Category: Politics

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 […]

Apr 01, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government officials are not confident enough to make quick decisions, which creates havoc in the investment environment in the island an official said.“The decision making process should be encouraged,” Upul Jayasuriya, chairman, Board of Investment, Sri Lanka said.“I think there are so many government departments including our own […]

Mar 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Freedom Party general secretary told LBO that the party is yet to decide a disciplinary action against parliamentarians who participated in a pro-Mahinda rally. “We haven’t taken any decision on that yet, I can’t decide it my own, that’ll be decided at a party meeting in the future.” […]

Mar 26, 2015 (LBO) – Government ally Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) has threatened to defeat the 19th amendment to the constitution presented to Parliament by Prime Minsiter Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday. Speaking at a press briefing General Secretary of JHU, Minister Champika Ranawaka said they supported President Sirisena only based on his election manifesto. “There […]

Mar 25, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapakse has been given 213 body guards from the army and the police for security purposes plus 21 vehicles, government spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said at a press briefing held in Colombo, recently.He said this while replying to claims made by Rajapakse’s campaigners that he was […]

Mar 24, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s finance minister, Ravi Karunanayake has threatened to send a letter of demand to former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa for what he calls ‘false charges’ being leveled against him.In a media release issued on Tuesday by minister Karunanayake, he says he will send a letter of demand to Rajapaksa […]

Mar 24, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Marxist Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa on Tuesday demanded the government to call a National Executive Council meeting immediately to solve urgent issues. Releasing a statement the JVP said that they will decide whether to quit the council or not after discussing the matter with civil society organizations who contributed […]

Mar 23, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena ordered to suspend the new transfers of police officers with immediate effect, the president office said in a statement.The statement said that the President has instructed that all police transfers be made under a special three-member committee comprising the President’s Secretary, Secretary to the Ministry […]

Mar 23, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Freedom Party chief organizer, John Seneviratne told LBO that the country has a higher chance of not going for an election in April 2015.“The president might not go for an election,” John Seneviratne told LBO.“We have not agreed on an election as a party.” Sri Lanka held its […]

Mar 23, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s journalists from print and electronic media institutions, today walked out of a press conference organized by the Finance Ministry after been kept there for almost two hours.The Ministry sent out the invitations calling for participation of the said media institutions last evening saying the press conference will start […]