Category: Politics
Chinese government nominated CEIEC & ALIT but Rs2bn never paid to ALIT: Mahinda
Sep 18, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the China National Electronics Corporation and ALIT were nominated by the Chinese government since contractors for projects financed by the Exim Bank of China are usually nominated by the Chinese government. Issuing a media release, the Opposition Leader says that the TRC had […]
Karu Jayasuriya emerging as the UNF Presidential candidate
September 18, 2019 (LBO) – Speaker of Parliament, and one of Sri Lanka’s most distinguished statesman, Karu Jayasuriya has emerged as the frontrunner to be nominated as the UNF candidate for the Presidency. The largest party in the UNF alliance, the UNP, is likely to soon endorse Jayasuriya’s candidacy through its apex decision making body, […]
Opinion: Rupavahini to Defense Min – What are the limits of Presidential powers?
September 15, 2019 (LBO) – The Presidential election in Sri Lanka is about to be called, and in approximately just two months, the nation will know who it’s next President will be. In the backdrop of this impending election, there are preliminary battles being fought all over the political playing field. There is a battle […]
Ruwan sets the record straight on Rupavahini
September 11, 2019 (LBO) – Minister of Mass Media and State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene has released a statement on the President’s decision to gazette the Rupavahini Corporation under the Defence Ministry. In his letter the to President Maithripala Sirisena he states that the President’s decision is problematic and “It will be impossible to […]
Barbarians at the Gate
September 11, 2019 (LBO) – The most influential businessmen in Sri Lanka packed the front rows of the Viyathmaga Annual Convention to hear the economic vision of Sri Lanka’s first officially declared major presidential candidate, Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka’s most powerful businessmen regularly embrace candidates from both sides of the aisle, aiming for their businesses […]
UNP internal crisis shows real democracy exists within party: Sajith
Sep 10, 2019 (LBO) – United National Party Deputy Leader, Minister Sajith Premadasa says that although some internal crisis are seen inside the party to those who are not well-versed in democracy, it is really the party exercising true democracy. “Certain factions are attempting to emphasize that there is a division within the UNP with […]
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corp gazetted under MoD
Sep 10, 2019 (LBO) – A gazette notification has been issued to bring the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) under the control of the Ministry of Defence with effect from mid-night, yesterday. The Ministry of Defence comes under the purview of President Maithripala Sirisena. The change is followed by moves to appoint Kalum Palitha Maheerathne as […]
Cabinet Minister Navin Dissanayake is 50 today
September 9, 2019 (LBO) – Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake reached the age of 50 today. Dissanayake is the son of former UNP leader and Presidential candidate Gamini Dissanayake. Navin’s father was assassinated by the LTTE in 1994 at age 52 during his campaign for the presidency. Navin Dissanayake was just 25 years […]
Opinion: An apolitical Karu Jayasuriya is an attractive presidential candidate
September 6, 2019 (LBO) – The polity is becoming fed up with politics. Citizens who cast their ballots in favour of the successful January 8th mandate are disillusioned, however they are not defeated. Although the mandate has not lived up to exceptions, citizens still yearn for good governance. This good governance movement has been damaged […]
No liquor licenses issued to current parliamentarians: Finance Ministry
Sep 05, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry emphasizes that none of the current parliamentarians has been issued with liquor licenses. The ministry, however, states that liquor licenses were issued to the owners of hotels approved by the Tourist Board with the intention of developing tourism industry, even after 2015. There are currently 4,910 […]
Easter Sunday bombings trigger downgrade for Colombo city in latest Global Liveability Index
Sep 04, 2019 (LBO) – The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka have triggered a downgrade for Colombo city in Global Liveability Index 2019, The Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest liveability survey showed. The findings of the survey added that the devastating terrorist attacks in New Zealand and Sri Lanka in the past year are a […]
Next President will be powerless, all powers will be with PM: President Sirisena
Sep 04, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena says that in accordance with the 19th amendment to the constitution, the next President will be powerless. Addressing the SLFP Convention to mark the 68th anniversary of the Party yesterday he said that the Defence Ministry too will be with the Prime Minister. “SLFP therefore, […]