Category: Politics
‘s parliament adjourns following a tense situation
Apr 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s parliament on Monday adjourned following a tense situation that irrupted in the chamber with opposition parliamentarians staging a protest against a move to summon former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.Disaster Management Minister, A.H.M Fowzie told LBO that the speaker has adjourned parliament till Tuesday morning.“A group of opposition parliamentarians are […]
“Parliament is disturbed”: Harsha de Silva
Apr 20, 2015 (LBO) – A group Sri Lanka’s United Peoples Freedom Alliance parliamentarians, led by Bandula Gunawardene are protesting by seating on the floor of the chamber saying that the Bribery Commission of Sri Lanka do not have powers to summon and question former president Mahinda Rajapakse, Harsha de Silva said in his Facebook […]
‘s opporsition to bring a no confidence motion against Ravi Karunanayake
Apr 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s opposition is planning to bring a no confidence motion against a cabinet Minister, a senior opposition politician speaking to LBO in anonymity said yesterday. The parliamentarian said that the decision was taken at the Carlton House in Tangalle, on 16th Thursday. A group of UPFA members who gathered […]
Sri Lanka’s new regime must continue fullest support for UN investigation: Britain PM
Apr 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new rulers should offer continued support for the ongoing UN investigation, British Prime Minister David Cameron said in his Sinhala –Tamil New Year message.“When I met with President Sirisena at Downing Street last month I offered my support for the steps his government has begun to take to […]
Sri Lanka marching towards new political culture: PM’s New Year message
Apr 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister in his New Year message says, the country is marching towards a new political culture where ethnic, religious and political differences have no value. “We are marching towards a new political culture for the progress of the entire nation where ethnic, religious and Political differences have […]
Sri Lanka’s President keeps promise to curtail powers: Dissolution soon
Apr 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena said in a statement that the relevant clauses of 19th Amendment to the Constitution will be amended and presented to Parliament on April 20 this year.The statement also said the Parliament would be dissolved after the passage of the 19th Amendment is passed. “This would […]
‘s dream on hold
Apr 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new constitutional changes will not affect any article that requires a referendum, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed.Wickremesinghe who was keen on reducing the autocratic powers of the executive presidency assured Parliament Thursday that they are only changing articles that need a two third of the Parliament majority. “At […]
Sri Lanka’s political heads growl at each other over dissolving parliament
Apr 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s superlative legislature is turning out to be a playground of contenders challenging each other to dissolve parliament ahead of a general election. After the defeat of a finance related regulation yesterday the opposition in show of its strength shouted at the government to dissolve parliament immediately thinking it […]
Sri Lanka’s government threatens to dissolve parliament
Apr 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s United National Party led government on Tuesday threatened to dissolve parliament immediately if the opposition defeats the 19th amendment to the constitution.“We’ll anyway have a parliamentary election soon. So we are trying to pass the 19th amendment during this week it self,” “But if it gets defeated we […]
Sri Lanka’s government threatens to dissolve parliament if 19th amendment defeats
Apr 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s United National Party led government on Tuesday threatened to dissolve the parliament immediately if the opposition defeats the 19th amendment to the constitution.“We’ll anyway have a parliamentary election soon. So we are trying to pass the 19th amendment during this week it self,” “But if it gets defeated […]
Sri Lanka’s national government divides over parliament vote
Apr 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s national government has divided over a parliament motion moved at increasing the maximum amount to borrowings through short term treasury bills. The motion which intended to increase the threshold from 850 billion rupees to 1,250 billion rupees was defeated in parliament with 31 votes in favor and 52 […]
Sri Lanka can’t abolish the powers of executive presidency and give it to an executive PM: Minister
Apr 07, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka can’t abolish the executive presidency and then pass the executive powers on to the Prime Minister, Minister of Power and Energy said. “We can’t abolish the powers of the executive president and give it to another like the executive Prime Minister,” Minister of power and energy, Patali Champika […]