Mangala says appointment of Mahinda as PM unconstitutional
Oct 26, 2018 (LBO) – Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera says the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister is unconstitutional and illegal. …
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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Oct 26, 2018 (LBO) – Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday took oaths as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka before President Maithripala Sirisena at …
Sri Lankan media ownership laid bare with new transparency tool
October 26, 2018 (LBO) – Reporters without Borders and Sri Lanka’s Verite Research have launched a web portal that aims to inform the public about …
Harsha salutes Dumindra Ratnayake, critical of his removal as BOI Chairman
October 25, 2018 (LBO) – State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva used a Facebook post to praise the former Chairman …
Opinion: Who are President Maithripala Sirisena’s advisors? Rukman Senanayake should be one of them
October 21, 2018 (LBO) – The drama over the dissolution of the boards of directors of the Board of Investment (BOI), Bank of Ceylon (BOC), and Peoples …
Two weeks not enough to place EOIs for Hyatt and Hilton Hotels: Vasudeva
Oct 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government should extend the time period given to investors to place Expressions of Interests (EOIs) for the divestiture …
President inaugurates Sri Lanka Navy’s 9th ‘Galle Dialogue’ defence conference
October 22, 2018 (LBO) – The annual ‘Galle Dialogue- 2018’ International Maritime Conference organized by the Sri Lanka Navy commenced at the …
Status of BOI Director General Duminda Ariyasinghe still uncertain
October 22, 2018 (LBO) – The status of the Board of Investment’s Director General (DG) Duminda Ariyasinghe remains uncertain. Last week the BOI had …
Opinion: BOI/BOC/PB fiasco, Are board positions worth fighting for?
October 19, 2019 (LBO) – Thursday morning the Colombo business community woke up the news that President Maithripala Sirisena had given instructions for …
You’re Fired! – President sacks boards of the BOI, Bank of Ceylon and People’s Bank
October 17, 2018 (LBO) – Media and political sources say the announcement of the dissolution of the boards of directors of the Board of Investment (BOI), …
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 …
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 …