Pakistan, Sri Lanka include services and investments in FTA
Jan 05, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and Pakistan have agreed to include services and investment chapters in the bilateral Free Trade Agreement, Pakistan Premier …
Politics
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister appoints committee for constitutional reforms
Dec 29, 2015 (LBO) Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a 24-member committee from political and civil society to obtain …
Right to Information Bill to be presented in January
Dec 28, 2015 (LBO) - The Right to Information Bill will be presented to Parliament in January, Mass Media and Parliament Reforms Ministry Secretary Wajira …
Sentence reduced for Sri Lankan maid sentenced to death by stoning
Dec 24, 2015 (LBO) – The Government of Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced that the appeal for clemency on the sentence was successful and the Sri Lankan …
Sri Lanka gets UK assistance for serious fraud investigations
Dec 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is the first country in the world that received a tailored package of training from a senior investigator of UK Serious Fraud …
Pope hails Sri Lanka president’s peace building and reconciliation efforts
Dec 15, 2015 (LBO) - The Pope commended the initiatives taken by the President towards peace building and reconciliation in the country, a statement said. …
Prime Minister announces several budget changes
Dec 14, 2015 (LBO) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe told Parliament Monday that the government is ready to add 2,000 rupees monthly allowance to the …
Sri Lanka signs International Convention on Enforced Disappearances
Dec 11, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka on Thursday signed the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances at a ceremony …
Muslim Council appeals for pardon for Sri Lankan maid
Dec 07, 2015 (LBO) – The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka has appealed to the King of Saudi Arabia to pardon two Sri Lankan individuals to be punished under …
Sunil Handunnetti elected as new COPE Chairman
Nov 26, 2015 (LBO) – Parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti has been elected as the new Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), the Marxist JVP …
Sri Lanka’s change is inspiring, says Samantha Power
Nov 23, 2015 (LBO) – US Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Samantha Power says she was inspired after seeing the change that has been taking …
Sri Lanka’s new constitution to include economic, social, cultural rights
Nov 16, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s proposed constitution will include a Bill of Rights that takes into account economic, social and cultural rights of the …
Sri Lanka Muslim council condemns Paris attack
Nov 16, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Muslim council on Monday condemned the ‘un-Islamic’ act of killing innocents in Paris last Friday. online pharmacy buy …
JVP criticizes Ranil for inviting ‘The Man Who Broke the Bank of England’
Nov 09, 2015 (LBO) – The Marxist JVP on Monday criticized Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for inviting Hungarian-born American businessman George Soros …
Tilak Marapana resigns as Law and Order Minister
Nov 09, 2015 (LBO) – Law and Order Minister Tilak Marapana has tendered his resignation letter for his Ministerial post to President Maithripala Sirisena …
Special cabinet meeting Monday to discuss Avant Garde issue
Nov 06, 2015 (LBO – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has called a special cabinet meeting on Monday to discuss the Avant Garde issue, Cabinet …
Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption efforts are not rhetorical: Harsha De Silva
Nov 04, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new administration has already taken a host of measures to prevent corruption, to seek out stolen assets and to build the …
HNDA student attack may be an act of conspirators: Foreign Minister
Nov 03, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera condemning the recent attack on HNDA student protest says it may be a result of a …
Appointing independent commissions replicates Rajapaksa method: Civil Society
Oct 23, 2015 (LBO) – The silent approach in appointing independent commissions seems to replicate the Rajapaksa method that politicized the whole state …
Udalagama, Paranagama commission reports tabled in Parliament
Oct 20, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe on Tuesday said the government is tabling the Udalagma and Paranagama Commission …