Sri Lanka’s Tamil and Muslim community says President owes victory to minorities: Survey
July 06, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil and Muslim community are of the opinion that President Maithripala Sirisena owes his victory to the minority vote, …
Elections
Sri Lanka’s United People’s Freedom Alliance yet to unite
July 04, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s United People’s Freedom Alliance led by President Maithripala Sirisena decided to allow ex-President Rajapaksa to …
Sri Lanka’s common opposition will receive only 55 seats: Lakshman Kiriella
July 02, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party predicting the results of the upcoming general election said they are targeting over 115 …
Sri Lanka’s President blocks MR contesting under SLFP as PM candidate
June 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President as the chairman of Sri Lanka Freedom Party has not agreed to name a Prime Ministerial candidate for the …
Sri Lanka’s former President Rajapaksa to make special statement tomorrow
June 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to make a special public statement tomorrow morning, former President’s media …
We had differences over the economic framework: Prime Minister
June 29, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Premier Ranil Wickramasinghe says they had different views within the coalition parties over the economic policy in the …
Sri Lanka’s Parliament to be dissolved midnight today
June 26, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Parliament is to be dissolved with effect from midnight today, extraordinary gazette notification issued by the …
Sri Lanka spent Rs1.3bn to conduct elections last year
June 24, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s elections department has spent over 1,280 million rupees to conduct elections last year, data from the 2014 …
UNP insists that opposition withdraws no confidence motions ahead of 20A
June 24, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party on Tuesday urged the opposition to withdraw no confidence motions brought against Prime …
Sri Lanka’s PAFFREL in signature campaign pushing political parties for proper nominations
June 23, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s election watchdog PAFFREL has organized an island wide campaign to collect one million signatures from the masses in …
Sri Lanka’s 20th amendment, a conspiracy against JVP
June 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Marxist JVP on Monday said there is a conspiracy against the JVP to block its representation in the Parliament through …
UNP eyes 125 seats in next Parliament with majority sinhala votes: Minister
June 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party on Tuesday said they are aiming to secure 125 seats in the next Parliament. “This …
Sri Lanka cabinet takes time to finalize 20A; local government election under new system
May 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has appointed a ministerial sub committee to study the 20th amendment proposals and to identify the …
Sri Lanka ruling party says electoral reforms would be brought; election dates may change
Mar 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party (UNP) today said that electoral reforms would be brought in the forthcoming elections if all …
Sri Lanka’s President invites all the parties to form a national-joint government
Jan 11,2015 (LBO) Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena invited all the political parties and its representatives ,to join hands to …
Sri Lanka’s new president appoints new secretaries including defence
Jan 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s newly elected president Maithripala Sirisena has appointed two new secretaries, official government news portal …
Sri Lanka’s President Rajapaksa says delivered what he promised: VIDEO
Jan 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s outgoing president Mahinda Rajapaksa says he bows down to people’s choice as he wants to uphold what he …
Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa leaves official residence – Update 02
Jan 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa has left Temple Trees following a brief discussion with the opposition leader Ranil …
Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election Postal Votes – Update 01
Jan 09, 2015 -Sri Lanka’s postal results of the Presidential Election 2015 was announced by the Department of Elections with the release of postal vote …
Sri Lanka’s new president to be sworn today
Jan 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s newly elected president Maithripala Sirisena is to be sworn in today (09) evening at 6 pm in Independence Square, …