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Judges here do not let political considerations influence their decisions, says Chief Justice
Singapore | Updated today at 06:00 AM
By Selina Lum

Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong on Wednesday responded to critics who charge that judges here make decisions that tend to favour the Government.

He said the Singapore courts have never shirked from the judiciary's role of checking on legislative and executive acts when issues of illegality are raised.

'The judiciary is aware of its responsibilities as the third arm of the state. Whatever their personal political persuasions, judges do not let political considerations influence their decisions,' he said.

'Judges do justice, not politics,' he said, adding that it was not in the national interest for the Government to have a subservient judiciary..

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Pimpia ta moolama thada wella

when the govt incompetencies come out.

Trial against Dhanuna s grandmother commences
Thursday, 16 February 2012 05:05

Magodiyage gay granny in law is very competent to carry out day light robberies. :)) president wela lankawata budu saranae :))

Bi-partisan support in Aussie Senate to defeat motion against SL
By Shamindra Ferdinando


In the wake of the US threatening to throw its weight behind a resolution against Sri Lanka, at the forthcoming UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Australian Senate has convincingly defeated an attempt by Green Senator, Lee Rhiannon (representative for New South Wales) to move a motion calling for the establishment of an independent international mechanism targeting the Sri Lankan government.
Government sources told The Island that the defeat of the motion by 11 votes for and 30 against couldn t have come at a better time for Sri Lanka under pressure by a section of the international community, hell-bent on undermining the government, at the behest of the LTTE and its political arm, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).

The Australian government and the Opposition voted together on Feb. 9 to defeat the latest LTTE-inspired move, sources said. Those who value Sri Lanka s role in thwarting boat-loads of bogus asylum seekers leaving for Australia would never support a motion against the country, sources said.

Sources said that this was the second unsuccessful motion moved in the Senate targeting Sri Lanka in the recent past. Last September Senator Rhiannon called for the suspension of Sri Lanka from the Commonwealth also at the behest of the lobby.

A spokesperson for the President s Office told The Island that it was heartening to know that in spite of relentless attempts to embarrass Sri Lanka, the Australian Senate had overwhelmingly voted against the resolution, which was nothing but LTTE propaganda.