Category: Politics
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 […]
Sri Lanka’s President leaves for Pakistan: Trade discussions on the table
Apr 06, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena left for Pakistan yesterday on a a three-day state visit on the invitation of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the presidents office said in a media release. The President plans to hold bilateral discussions with the President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif […]
Sri Lanka and Pakistan inks six bilateral agreements
Apr 06, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and Pakistan has signed six agreements including a mutual cooperation in the shipping business between Pakistan national shipping corporation and the Ceylon shipping corporation, President’s office said.President Maithripala Sirisena who is currently on a three-day state visit to Pakistan presided over the signing ceremony with the Pakistan Prime […]
Sri Lanka new rulers to enact laws to punish those who make “Hate Speech”
Apr 03, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new rulers’ plan to revise the Penal Code that would make Hate Speech, a punishable offence, Cabinet Spokesman Rajitha Senarathne said Friday. “Those who make hate speech will be punished by two years in prison,” Senanrathne told reporters at a media briefing held in Colombo.The lessons learnt and […]