Category: Politics
Sri Lanka’s Parliament completes appointing civil representatives to CC
Sep 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Parliament has completed the appointment of three civil representatives to the Constitutional Council on Tuesday.Dr. Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne, Shibly Aziz and Dr.Radhika Coomaraswamy were the three non-Parliament members of the council nominated by both the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader.Earlier in the month, President and the Prime […]
Portfolios and functions of Ministers gazetted; CBSL, SEC, ETF under PM
Sep 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken several important financial institutions under his purview, as per the gazette notification published on the subjects under each minister. The Prime Minister as the Policy Planning and Economic Affairs Minister has taken the Central Bank, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Employees Trust Fund […]
German Foreign Minister in Sri Lanka tomorrow
Sep 21, 2015 (LBO) – Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier is to arrive in Sri Lanka on Tuesday for an official visit, the foreign ministry said.During his visit the German Foreign Minister is to meet with the Sri Lankan President, Prime Minister, and the Opposition leader.He is also expected to travel to […]
UN Secretary General hails Human Rights Commissioner’s report on Sri Lanka
Sep 18, 2015 (LBO) – The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the report of the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka.Releasing a statement, Secretary General stated that the victims of all communities, their families and the Sri Lankan nation itself demand […]
UN Human Rights report on Sri Lanka is well crafted and sober: FM Mangala
Sep 17, 2015 (LBO) – The UN Human Rights report published yesterday is a well-crafted and sober report which itself says it is not a criminal investigation, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said.Speaking at a press briefing in Colombo Samaraweera told reporters that the report gives the narrative that some of the Human Rights violations or […]
Marxist JVP presents 20 proposals for immediate implementation
Sep 17, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Marxist JVP and several civil organizations on Thursday presented a set of proposals to the government for the immediate implementation.Most of these reforms were also included in the manifesto of the government presented for the general election held on 17th August.“We need to get rid of the political […]
Sri Lanka assures consultation with OHCHR and intl organizations
Sep 16, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry in a letter has assured the UN Human Rights Commissioner the non recurrence of rights violations and consultations with international organizations.Complimenting UN Human Rights Commissioner for conveying an advanced copy of the OHCHR report a few days ago, the foreign ministry said it was encouraged by the […]
Sri Lanka needs hybrid special court to probe grave HR violations: UN Rights Chief
Sep 16, 2015 (LBO) – A UN report published today has identified patterns of grave violations in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2011, strongly indicating that war crimes and crimes against humanity were most likely committed by both sides in the conflict. The report recommends the establishment of a hybrid special court, integrating international judges, prosecutors, […]
India likes to see trade become more balanced for Sri Lanka: Indian PM
Sep 15, 2015 (LBO) – India would like to see bilateral trade grow and become more balanced for Sri Lanka since both countries desire deeper economic engagement, Indian Prime Minister said. Speaking at the joint press briefing with Sri Lankan PM, Indian Premier Narendra Modi said the two countries discussed the ways to achieve these […]
Sri Lanka to establish two mechanisms for truth seeking with new constitution: FM
Sep 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government is to set up new independent, credible and empowered mechanism for truth seeking process, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said. Speaking at the opening session of the 30th UN Human Rights Council session a short while ago minister said the new mechanism will uphold justice, reparations and guarantees […]
Sri Lanka’s Human Rights report findings are serious in nature: UN Rights Chief
Sep 14, 2015 (LBO) – Findings of the Sri Lanka’s Human Rights report which will be released on Wedenesday are of the most serious nature, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid said. Speaking at the opening session of the 30th UN Human Rights Council session a short while ago Prince Zeid said he […]
Sri Lanka appoints new State and Deputy Ministers
Sep 09, 2015 (LBO) – The swearing in ceremony of the new State and Deputy Ministers of the government held today at the Presidential Secretariat. New State and Deputy Ministers who took oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena are as follows. State Ministers 01 T.B. Ekanayake State Minister of Land 02 A.H.M. Fauzi State Minister of […]