Category: People
British PM Theresa May survives no-confidence vote; Brexit talks to go ahead
Jan 17, 2019 (LBO) – British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, a day after Parliament voted against the Brexit deal she negotiated with the European Union. After narrowly escaping a defeat with 325-306 margin, the Prime Minister invited all opposition leaders for Brexit talks and said it is now time […]
Theresa May to face no confidence vote after parliament voted against Brexit deal
Jan 16, 2019 (LBO) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will face a no-confidence vote after her Brexit deal suffered a heavy defeat in parliament yesterday. After parliament voted 432-202 against the deal marking the worst defeat in modern British history, opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn called a vote of no confidence in the […]
Sri Lanka President appoints more non-cabinet ministers
Jan 11, 2019 (LBO) – Three more parliamentarians have been sworn in by President Maithripala Sirisena to Sri Lanka’s government. Issuing a statement the Presidents office said two non-Cabinet and one deputy minister was sworn in earlier today. The appointments are as follows: Ravindra Samaraweera – Non-Cabinet Minister of Labour & Trade Union Relations V. […]
Tribute: Senior UN Economist Lakdasa Hulugalle (1932-2018)
January 2, 2018 (LBO) – Christmas Day 2018 saw the passing of Lakdasa Hulugalle at the age of 86. Hulugalle served as a Senior Economist at United Nations agency UNCTAD, and was my father’s elder brother. We spent a fair amount of time together and had many a discussion on our shared interests of politics, […]
Jaffna to New York’s Wall Street and back to Jaffna
By Jekhan Aruliah Back in the day Raj Janan’s father was a successful industrialist in Jaffna, owning at various times an aluminium factory, a knitwear factory, a private hospital and a newspaper. Janan’s childhood was disrupted by the JVP insurrection in 1971 when he was 11 years old.One consequence of which was the family was […]
Sri Lanka’s business leaders meet Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake
Dec 30, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lankan business personalities met Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake at an intimate dinner event in Colombo recently organized by the Horton Debate Society. Minister Karunanayake explained the economic policies of the government, at the post-budget event, while members of the networking group were able to discuss some of the proposals […]
Sri Lankan business leaders meet U.S. Ambassador
Oct 17, 2016 (LBO) – Top Sri Lankan business personalities met U.S. Ambassador H.E. Atul Keshap at a dinner event in Colombo recently, organized by the Horton Debate Society. Ambassador Keshap and his wife Karen attended the dinner event at the Grand Gourmet restaurant on Horton Place in Colombo, with Ranjan Hulugalle, chairman of the […]
Sri Lanka PM meets business leaders at Horton Debate
Aug 05, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met leading business personalities at a dinner event organized by the Horton Debate Society in Colombo recently. At the well-attended function, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe explained his plans for electoral reforms, constitutional amendments and the initiatives underway to develop the economy. The Prime Minister was […]
‘s climb
May 31, 2016 (LBO) – Mountaineering duo Jayanthi and Johann have returned to Sri Lanka following their successful expedition to the top of the world, with a heart-stopping story to relate. At just before 5:00am, local time, on 21st of May, 2016, Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala summited Mt Everest at 29,029 feet. “It was a dream come […]
Sri Lankan business leaders discuss ‘Brexit’ with H.E. James Dauris
Top Sri Lankan business personalities met H.E James Dauris, the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, at a Horton Debate event in Colombo recently to discuss “Brexit,” the possible exit of Britain from the European Union. Among the attendees were Aelian Gunawardene, Reyaz Mihular, Sega and Sarala Nagendra, Hon. Tharaka Balasuriya, Sharm […]
Business leaders meet Lord Mark Malloch-Brown in Colombo
Apr 05, 2016 (LBO) – Top Sri Lankan business personalities met Rt Hon Lord Mark Malloch-Brown at a dinner event in Colombo organized by the Horton Debate Society. Mark Malloch-Brown was rated one of the 100 most influential people in the world, according to TIME magazine, in 2005. He was hosted to an intimate dinner […]
Horton Debate members to meet Rt Hon Lord Mark Malloch-Brown
Members of the Horton Debate Society will meet Rt Hon Lord Mark Malloch-Brown at an intimate dinner event in Colombo this month. A former number two in the United Nations, Mark Malloch-Brown has served in the British Cabinet and Foreign Office. He was Deputy Secretary-General of the UN under Kofi Annan, and Administrator of the […]