Tag: President
With confidence and commitment vision of Green Agriculture can be accomplished, President
Farmers who used organic fertilizer correctly during the Maha season have achieved high yields. District Secretaries say that the Government’s green agriculture agenda can be succeeded by educating the farmers who did not turn to it and avoiding the shortcomings. This was stated at a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat today (15) regarding the […]
Sri Lanka must keep pace with global changes: President
Private sector, State Universities and other Higher Education Institutions should work together … IT and computer knowledge for all students, regardless of field of study…. Universities should compete to attract high achievers…. Freedom for Universities to plan their studies and manage…. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reiterated that Sri Lanka must keep pace with transformative changes […]
President, NEC hold discussions on devaluation of rupee and economy
Oct 05, 2018 (LBO) – Special attention was drawn at a discussion regarding the promotion of Sri Lanka’s export sector and managing the devaluation of the rupee by the National Economic Council, headed by President Maithripala Sirisena. The NEC gathered under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, Wednesday with the participation […]
President, PM declared open Moragahakanda, biggest reservoir of Mahaweli
Jan 08, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President and Prime Minister on Monday declared open Moragahakanda, the last but biggest reservoir of the multipurpose Mahaweli Project. Moragahakanda will irrigate parched dry lands in faraway Vanni in the Northern Province on one side and Rajarata, Wayamba, Central and Eastern Provinces on the other. Today also marks […]
‘t get nomination: Rajitha Senaratne
June 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President would not allow the comeback of former President Mahinda Rajapakse, and the party will not give nomination to him in the forthcoming general election, Cabinet spokesmen Rajitha Senaratne told reporters today in Colombo.“The six member committee of the SLFP met the President last evening and asked whether […]
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet approves 20th Amendment:Decides to proceed with 225 MP legislature
Jun 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Cabinet granted approval for the 20th Amendment to the constitution last night, a media report said.The 20th amendment to the Constitution proposes scrapping the preferential voting system with each polling division electing at least one lawmaker, increasing the size of the assembly to reflect the increase in population […]
Sri Lanka’s Parliament to be dissolved soon : President
May 20,2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithreepala Sirisena said that parliament will be dissolved soon after the establishment of the constitutional council in the the country. The new parliament will be in place by September this year, President said while addresing the media Wednesday morning.
Sri Lanka will leave no room for power misuse: President
May 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena said that there won’t be any room left for the misuse of power and past incidents would be rectified.At a meeting held Sunday, President Sirisena asked, SLFP supporters whether they thought it would be right on his part, if he used his Presidential powers to […]