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    ‘If changes are made in Committee Stage in Parliament, there will be no room to legally challenge draconian sections of the new legislation’ – says Gehan Gunatilleke
    by |18 September 2018|Verité in the News
    Taken from Sunday Observer BY A STAFF REPORTER The Counter Terrorism Bill approved by cabinet last week is a major improvement on the existing Prevention of Terrorism Act, but the bill only has conditional cabinet approval and could be subject...
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    Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment signs MoU with Verité Research
    by |14 September 2018|Press Release
    Left to Right: Dr. Nishan de Mel (Executive Director – Verité Research), Mr. L. M. K. Muthukumarana (Deputy General Manager – Legal & Airport), Mr. W.M.V. Wansekara, (Acting General Manager – SLBFE) The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE)...
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    Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2018: On The Fast Track to a Turnaround
    by |14 September 2018|Verité in the News
    Give top priority to foreign investment - Arun Kumar  Foreign investment needs to be a high-priority area for growth and employment generation in Sri Lanka, said Arun M Kumar, Chairman and CEO, KPMG India. Delivering the key note address at the inaugural...
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    A Litmus Test: The Debate on the 19th Amendment
    by |14 September 2018|Verité in the News
     On April 28, 2015, the 19th amendment to the Constitution was passed in Parliament, with a two-thirds majority. 212 MPs voted in favour of its passage, with just one MP at the time, former Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara, voting against it. The 19th amendment...
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    Halaal and the Freedom to choose
    by |13 May 2013|Interviews & Articles
      A key problem in economics is the problem of information. The possibility of positive outcomes, through market based supply and pricing of goods, depends crucially on buyers having access to credible information on factors they find relevant to their...
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