Australia and Sri Lanka deepen cooperation on Indian Ocean maritime security
Mar 25, 2019 (LBO) - Australia and Sri Lanka’s cooperation on shared maritime security interests in the Indian Ocean is set to rise to a new level with Indo …
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Pakistan High Commissioner meets Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa
High Commissioner of Pakistan, Major General (R) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat paid a courtesy call on Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa on March 6, …
Sri Lanka to join hands with UK to co-sponsor roll over resolution at UNHRC
Mar 06, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will join hands with the core group leader UK in co-sponsoring the roll-over resolution at the UN Human Rights Council, …
Prime Minister directs officials for speedier resettlement of Jaffna Muslim IDPs
Feb 18, 2019 (LBO) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed authorities in Resettlement Ministry and Divisional Secretariat to make arrangements to …
Opinion: Sri Lanka’s Quest for a Rules-based Indian Ocean
February 6, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s Quest for A Rules-based Indian Ocean Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja and Dr. Dinusha Panditaratne* The evolution of Sri Lanka’s …
US Navy conducts temporary cargo transfer initiative in Sri Lanka
Jan 23, 2019 (LBO) – United States Navy will perform a transfer operation to move cargo between planes at Bandaranaike International Airport outside Colombo …
Toll free hotline ‘1984’ launched to obtain tip-offs about drug smugglers
Jan 21, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has inaugurated a hotline for the public to inform authorities about the acts of drug …
Sri Lanka Parliament to be reconvened on Monday as earlier scheduled
Nov 01, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Parliament will be reconvened on Monday as earlier scheduled, quoting the President, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa …
The army will not get involved in the constitutional crisis – AFP report
October 31, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's army commander Mahesh Senanayake has told AFP the armed forces expected politicians to "constitutionally and legally" end …
Sri Lanka President clarifies recent political developments
President Maithripala Sirisena’s Address to the Nation on October 28, 2018 I have decided to address the nation today in the context of the recent …
Ranil challenges Mahinda to prove majority in Parliament
Oct 26, 2018 (LBO) – Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday night challenged Mahinda Rajapaksa to prove the majority in Parliament in order to resolve the issue …
Mangala says appointment of Mahinda as PM unconstitutional
Oct 26, 2018 (LBO) – Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera says the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister is unconstitutional and illegal. …
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Oct 26, 2018 (LBO) – Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday took oaths as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka before President Maithripala Sirisena at …
President inaugurates Sri Lanka Navy’s 9th ‘Galle Dialogue’ defence conference
October 22, 2018 (LBO) - The annual 'Galle Dialogue- 2018' International Maritime Conference organized by the Sri Lanka Navy commenced at the Galle Face Hotel …
Foreign Ministry says reports about alleged plot to assassinate President, baseless
Oct 17, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday afternoon said that the media reports on an alleged involvement of an Indian Intelligence …
Ruwan Wijewardene explores Thai military’s shipbuilding operations, meets with Deputy PM
October 10, 2018 (LBO) - State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene is visiting Thailand on a high level defence visit. During the visit he called on Thai …
USS Anchorage conducts exercise at sea with Sri Lankan Navy
The USS Anchorage joined the Sri Lankan naval ship Suranimila to conduct an exercise at sea on August 28. The exercise allowed the ships to improve each crews' …
US hands over a cutter to Sri Lanka making it the largest in SL Navy fleet
Aug 29, 2018 (LBO) – United States Coast Guard on Monday handed over a high endurance cutter, formerly the USCGC Sherman, to the Sri Lankan Navy in a …
Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs to visit Sri Lanka, Pakistan this week
Aug 28, 2018 (LBO) – State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kazuyuki Nakane will visit Sri Lanka and Pakistan this week, few days after Japanese …
Godahewa’s novice geopolitical commentary advances conspiracy theories
August 25, 2018 (LBO) - Controversial former SEC Chairman and corporate executive Nalaka Godahewa has released a youtube video with his commentary on the …