Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 01/08/2015 - 05:43
Paper No. 5855 Dated 08-Jan-2015
Guest Column by Professor Ramu Manivannan
There is a systemic crisis in Sri Lanka and the advanced stage of the cancerous polity will climax in the near future. The post-independent polity in Sri Lanka was never allowed to form itself.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 12/01/2014 - 05:44
Paper No. 5834 Dated 01-Dec-2014
Guest Column by Dr Kumar David
This piece is premised on the assumption that President Mahinda Rajapakse (Mahinda) may be defeated on 8 January 2015, which is not the same as saying it is a certainty - that is too early to judge since the Maithripala Sirisena (Maithri) challenge needs to prove its endurance.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 02/19/2014 - 07:55
Paper No. 5650 Dated 19-Feb-2014
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
I had mentioned many times before that the Judiciary in the Maldives is the weakest link in Maldives’ march to democracy. This view is confirmed once again when the Supreme Court suo motu issued notices to the Election Commission members last week for contempt of court and disobedience of orders on an event that occurred four months ago!
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sun, 11/17/2013 - 07:48
Paper No. 5604 Dated 17-Nov-2013
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan.
Though not totally unexpected, Maldives threw a surprise in electing Abdullah Yameen in the run off to the presidential elections held on November 16, 2013.
The elections saw an unprecedented polling of close to 90.3 percent with the PPM candidate Abdulla Yameen securing 110,371 votes ( 51.61 percent) as against Mohamad Nasheed of MDP gathering 48.39 percent with 103,500 votes.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 11/12/2013 - 11:09
Paper No. 5601 Dated 12-Nov- 2013
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
It was a sad day for democracy in Maldives when the Supreme Court without much of a hearing or discussion of legal issues, annulled the resolution of Majlis ( Parliament) of the Speaker taking over the interim administration on 11th of November in the absence of an elected President and until a new incumbent is elected.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 10/29/2013 - 07:24
Paper No 5588 Dated 20-Oct-2013
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan
Recent Developments in Maldives seem to have upset the international community and rightly so. When all the international observers termed the first and now annulled elections of September 7 as fair and credible, the Supreme Court took the extreme step of not only annulling the elections, but also giving specific guide lines to another constitutional body- here the Election Commission as to how the election should be conducted.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sun, 10/20/2013 - 09:00
Paper No. 5584 Dated 20-Oct-2013
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
Strange it may sound, but it is true! -the Police in Maldives unilaterally prevented the Election Commission from conducting fresh elections on the 19th this month on the ground that it was being held in contravention of the Supreme Court verdict and the guide lines issued.
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