Category: Politics
No Confidence Motion: Fowzie says SLFP decides to abstain from voting
Apr 04, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Freedom Party has decided to abstain from voting at the no confidence motion against the Prime Minister, State Minister A.H.M. Fowzie told LankaBusinessOnline. Minister Fowzie said few SLFP parliamentarians who wanted to vote against the no confidence motion in favor of Prime Minister, will also have to abstain from voting. The […]
President Maithripala Sirisena to visit Pakistan tomorrow
At the invitation of the President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain, President Maithripala Sirisena will undertake a three day official visit to Pakistan from 22 to 24 March 2018, to attend the National Day of Pakistan.President Sirisena will hold discussions with his Pakistani counterpart President Hussain, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, and following talks, will attend […]
Marapana, Amunugama & Faiszer to represent Sri Lanka at UNHRC
Mar 19, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s delegation to the 37th session of the UNHRC will include Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana, Special Assignments Minister Sarath Amunugama and Local Government Minister Faiszer Musthapha.The Foreign Ministry said Minister Marapana will lead the delegation, that includes officials from the Foreign Ministry, the AG Department, the Secretariat for Coordinating […]
Sri Lanka made minimal progress on UNHRC resolution: Verité Research
Mar 09, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lankan government has made minimal progress towards the fulfillment of its commitments in UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka, a research firm said. Verité said in a research report that only two out of 36 commitments saw an improvement in their implementation status in recent months. “Since March 2017, the […]
Sri Lanka must make inciting racial violence a non bailable offence: Minister
Mar 06, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera said that inciting racial violence must be made a non bailable offence. “Enough is enough, the minister tweeted, yesterday “Inciting racial violence must be made a non bailable offence and politicians who give leadership to such violence should be deprived of their civic […]
Sri Lanka Prime Minister visits Singapore to lure investors
Mar 02, 2018 (LBO) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today met Trade and Industry Minister of Singapore, S Iswaran at the Four Seasons Hotel in Singapore.Discussions were held between the two about strengthening trade and economic ties based on the Free Trade Agreement signed by both countries recently. Minister Iswaran has also appreciated the efforts […]
National Government continues: PM, UPFA General Secretary
Feb 21, 2018 (LBO) – Prime Minister told Parliament Wednesday that the national government will continue according to the constitution of the country. Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the agreement on the national government is still valid as per the law and there is no need to amend it. Wickremesinghe said he is working according […]
Mahinda Deshapriya meets Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya
Feb 16, 2018 (LBO) – Chairman of the Election Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya today met Speaker Karu Jayasuriya after successfully concluding the local government election. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya thanked every officer in the Election Department and other government offices who participated in this exercise. Chairman of the Election Commission informed the Speaker about a possible amendment […]
Message from Sri Lankan people has sunk deep into UNP: Mangala
Feb 12, 2018 (LBO) – Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera says they will join hands with all democratic political forces to ensure that Sri Lanka never again returns to rule by the sword. Releasing a statement, Minister Samaraweera said the message from the people has sunk deep into the UNP, and they are committed to taking […]
Ravi K should not exercise duties as Assistant Leader of UNP: Marapana Committee
Jan 31, 2018 (LBO) – Marapana committee has recommended that former minister Ravi Karunanayake should not exercise any duties as an Assistant Leader of the United National Party until a finality is reached in the action against him. Releasing a statement, UNP General Secretary, Kabir Hashim said the report of the Marapana committee will be […]
Restricting sale of liquor to women: public debate is misinformed
Jan 22, 2018 (LBO) – Interdisciplinary think tank, Verité Research says that contrary to popular understanding, Excise Notification No.04/2018 issued by the Finance Minister only prohibits the sale of liquor to women inside a tavern. The research firm highlights that this restriction has no implication on the purchase of liquor almost anywhere else, which is […]
Central Bank still holds Rs12bn of PTL to recover any loss: PM
Jan 10, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister told Parliament Wednesday that the Central Bank has 12 billion rupees of Perpetual Treasuries Limited in order to recover any loss from the controversial bond issue.As revealed during the investigations, Perpetual Treasuries Limited has made a profit of 11.14 billion rupees in the secondary market while […]