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Evaluate candidates using this Score Card before cast your vote: Paffrel
1. Does he/she possess a sufficient knowledge of the law making process that is the primary function of the Parliament?2. Is he/she a law abiding person? 3. Does he/she earn an income from anti social activities? 4. Does he/she accused of taking bribes?5. Does he/she harm the environment? 6. Does he/she misuse or abuse power? […]
Ready to face consequences; Ranil has got it all wrong: DEW on bond report
July 11, 2015 (LBO) – Former Chairman of COPE, DEW Gunasekera says that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has got it all wrong with regard to the interim report of the sub committee of COPE on the recent bond investigation.“This is not the first time that I have issued a COPE report, there have been many […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.5-pct
July 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed up 0.53 percent on Friday for a second consecutive day with JKH and banking stocks continuing to show gains, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 37.07 points higher at 6,984.12 up 0.53 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 34.56 points higher at 3,905.27 […]
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera hosts Ifthar
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera held an ifthar in Matara yesterday (09).Religious leaders, political leaders, diplomats from Muslim countries, businessmen and civil society were present at the gathering.Foreign Minister Samaraweera emphasized the multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious nature of Sri Lanka and said that the friendliness between the Muslims and Sinhalese citizens of Matara made the city […]
Sri Lanka calls international partners to jointly operate Hambantota RO-RO hub
July 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka calls for international partner to jointly operate a Roll-on-Roll-off (RO-RO) berth of Hambantota port considering the potentiality of developing it as a reshipping center.Cabinet Spokeman said, ships can easily reach East African countries and Western Australia directly from the Hambantota port which is situated between Singapore and Dubai […]
BRICS, emerging economies launch new development bank
July 10, 2015 (LBO) – Emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) launched a development bank and a currency pool, Thursday, foreign media reports said.“Countries attending a two-day summit in Russia for the world’s emerging economies, known as BRICS, have launched their biggest initiative to date: a development bank and a currency […]
Sri Lanka needs more value added tea exports; brew only 4-pct locally: EDB
July 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs to look at higher value additions in tea and the current value additions are not giving the required value addition levels, the head of EDB said. Bandula Egodage, the chairman of Export Development Board said a whopping 96 percent or 325 million Kilograms of Pure Ceylon Tea leave […]
Sri Lanka’s Asiri Central Hospitals sells Horton Place land for RS2.7bn
July 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Asiri Hospital Holdings said a sale and transfer of land and premises owned by Asiri Central Hospitals was completed Thursday for 2.70 billion rupees. The land is situated at No 37, Horton Place, Colombo 07, the company said in a stock exchange filing. Asiri Central Hospitals limited formerly […]
Sri Lanka President appoints three new SLFP organizers
July 10, 2015 (LBO) – Three new Sri Lanka Freedom Party organizers received their appointment letters from President Maithripala Sirisena, Thursday, a statement said. Chamara Sampath Dahanayake was appointed as the SLFP organizer for Budulla- Passara and Nandimithra Ekanayake was appointed for Matale-Rattota while Sumith Samanadasa received his appointment letter as the SLFP organizer for […]
Former President Mahinda Rajapakse signed nomination papers last night: PICS
July 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapakse has signed his nomination papers to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections at his home near Colombo on Thursday night contrary to claims that he signed the papers earlier in the day, posting photos foreign correspondents association said. AFP’s Ishara Kodikara was at the former […]
Sri Lanka Tourism aggressively promote Disney’s “Monkey Kingdom” in China
July 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Tourism said that it will aggressively promote Sri Lanka in the Chinese market by launching Disney’s epic “Monkey Kingdom” in Shanghai, China.The Tourism Promotion Bureau says, as at last week Monkey Kingdom box office sales was at 16.7 million dollars in the US market. “We are also pursuing […]
Indian Cricket Team to tour Sri Lanka for three Test matches
July 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket and India Cricket Board on Thursday confirmed the schedule of India’s tour to Sri Lanka in August-September 2015.The tour will start with a three-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka Chairman’s XI, followed by three Test matches. The Test matches will be played at Galle, Tamil Union Oval, […]