Foreign Ministry says reports about alleged plot to assassinate President, baseless
Oct 17, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday afternoon said that the media reports on an alleged involvement of an Indian Intelligence …
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Leading Indian newspaper reports that President Sirisena alleges RAW assassination plot
October 16, 2018 (LBO) – Leading Indian Newspaper The Hindu has published a report claiming the President of Sri Lanka has made public allegations of a …
Full Supreme Court decision on Duminda Silva appeal published
October 14, 2018 (LBO) – The full Supreme Court decision on the Duminda Silva appeal case has been published. It was a unanimous decision of a five …
President appoints and CC approves Judge Nalin Perera as the 46th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
October 13, 2018 (LBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed and the Constitutional Council has confirmed the new 46th Chief Justice (CJ). The …
Jayantha Dhanapala appointed to the Constitutional Council
October 11, 2018 (LBO) – Global diplomat Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala has been appointed to Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Council. He is one of 3 new …
Ruwan Wijewardene explores Thai military’s shipbuilding operations, meets with Deputy PM
October 10, 2018 (LBO) – State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene is visiting Thailand on a high level defence visit. During the visit he called on …
Nikki Haley resigns as Trump’s UN Ambassador, speculation she will challenge him for the Presidency
October 9, 2018 (LBO) – United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has resigned according to media reports. Haley (46) is a high …
Opinion: Hardly any women on the National List, who is to blame?
October 9, 2018 (LBO) – After hearing about a women’s business forum, and reading a joke on twitter about how the panel addressing the crowd was …
United Kingdom’s Minister for Asia Pacific in Sri Lanka
October 6, 2018 (LBO) – Mark Field, Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday for a visit that will include meetings …
Harsha defensive after social media backlash on request for austerity
September 29, 2018 (LBO) – State Minister of Economic Affairs Dr. Harsha De Silva has been embroiled in a firestorm of backlash over comments suggesting …
FM statement on misreporting of CID investigation regarding Namal Kumara
Sept 27, 2018 (LBO) – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is conducting investigations into serious allegations of an alleged conspiracy to …
Teplitz confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next American Ambassador to Sri Lanka
September 7, 2018 (LBO) – Alaina Teplitz has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next ambassador to Sri Lanka. Teplitz is a career foreign service …
Ruwan says JO protest a failure, Namal says have elections, Sajith says he’ll bring 100,000, Colombo residents say please don’t
September 7, 2018 (LBO) – After much buildup, all sides are trying to spin the results of the JO protests that shut down the city. The shutdown was more …
President wants death penalty for those misuse public property, money
Sept 06, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena says that even the death penalty should include in the laws against persons who misuse …
PM tweets as JO protest set to begin
September 5, 2018 (LBO) – The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe has tweeted in response to concerns related to the Joint Opposition …
President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena turns 67 years of age today
September 3, 2018 (LBO) – President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena turns 67 years of age today. Among the first public birthday wishes on twitter …
Oligarch Chat: Sumal wants to avoid tax, Harry wants Rs25bn, and Pathirage wants a dictator
September 2, 2018 (LBO) – As video clips move through traditional and social media, the public is abuzz about the comments made by some of Sri …
Dhammika strikes patriotic note among Sri Lanka’s oligarchs
August 31, 2018 (LBO) – Arguably Sri Lanka’s richest man, Dhammika Perera struck a patriotic tone at the recent “fireside chat” event …
Godahewa says CSE has tanked since he resigned as SEC Chairman
August 30, 2018 (LBO) – Former SEC Chairman Nalaka Godahewa has tweeted that the Stock Market in Sri Lanka performed much better when he was the head of …
USS Anchorage conducts exercise at sea with Sri Lankan Navy
The USS Anchorage joined the Sri Lankan naval ship Suranimila to conduct an exercise at sea on August 28. The exercise allowed the ships to improve each …