Category: Politics
Sri Lanka allows Chinese Port City breakwater construction
Mar 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new rulers allowed the Chinese construction company to build the break water of the Chinese’s funded port city project which had been suspended by the government earlier March.The 1.4 billion US dollar Chinese Port City is to be constructed between the Southern edge of the new Colombo South […]
JHU wants to amend the 19th amendment; breakaway PHU mulls court action
Mar 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government ally Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) on Thursday said they have put forward an observation paper to address the issues in the draft 19th amendment.JHU spokesperson and western provincial councilor Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe told LBO that the draft amendment has breached the consensus they arrived. “This gazette has […]
Sri Lanka pens four bilateral agreements with India
Mar 13, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government signed four bilateral agreements with the Indian government in Colombo, Friday to coincide with the Indian premiers visit.The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the island early this morning and was welcomed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Bandaranaike International Airport.Modi is the first Indian […]
I never said I would retire; I am resting: MR
Mar 13, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa in an exclusive interview with ‘The Hindu’ newspaper has said that he has not yet decided on a political comeback. Full transcript of interview with former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa by Suhasini Haidar is reproduced below. This was an election you were so […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives
Mar 13, 2015 (LBO) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived early this morning. He was welcomed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Bandaranaike International Airport. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Lanka in 28 years. He will meet and hold talks with President Maithripala Sirisena later today. Modi will also […]
Sri Lanka’s Chamber of Commerce to host a business forum with Indian Prime Minister
Mar 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s premier business chamber is organizing an evening event to host a business forum with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi which will be attended by top business leaders in the island. The visiting Indian Prime Minister will address 400 local businessmen on 13th Friday, in Colombo. Chairman of the […]
’s President
Mar 10, 2015 (LBO) –Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena held bilateral discussions with Britain’s Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon,March 9, 2015 in London. President Sirisena is on an official visit to the UK.
Modi plans to script a golden chapter in Indo – Lanka relationship
Mar 09, 2015 (LBO) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is set to visit Sri Lanka on March 13 and 14 and said he planned to take Indo-Lanka relations to a new level during his visit.œIndia is committed in its support for Sri Lanka’s development and am sure together we are going to script […]
Sri Lanka ruling party says electoral reforms would be brought; election dates may change
Mar 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party (UNP) today said that electoral reforms would be brought in the forthcoming elections if all other parties agreed.The new government had said that it would hold the election on of April 23. Kariyawasam said this date might change.According to the 100-day programme we will […]
’s new administration to get public opinion on their work
Mar 02, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new administration has launched a special survey to find out the opinion of the General public and to analyze the progress of the 100 days programme. Also the public can communicate via telephone 011-2477915. Details of this programme could be obtained from on line portal www.pmm.gov.lk. œAim of […]
Sri Lanka gets a new army commander
Feb 21, 2015 (LBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena in his capacity as the Minister of Defence and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces has appointed Major General A.W.J.C De Silva as the next Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, a media report said. The appointment will be effective from 22nd February, 2015. De Silva […]
War crimes: US, four others agree on local probe
Feb 20, 2015 (LBO) – Five countries, including the United States have agreed that Sri Lanka could conduct a local investigation over the alleged war crimes during the war, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Rajitha Senarathne said at the Cabinet media briefing yesterday. However, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein stressed that […]