22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill Tabled in Parliament

Law minister: Government considering review of Official Secrets Act, ready to table the AG-PP bill in Parliament

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — The government may consider reviewing the Official Secrets Act (OSA) as part of a slew of reforms that it is currently pushing, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said today.Azalina said the law, dating back to 1972, would need to be updated so that it stays relevant with time. However, she ruled out the possibility of abolishing it completely.“We have …

22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill tabled in Parliament

22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill tabled in Parliament

22nd Amendment to Constitution presented to Parliament

The Bill to amend the Constitution for the 22nd time and the Judicature Amendment Bill were presented to Parliament amid protests by the Opposition.

22nd Amendment and Judicature Bill Presented to Sri Lanka Parliament

The Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, which propose extending the retirement ages of judges in Sri Lanka, were presented to Parliament for First Reading today (August 18). Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, presented the two Bills. The government gazetted the proposed Twenty-Second Amendment Bill on August 7, 2026, despite objections raised over the p…

The 22nd Amendment & International Commitments

By Jehan Perera – Jehan Perera The tabling of the 22nd Amendment has brought the significance of constitutional change once again to the centre of public attention. The controversy surrounding the proposal has become larger than the question of two additional years for judges. It has raised a more fundamental question about the direction in which the new government is taking Sri Lanka. In its 2024 election manifesto, the NPP promised to introduc…

Justice minister tables constitutional amendment bill in parliament - Radio Tamazuj

South Sudan’s Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Wek Mamer Kuol on Monday tabled a constitutional amendment bill in parliament aimed at clearing the way for elections scheduled for Dec. 22, despite opposition and international concerns about the readiness and inclusiveness of the vote. The Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan 2011 (Amendment No. 4, 2026) seeks to amend Articles 53(3)(d) and (m), 104(9), (10) and (14)…