Category: Politics
Sri Lanka Freedom Party needs to restructure completely: President
Sep 02, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Freedom Party needs a complete restructuring in order to gain back power in the future, President Maithripala Sirisena said. “To win the next election and to form a government in the future, we need to give birth to a legitimate political child,” President Sirisena said. Speaking at the […]
Sri Lanka’s new foreign policy to focus Asian centric middle path: President
Sep 01, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new unity government will focus on building an Asian centric middle path as the foreign policy of the country, President said. “Openness and friendliness will be the base of our foreign policy.This is the century of Asia; so from now my government will be more focused on Asian centric […]
Sri Lanka’s eighth Parliament convenes, Karu Jayasuriya new speaker (Updated)
Sep 01, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s eighth Parliament convened Tuesday morning with the appointment of former cabinet minister Karu Jayasuriya as the new speaker of the house. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe proposed Jayasuriya’s name and former opposition leader Nimal Siripala de Silva seconded it. After the taking of oath or affirmation all members present, […]
Tony Blair identifies seven principles for Sri Lanka’s reconciliation
Aug 28, 2015 (LBO) – Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair delivering the Lakshman Kadirgamar memorial lecture recently outlined seven principles for a successful reconciliation process. “I think I can identify, based on my experience not only in Northern Ireland but elsewhere, seven principles of successful reconciliation,” First principle is the continued absence of conflict, […]
Sri Lanka civil society activists calls for proper criteria for national list candidates
Aug 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s civil society activists including the election watchdog PAFFREL have called for proper criteria when naming national list candidates. Political parties in Sri Lanka have already used the 29 seats often referred to as the national list to accommodate people who have been rejected by the people at the […]
UNP and SLFP agrees over National Government: UNP Chairman Malik Samarawickrama
Aug 26, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Freedom Party and United National Party has reached an agreement to form a national government, UNP Chairman Malik Samarawickrama said.Releasing a special statement Samarawickrama said both parties had to sacrifice things for the sake of the country’s progress. “We came to an agreement subsequent to the friendly and comprehensive discussions […]
Mangala Samaraweera assumes duties as Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka
Aug 25, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.This is his third stint at the Foreign Ministry, having been Foreign Minister for the first time between November 2005 and January 2007, and for the second time between January 2015 and August 2015.Speaking to […]
UN urges Sri Lanka’s national unity govt to lock long term peace
Aug 24, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka new national unity government should seize the opportunity they got after polls in August to advance long-term peace for all Sri Lankans, United Nation’s general secretary said. “The Secretary-General encouraged the Prime Minister and the national unity government to seize this opportunity to advance long-term peace for all […]
Ranil Wickramasinghe sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka; new cabinet next week
Aug 21, 2015 (LBO) – National Leader of the United National Party Ranil Wickramasinghe was sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago. A memorandum of understanding between the General Secretary of SLFP, Duminda Dissanayake, and General Secretary of the UNP, Kabir Hashim, […]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party agrees to support ruling United National Party, MOU to be signed
Aug 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Freedom Party on Thursday decided to support ruling United National Party to form a stable government at least for a period of two years.The decision has been made at a SLFP central committee meeting chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena as the chairman of the party. Former President Chandrika […]
Sri Lanka’s Marxist JVP nominates Handunnetti and Mayadunne to national list
Aug 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Marxist JVP on Thursday nominated their long time politburo member Sunil Handunnetti and former auditor general S.C. Mayadunne to the national list.Sunil Handuntetti who had led the JVP campaign in the Matara district has lost his parliamentary seat at the recently concluded general election. Speaking to LBO, JVP […]
Sri Lanka’s ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa to continue politics
Aug 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ex- president and the candidate for parliamentary election 2015, Mahinda Rajapakse, Wednesday said that he will continue to engage in politics and represent people in the parliament.“I accept with humility, the result of the parliamentary election that just concluded and I thank the voters who placed their confidence […]