Speaker reminds President that prorogation should be done in consultation with him
Oct 28, 2018 (LBO) – Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Karu Jayasuriya today said that it is his duty as the Speaker to draw the attention of the President …
Politics
We will set up an interim government and eschew politics of hate: PM
Oct 28, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says that they will eschew the politics of hate and set up an interim …
Ruwan Wijewardene – Statement on Constitutional Crisis
October 28, 2018 (LBO)
Mangala – Statements on Constitutional Crisis
October 27, 2018 (LBO)
Sri Lanka Parliament suspended until November 16
Oct 27, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Parliament has been suspended until 16 November 2018 by the President, Presidential Secretariat said issuing a gazette. …
SLMC, UNF pledges support to UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe
Oct 27, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the United National Front (UNF), the alliance formed by the United National Party on Saturday pledged its …
President issues extraordinary gazette declaring Mahinda as new PM
Oct 27, 2018 (LBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena has issued two extraordinary gazette notifications a few hours ago removing Ranil Wickremasinghe from the …
U.S. and E.U. statements on Sri Lanka’s constitutional crisis
October 27, 2018 (LBO)
Premiership Stakes – the race to 113 votes in Parliament
October 27, 2018 (LBO) - A few hours ago, Sri Lankans were throttled by one of the most shocking political developments in the country's tumultuous modern …
Ranil challenges Mahinda to prove majority in Parliament
Oct 26, 2018 (LBO) – Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday night challenged Mahinda Rajapaksa to prove the majority in Parliament in order to resolve the issue …
Ranil – I am still the PM, I have majority in Parliament
October 26, 2018 (LBO) - Letter from PM to President saying he is still PM and commands the confidence of
Sagala – This is a breakdown of Democracy, the very thing we fought so hard for
October 26, 2018 (LBO)
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. …
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 media …
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 of the …
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 Bank has …
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 Galle Face Hotel …
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 rejected …