Category: Defense
Sri Lanka disappointed by ill-timed statement from UN Special Advisors: UN Representative
May 24, 2019 (LBO) – Responding to a joint statement issued recently by the UN Special Advisors, Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York Ambassador Rohan Perera says that their prejudiced statement only serves to sensationalize issues at a time the government is taking stringent measures to maintain law and order. The […]
Ration and other allowances paid to Tri-Services increased: Fin Min
May 23, 2019 (LBO) – The ration and other allowances paid to all the officers and other ranks in the Tri – Services have been increased by the government, the Finance Ministry said. Some of these allowances had not been increased for over the last 20 years. Budget 2019 proposed to increase the Uniform allowance, […]
Parliament to appoint Select Committee to look into recent terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka
May 22, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Parliament will appoint a Select Committee to look into and report to Parliament on the terrorist attacks that took place in different places in Sri Lanka on 21 April 2019. The committee and its chair will be nominated by the Speaker and the committee will not consist of […]
Republican administration in the United States helped Sri Lanka during war: MR
Tenth anniversary of a Sri Lankan victory (Translation of the text of a speech made by Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaka at his official residence on Wijerama Mawatha to mark the tenth anniversary of the defeat of the LTTE.) Venerable members of the Maha Sangha, clergymen of all other religions, citizens of Sri Lanka and friends, […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Sri Lanka Foreign Minister
May 17, 2019 (LBO) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana yesterday, the Office of the Spokesperson at Washington revealed. The Secretary has reiterated the United States’ condemnation of the attacks that Sri Lanka suffered last month, which also killed five Americans, and strong US support for […]
Sri Lanka arrests suspects of mob violence in the island
May 15, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Police continued to arrest and remand dozens of persons linked to communal attacks in several towns in the island, which erupted countrywide starting Monday night. Issuing a statement the Police said they had arrested 14 suspects from Minuwangoda while another 60 persons have been arrested in the Wayamba […]
If not adequately dealt with, recent violence has potential to escalate further: UN Advisers
May 14, 2019 (LBO) – United Nations Special Advisers have encouraged the Government to make sure that the recent attacks against religious minorities and other past similar attacks are fully investigated and those responsible for committing these violent acts are brought to justice and made accountable. In a joint statement, the United Nations Special Adviser […]
Ruwan Wijewardene appointed acting Defence Minister as President travels to China
May 13, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene has been appointed as the acting Defence Minister in coordination with President Maithripala Sirisena’s trip to China. With the exception of a short 50 day period during Sri Lanka’s recent constitutional crisis, Wijewardene has been the State Minister of Defence continuously since […]
Five key policy lessons from the terror attacks in Sri Lanka
By: Ganeshan Wignaraja Over 250 people died in last month’s IS-linked Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, making it one of the worst terror attacks since 9/11. Major incidents such as this cause extreme disruption in fragile countries like Sri Lanka, which is already grappling with the legacies of a thirty-year civil conflict, a simmering debt crisis, […]
Proposed counter terrorism law, a comprehensive relief package for terrorists: MR
May 05, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s proposed counter-terrorism law is, in fact, a comprehensive relief package for terrorists, the Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa said.Releasing a statement to the media, the ex-President said if the proposed Counter-Terrorism Bill is passed into law, it will seriously hamper ongoing efforts to suppress terrorism following the Easter Sunday […]
‘s Easter Sunday terror
April 28, 2019 (LBO) – A nation is in mourning. One week ago today, on Easter Sunday April 21, 2019, Sri Lanka was hit by one of the most sinister acts of terrorism the world has ever seen. Over 250 people have died, and hundreds were injured in three bombs hitting Colombo’s most prominent hotels, […]
Our security forces have the capacity to go after them and take them out – Navin
April 26, 2019 (LBO) – Front line UNP political leader Minister Navin Dissanayake, in an interview with anchor Sri Jegarajah of global business network CNBC,outlined the lapses and the way forward for Sri Lanka with regard to the Easter Sunday terror attacks. Key points that he made during the interview were as follows: – “Defense […]