Category: Defense
Sri Lanka Police Narcotics Bureau publicly destroys over 769 Kg of drugs
Apr 01, 2019 (LBO) – Over 769 Kg of narcotics which was seized by Sri Lanka’s security forces in the recent past destroyed at the Suraweera warehouse complex at Maguruwela in Kelaniya, today. The Police Narcotics Bureau destroyed the drugs as per the international standards and according to the environmental standards with the presence of […]
Australia and Sri Lanka deepen cooperation on Indian Ocean maritime security
Mar 25, 2019 (LBO) – Australia and Sri Lanka’s cooperation on shared maritime security interests in the Indian Ocean is set to rise to a new level with Indo Pacific Endeavour 2019 (IPE19), which will see the visit to Sri Lanka of an Australian Joint Task Group comprised of Navy, Army and Air Force assets. Acting […]
Pakistan High Commissioner meets Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa
High Commissioner of Pakistan, Major General (R) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat paid a courtesy call on Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa on March 6, 2019. The High Commissioner briefed him on the latest security situation in the region.He underscored Pakistan’s desire for peace and stability in the region and resolution of all issues […]
Sri Lanka to join hands with UK to co-sponsor roll over resolution at UNHRC
Mar 06, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will join hands with the core group leader UK in co-sponsoring the roll-over resolution at the UN Human Rights Council, releasing a joint statement, the Foreign Ministry said. The joint statement has been released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister’s Office and the Department of Government Information. […]
Prime Minister directs officials for speedier resettlement of Jaffna Muslim IDPs
Feb 18, 2019 (LBO) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed authorities in Resettlement Ministry and Divisional Secretariat to make arrangements to speed the resettlement process of displaced Muslim families of Jaffna.This is the first time in three decades that the Jaffna’s displaced Muslims, since their plight of expulsion in 1990, are hearing good news […]
Opinion: Sri Lanka’s Quest for a Rules-based Indian Ocean
February 6, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Quest for A Rules-based Indian Ocean Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja and Dr. Dinusha Panditaratne* The evolution of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy since the election of a unity government on 8 January 2015 merits interest. Changes include the country’s engagement with a wider range of international partners, as well as […]
US Navy conducts temporary cargo transfer initiative in Sri Lanka
Jan 23, 2019 (LBO) – United States Navy will perform a transfer operation to move cargo between planes at Bandaranaike International Airport outside Colombo from January 21 to 29, US Embassy in Colombo said. The embassy said that this is part of a larger temporary cargo transfer initiative that promotes Sri Lanka’s efforts to become […]
Toll free hotline ‘1984’ launched to obtain tip-offs about drug smugglers
Jan 21, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has inaugurated a hotline for the public to inform authorities about the acts of drug smuggling and related crimes. Toll-free telephone number ‘1984’ which was earlier used by the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board as the hotline for counseling and operational activities will be used […]
Sri Lanka Parliament to be reconvened on Monday as earlier scheduled
Nov 01, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Parliament will be reconvened on Monday as earlier scheduled, quoting the President, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said.The date was earlier fixed for the second reading of the Appropriation Bill (Budget Speech) which may use by the new government to present the vote-on-account instead of a full budget. President […]
The army will not get involved in the constitutional crisis – AFP report
October 31, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s army commander Mahesh Senanayake has told AFP the armed forces expected politicians to “constitutionally and legally” end the dispute.“The army will not get involved,” he said, responding to questions on the role of the military as the constitutional crisis, which is now on day 6, continues.“The police are responsible […]
Sri Lanka President clarifies recent political developments
President Maithripala Sirisena’s Address to the Nation on October 28, 2018 I have decided to address the nation today in the context of the recent political developments in the country, I thought it was essential to clarify the path we have to take in the future and to describe the reasons and the background, […]
Ranil challenges Mahinda to prove majority in Parliament
Oct 26, 2018 (LBO) – Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday night challenged Mahinda Rajapaksa to prove the majority in Parliament in order to resolve the issue democratically.Special statement delivered by Wickremesinghe at Temple Trees today: “I’m addressing you as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. I’m the Prime Minister under article 42 of the constitution in […]