Just built for the prestige ones name and it is way out of Colombo. Who wants go to Mattala and come back to Colombo. No facilities at all. This good for a air line maintenance facility.
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While releasing the US$334 million under the four-year bailout package, the IMF has called on Sri Lanka to ensure meeting the tax collection targets of over Rs 900 billion. However the govt. has decided not to impose new taxes or revise the existing taxes. In this backdrop do you think the NPP govt could achieve the required tax targets?
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