Category: Other
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 […]
Human Smuggling
Dec 17, 2014 (LBO) – The Australian Government to continue its tough border protection measures to manage illegal maritime arrivals and combat people smuggling, the high commission of Australia said at a media conference held Colombo.On 26 November 2014, Sri Lanka and Australia worked together to disrupt a people smuggling venture carrying 38 Sri Lankan […]
Sri Lanka™s tea industry under pressure due to high costs
Oct 30, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka™s Ceylon Tea is in its death spiral due to higher cost of production and wages and, needs more value addition, marketing and branding to uplift the industry to its former glory, an industry official said. Ceylon tea still has its position for quality but it is under severe […]
Sri Lanka Planters™ Association says sustainability of tea industry in the hands of workers
Oct 30, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka planter association estimates increase of two kilograms in the daily plucking average of tea of each worker can bring down unit cost of production by 30 rupees or 6.5 percent and significantly boost Sri Lanka™s entire plantation industry and benefit all stakeholders by bringing down the skyrocketing unit […]
Greece Bonds
Sep 29, 2014 (LBO) –Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court dismissed the Fundamental Rights application filed by Mr Sujeewa Arjune Senasinghe of Colombo 3 against the Monetary Board complaining that the Central Bank, in purchasing Greece Government Bonds, had acted in an unlawful, irresponsible and an arbitrary manner, Central Bank said in a media release. This decision […]