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Sri Lanka’s 19th amendment to the constitution to be debated next week: Harsha de Silva
Apr 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s 19th amendment to the constitution will be debated on 27th and 28th April, 2015, Minister Harsha de Silva said in a tweet. The vote will be taken on the 28th April, next week. The bill was due to be presented in parliament today.
Sri Lanka’s UPFA MP’s parliament protest end
Apr 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s United Peoples Freedom Alliance parliamentarians who were protesting against the former president being summoned to the Bribery Commission ended their protest a short while ago.The MP’s spent the night in the parliament chamber yesterday given the President and Prime Minister failed to come to a decision during the […]
Sri Lanka’s parliament adjourns again till 12.30 in the afternoon
Apr 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s parliament on Tuesday was adjourned again till 12.30 p.m by the Speaker, Chamal Rajapakse. Sri Lanka’s PM is scheduled to present 19th amendment to the Constitution in parliament for the 2nd reading today.Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena also arrived in parliament and Parliamentarian Dinesh Gunawardane has requested […]
Sri Lanka’s parliament adjourns for 15 minutes following tense situation
Apr 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s parliament on Tuesday was adjourned for 15 minutes by Speaker Chamal Rajapakse, following a tense situation that arose in parliament a short while ago. The Speaker has called a meeting of party leaders in the chamber.Parliament also adjourned yesterday following a situation that irrupted in the chamber with […]
Sri Lanka’s UPFA parliamentarians to hand over petition against bribery DG
Apr 21, 2015 (LBO) – A group of 113 of Sri Lanka’s United Peoples Freedom Alliance parliamentarians are to hand over a petition to the Speaker in parliament today, to probe the actions of director general of the bribery and corruption commission, Dilrukshi Wickramasinghe.“We don’t want the Bribery Commission to stop their investigations but only […]
‘s supporters protest in front of Parliament
Apr 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s people who support former president Mahinda Rajapkse, are presently protesting at the entrance to the parliament.The protesters are calling for the reversal of the summons of the former president to the Bribery Commission. Sri Lankan police have set up barriers at the entrance to the parliament and also […]
Sri Lanka Cricket blames International Cricket Council for delaying payments
Apr 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket on Monday hit back at International Cricket Council for breaching a bilateral agreement with the suspension of a payment by the council.In a letter addressed to the chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has urged ICC to release due monies […]
ADB has performed well in Sri Lanka: Report
Apr 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has been rated as a country where the Asian Development Bank operations performed well in South Asia, a new annual review by Independent Evaluation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.“The country assessments point to a relatively good performance of ADB operations in South Asia, particularly in Bhutan, […]
Sri Lanka sells Rs4.56bn in 03 year bonds; 07 year bonds rejected
Apr 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has sold 4.56 billion rupees of three year bonds after calling bids for six billion rupees of bonds, the state debt office said. The debt office on Tuesday sold three year bonds maturing on 01 June 2018 at weighted average yield (net of tax) of 8.15 percent. The […]
Sri Lanka stocks close lower at 0.1 –pct with political uncertainty keeping investors away
Apr 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down, 0.09 per cent mainly due to the prevailing political uncertainty in the Island driving investors away, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 06.03 points lower at 7,080.38 down 0.09 per cent. The S&P SL20 closed 08.04 points higher at 4,020.60 up […]
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Apr 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Fitch Ratings has assigned Singer Sri Lanka Plc’s proposed unsecured redeemable debenture issue of up to three billion rupees, a national long-term rating of ‘A-(lka)(EXP)’. The debentures are likely to have a three-year tenor and to be issued in two tranches with fixed and floating rates, the rating […]
Sri Lanka’s UPFA members to camp in Parliament
Apr 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s United Peoples Freedom Alliance parliamentarians who are now protesting against the former president being summoned to the Bribery Commission say they have come ready to spend the night in the parliament chamber if the spokesman, President and Prime Minister fail to come to a decision during the day. […]