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Sri Lanka’s entrepreneur Otara Gunawardene says “I have no regrets selling Odel”
Apr 23, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s entrepreneur Otara Gunawardene, who started her retail business selling garment factory surplus stock from the back of a van and then turned it into one of the largest fashion and lifestyle retail chains in the Island says, she has no regrets selling her 25 year old business empire. […]
Sri Lanka’s government will support agriculture to strengthen local economy: President
Apr 22, 2015 (LBO) –Sri Lanka’s government will support agricultural based industries in order to build the Island’s economy, President Maithreepala Sirisena, said in a statement.“The government will give priority to build a local economy based on agriculture,” the President was quoted saying in a statement released by his office.The President was speaking at the […]
Sri Lanka warns errant traders: 5500 detections across the Island
Apr 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government has detected 5500 errant traders in the past three month period stating Jan 2015 and warns a 10,000 rupees fine and six months imprisonment for sole owners and up to one million fine for supermarket chains for tampering with labels and price changes.“We have strengthened the detection […]
‘s President appoints a new law commission
Mar 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed new members for the law commission, justice ministry said in a statement.The law commission act provides that suitable eminent persons who have held or hold judicial office, or have experience as attorneys-at-law or teachers in law or are academically qualified in law can […]
Corruption Allegations
Mar 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s minister for child development Rosy Senanayake said some bribery and corruption arrests are delayed because it has to be dealt with through the stipulated legal channels.I have taken my grievances to minister John Amarathunga and the prime minister and have clearly explained that we are bound by the […]
Bond Allegation
Mar 06, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Economic Affairs and Policy Planning Ministry said that the government will issue a statement today regarding an alleged insider dealing in Sri Lanka government securities markets by a firm connected to the family of Sri Lanka Central Bank Governor. Asked about the issue, economic affairs deputy minister Harsha […]
Allegation
Mar 06, 2015 (LBO) – The bribery allegations made against Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen are politically motivated, the minister said in a media release. I kindly request your esteemed office to expeditiously inquire in to whatever the allegations therein and reveal the outcome to the general public of Sri Lanka. Former Minister […]
Warning
Feb 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka warns the errant traders who hasn’t given recent budgetary relief to the consumers and has instructed the Consumers Affairs Authority (CAA) to ˜move fast’ on such issues, the ministry of Industry and Commerce said in the media release. I have received a number of complaints from the consumers […]
Corruption
Feb 02, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka former Health Minister Tissa Attanayake had been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today. Speaking to media Police Spokesman Ajith Rohana said, the arrest was made on charges of creating forged documents during the Presidential Election held January. Attanayake was the general secretary at United National Party […]
Corruption
Jan 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has seized the passports of former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivard Cabraal and Parliamentarian Sajin Vass Gunawardena, a media report said. The report said the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has issued a directive to the Department of Immigration and […]
Heavy Rains and Floods force a 660,000 Sri Lankans from homes
Dec 26, 2014 (LBO) – Heavy raining and flooding in Sri Lanka has forced about 663228 people out of their homes, the disaster management center (DMC) said Thursday. It is also said, that cloudy skies and intermittent showers or thundershowers will occur over most parts of the country and very heavy falls are also likely […]
Sri Lanka tops web searches on Google for the term sex
Dec 18, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has become the top nation beating India, having highest volume of internet searches for the term ˜sex’, a report released by Google trends said. Homagama, Colombo and Nugegoda topped the list of people Googling the term ˜sex’ in 2014 in the Western Province, while Kandy came the fourth […]