Swiss State Secretary asks SL to explain evidence against events described by embassy
Dec 03, 2019 (LBO) – Switzerland State Secretary Pascale Baeriswyl has asked Sri Lankan ambassador to explain the purported evidence against the events …
Politics
Sri Lanka President prorogued Parliament for one month
Dec 02, 2019 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by way of a proclamation has prorogued Parliament with effect from midnight. It has been fixed for the …
Swiss Mission’s timeline did not correspond with actual movements of alleged victim: FM
Dec 02, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry says that the sequence of events and timeline of the alleged incident involving the staff member of the …
Indian Prime Minister reiterates Sri Lanka to implement 13th amendment
Nov 30, 2019 (LBO) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated Sri Lanka to implement the 13th amendment to the constitution and expected that Sri Lanka …
SL Govt re-affirms commitment Vienna Con on diplomatic relations following Swiss Embassy incident
Nov 29, 2019 (LBO) - The Government of Sri Lanka has taken serious note of the alleged criminal incident concerning a locally recruited staff member of the …
Sri Lanka’s Interim Cabinet sworn-in
Nov 22, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday appointed the interim cabinet of the caretaker government that will remain in place …
Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Nov 21, 2019 (LBO) – Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday took oaths as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka before his younger brother President …
I decided to resign from the post of Prime Minister: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Nov 20, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that he has decided to resign from the post of Prime Minister, allowing the new …
S R Attygalle appointed Secretary to the Treasury & Finance Ministry
Nov 19, 2019 (LBO) – Former Central Bank Deputy Governor S R Attygalle has been appointed as the Treasury Secretary and Secretary to the Ministry of Finance. …
Peaceful electoral process marred by an uneven playing field: EU election observators
Nov 18, 2019 (LBO) – The European Union election observation mission (EU EOM) has concluded that the presidential election was largely free of violence and …
United States looks forward to working with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Nov 18, 2019 (LBO) – The United States congratulates the people of Sri Lanka on their democratic presidential election and said they are looking forward to …
Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka
Nov 18, 2019 (LBO) – Gotabaya Rajapaksa took the oath of office on Monday as the 7th Executive President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. …
Parliamentary Election to be decided after discussing with Speaker & Party Leaders: PM
Nov 17, 2019 (LBO) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that he is looking forward to discussing the next parliamentary election with the Speaker, …
Mangala resigns as Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance
Nov 17, 2019 (LBO) – Mangala Samaraweera has resigned as Minister of Finance with immediate effect following the Presidential Election. Earlier in the day, …
We are studying 19th Amendment to plan immediate programme of action: Mahinda Rajapaksa
Nov 17, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa says that after the new President takes oaths, they will be studying the provisions of …
Sajith steps down as Deputy Leader of UNP respecting people’s mandate
Nov 17, 2019 (LBO) – Presidential Candidate Sajith Premadasa says that he is respecting the mandate given by the people and congratulates the seventh …
Sri Lanka Presidential Election: Gotabaya requests supporters to celebrate victory peacefully
Nov 17, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) requests their supporters to celebrate the victory peacefully, releasing a statement, party’s Media …
Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2019: Voters head to polls as election gets underway
Nov 16, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lankans have begun casting votes in Presidential Elections after weeks of campaigns which largely focused on national security and …
Government will not sign MCC before election: Sajith Premadasa
Nov 06, 2019 (LBO) – Presidential Candidate Sajith Premadasa says that the government will not sign the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Agreement …
Finance Ministry releases MCC draft agreement to the public
Nov 01, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Finance Ministry today released the draft agreement of the Millenium Challenge Compact to the public. The ministry, however, …