Sri Lanka looks forward to work closely with new Premier of Pakistan
Aug 20, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s head of state, President Maithripala Sirisena says he is looking forward to working closely with the newly elected Prime …
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UK helps Sri Lanka to resettle 2,500 people in recently released lands in North & East
Aug 16, 2018 (LBO) – United Nations Development Programme in Sri Lanka recently entered into a partnership agreement with the UK to extend support for a …
Spending 640,000 rupees for a chair is not a big deal: WPC Chief Minister
Aug 14, 2018 (LBO) – Chief Minister Isura Devapriya says that it is not a big deal to spend 640,000 rupees for a chair in the Western Provincial Council as …
Sangakkara says ‘never’ to politics in Sri Lanka
August 13, 2018 (LBO) – Cricket legend and icon Kumar Sangakkara has dashed the hopes of Sri Lankans everywhere by releasing a statement that he will not …
Sri Lanka is monitoring Singapore FTA to address any issue: Prime Minister
Aug 10, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that they are monitoring and reviewing the Singapore FTA to address …
Pakistan maritime security ship “Kashmir” to visit Sri Lanka
Pakistan Maritime Security Ship (PMSS) “Kashmir” is scheduled to arrive at Colombo Port on a four-day goodwill visit from August 13 to 16, 2018. Pakistan …
Opposition Leader post will not be changed: Speaker informs Parliament
Aug 10, 2018 (LBO) – Delivering the verdict of the Opposition Leadership, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya informed Parliament that there will be no change in the …
We will take every action to defeat “trade union terrorism”: Sagala
Aug 09, 2018 (LBO) – Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Minister Sagala Ratnayaka said the government will take every possible action to defeat what he …
Sri Lanka Medical Association says composition of Medical Council needs revision
Aug 08, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) has asked the Health Ministry to set up a committee to review the Medical Ordinance with a specific …
UPFA opposes giving opposition leadership to Joint Opposition
Aug 07, 2018 (LBO) – United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has opposed the request of Joint Opposition about the opposition leader post in the …
Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints official Media Spokesperson
August 6, 2018 (LBO) – In a tweet less than an hour ago, speculated presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced the appointment of his official …
Opinion: Sri Lanka is statistically ripe for a youth centric Presidential candidate
August 6, 2018 (LBO) – Who will the next President of Sri Lanka be? As the speculation mounts as to who the candidates for the presidency will be, it …
Ceylon Today offers unreserved apology to Kumar Sangakkara
August 1, 2018 (LBO) – Newspaper Ceylon Today has offered an apology to Kumar Sangakkara for misquoting him on a front page article speculating about his …
Sangakkara responds on Twitter to inaccurate quote in Ceylon Today
July 29, 2018 (LBO) – As speculation heats up about Sri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara’s presidential ambitions, he has already had to come …
Cambodia’s Hun Sen To Continue as World’s Longest Serving Prime Minister
July 29, 2018 (LBO) – Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has won the country’s 6th general election held on July 29 in a landslide and he …
Legendary cricketer Imran Khan inching closer to Pakistan’s Premiership
July 26, 2018 (LBO) – Preliminary indications are that Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is to emerge with the largest amount of seats in …
Gotabhaya not yet selected as SLPP presidential candidate: MR Media Unit
July 18, 2018 (LBO) – Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has not yet named the next presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Media …
EU, Canada, Norway diplomatic missions oppose death penalty in Sri Lanka
July 16, 2018 (LBO) – Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka and diplomatic missions of Canada and Norway have strongly and unequivocally …
Government uses an unseen formula to manipulate fuel prices: MR
July 12, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa alleges the government for what he called fleecing the public through fuel price …
Amnesty International against Sri Lanka on death penalty
July 12, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka must pull back from any plans to implement the death penalty and preserve its longstanding positive record on shunning this …