Category: Politics
Magisterial inquiry into Avant Garde floating armory ends
Sept 07, 2015 (LBO) – A Sri Lanka magisterial inquiry into a floating armory of Avant Garde Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd has ended after the Criminal Investigation Department said it would not proceed with the case under advice of the Attorney General.Last week, the Galle magistrate lifted the travel ban on the former Secretary of […]
No decision to dissolve the Bribery Commission: President’s Media
Sep 07, 2015 (LBO) – Commission to investigate allegations of bribery or corruption will not be dissolved until the establishment of the Constitutional Council, the President’s media said. The President’s Media said in a statement that the establishment of the Commission, appointments and removals of its members should be done in accordance with the 19th […]
PAFFREL urges Election Commissioner to probe misuse of state vehicles
Sep 07, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s election watchdog PAFFREL has urged Election Commissioner to probe alleged misuse of state vehicles by ministers and other politicians at the recently concluded general election.In a letter to the Election Department, the election monitoring organization has called the commissioner to take action against offenders. PAFFREL has also requested […]
Sri Lanka’s new cabinet ministers sworn in
Sep 04, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new unity government’s swearing in ceremony concluded at Presidential Secretariat a short while ago. Cabinet Ministers sworn-in today (42): 1. Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs – Ranil Wickremesinghe 2. Minister of Tourism Promotion and Christian Affairs – John Amaratunga 3. Minister of Transport – Nimal Siripala de Silva 4. Minister of sustainable development […]
Committee to appoint heads for all govt institutions: President
Sep 04, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena said that all government institutional heads will be appointed through a common committee. ‘We will have a common committee that will include the Prime Minister and me to make all the appointments in government institutions,” President Sirisena said. “There will be criteria for these appointments […]
Sri Lanka PM says unity government is a new system for country
Sep 04, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister and Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the unity government with the ministers appointed today plans to try out a new system for the country.“We are here to work for at least for a period of two years forgetting all the […]
Sri Lanka’s Parliament approves bigger cabinet
Sep 03, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Parliament approved a proposal to increase the number of ministers and deputy ministers in national government, a short while ago. 143 voted in favor of the proposal and 16 against; 63 Parliamentarians were absent during the vote. JVP voted against while TNA was absent at the voting. The […]
Speaker declares ITAK leader Sampanthan as opposition leader in Parliament
Sep 03, 2015 (LBO) – Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has declared ITAK group leader R.Sampanthan as the opposition leader of the 8th Parliament.The speaker reveled Parliament that the UPFA has not forwarded any name for the post of the opposition leader. Meanwhile the motion to increase the Cabinet Ministerial posts up to 48 is to be […]
JVP national list MP Mayadunne to resign from Parliament
Sep 03, 2015 (LBO) – JVP national list Parliamentarian and former Auditor General SC Mayadunne says he has decided to resign from Parliament.Speaking to LBO, Mayadunne said he is preparing to make a special statement in Parliament today. “I requested the speaker to allow me to make a statement in Parliament today regarding my resignation […]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party needs to restructure completely: President
Sep 02, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Freedom Party needs a complete restructuring in order to gain back power in the future, President Maithripala Sirisena said. “To win the next election and to form a government in the future, we need to give birth to a legitimate political child,” President Sirisena said. Speaking at the […]
Sri Lanka’s new foreign policy to focus Asian centric middle path: President
Sep 01, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new unity government will focus on building an Asian centric middle path as the foreign policy of the country, President said. “Openness and friendliness will be the base of our foreign policy.This is the century of Asia; so from now my government will be more focused on Asian centric […]
Sri Lanka’s eighth Parliament convenes, Karu Jayasuriya new speaker (Updated)
Sep 01, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s eighth Parliament convened Tuesday morning with the appointment of former cabinet minister Karu Jayasuriya as the new speaker of the house. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe proposed Jayasuriya’s name and former opposition leader Nimal Siripala de Silva seconded it. After the taking of oath or affirmation all members present, […]