Category: Politics
US Navy conducts temporary cargo transfer initiative in Sri Lanka
Jan 23, 2019 (LBO) – United States Navy will perform a transfer operation to move cargo between planes at Bandaranaike International Airport outside Colombo from January 21 to 29, US Embassy in Colombo said. The embassy said that this is part of a larger temporary cargo transfer initiative that promotes Sri Lanka’s efforts to become […]
Mahinda to seek mandate for constitutional reforms at next national election
Jan 23, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Leader of the Opposition, Mahinda Rajapaksa says that they will be putting forward their own proposals at the next national election to seek a direct mandate from the people for constitutional reforms. Releasing a statement, the ex-president says that opposing the draft constitution put forward by the present […]
Parliamentary committee hands over report about recent unruly incidents
Jan 22, 2019 (LBO) – Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today received the report of the Special Parliamentary Committee that investigated into the unruly incidents in the Chamber on November 14, 15 and 16. The Committee, chaired by the Deputy Speaker says that the report has identified the Parliamentarians who were directly involved in the unruly incidents. […]
Toll free hotline ‘1984’ launched to obtain tip-offs about drug smugglers
Jan 21, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has inaugurated a hotline for the public to inform authorities about the acts of drug smuggling and related crimes. Toll-free telephone number ‘1984’ which was earlier used by the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board as the hotline for counseling and operational activities will be used […]
State vehicles are not exempted from carbon tax: Finance Ministry
Jan 17, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry says the Carbon Tax, which came into effect from January this year, is applicable to all vehicles and the registered owners of every motor vehicle specified in the Act will have to pay this levy. Only the electric vehicles are exempted from the Carbon Tax, but […]
President appoints commission of inquiry to probe corruption from 2015 – 2018
Jan 17, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed a commission of inquiry to look into the alleged corruption cases and malpractices reported from 15 January 2015 to 31 December 2018. The 5-member Presidential Commission is headed by retired Supreme Court judge Upali Abeyrathne. President Sirisena last year said a Presidential Commission […]
Sri Lanka President appoints more non-cabinet ministers
Jan 11, 2019 (LBO) – Three more parliamentarians have been sworn in by President Maithripala Sirisena to Sri Lanka’s government. Issuing a statement the Presidents office said two non-Cabinet and one deputy minister was sworn in earlier today. The appointments are as follows: Ravindra Samaraweera – Non-Cabinet Minister of Labour & Trade Union Relations V. […]
Chinese Ambassador reiterates support to develop Sri Lanka economy
Jan 10, 2019 (LBO) – Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera met with the Chinese Ambassador Cheng XueYuan and the delegation at the Treasury today, the Finance Ministry said. At the meeting, the Minister has apprised the Chinese Ambassador about the Sri Lankan Governments plan to re-engage with IMF and thanked the Chinese Government for their continued support extended to […]
No one knows what will happen to economy in the coming months: MR
Jan 09, 2019 (LBO) – Leader of the Opposition, Parliamentarian Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the country faces three major dangers as the country complete four years since the change of government on 9 January 2015. According to him, the first among them is the danger of the economy collapsing at any moment. The opposition leader says that […]
Democracy Index 2018: Sri Lanka ranking falls more than others in region after crisis
Jan 09, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s democracy ranking has fallen more than any other country in the region with a marked decrease in its score from 6.48 in 2017 to 6.19, driven by a worsening in the functioning of government and in civil liberties.The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index 2018 provides a snapshot of […]
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Jan 03, 2019 (LBO) – Two European Union Parliamentary Members Lord William Dartmouth and Geoffrey Van Orden who visited Sri Lanka as members of the “Friends of Sri Lanka Group”, has paid a courtesy call on the Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday. According to the Finance Ministry, during the call both the parties have exchanged views on matters […]
Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
Dec 20, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, today. Accordingly, 29 new Cabinet Ministers were sworn in before the President (without President’s cabinet portfolios). Sources said State Ministers and Deputy Ministers will be appointed later. Following are the Ministers and their portfolios: […]