Category: Politics
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 the Presidential Secretariat. Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara said the decision to leave the government was taken at a special UPFA meeting held in the afternoon. President and the new Prime Minister […]
Sri Lankan media ownership laid bare with new transparency tool
October 26, 2018 (LBO) – Reporters without Borders and Sri Lanka’s Verite Research have launched a web portal that aims to inform the public about media ownership, and possible inherent biases that may be present in media organisations. The web portal has already launched for several countries throughout the world, with several more in the […]
Harsha salutes Dumindra Ratnayake, critical of his removal as BOI Chairman
October 25, 2018 (LBO) – State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva used a Facebook post to praise the former Chairman of the BOI Dumnidra Ratnayake, and criticise the way he was removed. The Facebook post is reproduced below: Thank you Dumi. The loss is certainly ours! This is to […]
‘s advisors? Rukman Senanayake should be one of them
October 21, 2018 (LBO) – The drama over the dissolution of the boards of directors of the Board of Investment (BOI), Bank of Ceylon (BOC), and Peoples Bank has led many to ask the question….Who are the President’s advisors? Whoever they are, their advice has resulted in simmering tensions with the UNP and its leader […]
Two weeks not enough to place EOIs for Hyatt and Hilton Hotels: Vasudeva
Oct 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government should extend the time period given to investors to place Expressions of Interests (EOIs) for the divestiture of Hyatt and Hilton Hotels, Parliamentarian Vasudeva Nanayakkara reiterated today. Nanayakkara who is a lawyer by profession said in a statement that real investors require time to get approvals from […]
”’ 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 in Colombo, today.The President and Commander in -Chief of the Armed Forces HE Maithripala Sirisena graced the inaugural session of the conference as the Chief Guest, this morning. State Minister […]
Status of BOI Director General Duminda Ariyasinghe still uncertain
October 22, 2018 (LBO) – The status of the Board of Investment’s Director General (DG) Duminda Ariyasinghe remains uncertain. Last week the BOI had rejected reports that he had tendered his resignation. Other sources have said that he has been dismissed by the appointing authority, President Maithripala Sirisena. There has still been no official word […]
Opinion: BOI/BOC/PB fiasco, Are board positions worth fighting for?
October 19, 2019 (LBO) – Thursday morning the Colombo business community woke up the news that President Maithripala Sirisena had given instructions for the dissolution of the boards of directors of the Board of Investment (BOI), Bank of Ceylon (BOC) and Peoples Bank. After the news broke there was much speculation on the legality of […]
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October 17, 2018 (LBO) – Media and political sources say the announcement of the dissolution of the boards of directors of the Board of Investment (BOI), Bank of Ceylon (BOC) and Peoples Bank is imminent. These actions have come as a surprise move on behest of President Maithripala Sirisena. The Chiarman of the BOI is […]
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 Service in a plot to assassinate President are baseless and false. Releasing a statement, the ministry said it is disappointing that matters of this nature have become the subject of […]
Leading Indian newspaper reports that President Sirisena alleges RAW assassination plot
October 16, 2018 (LBO) – Leading Indian Newspaper The Hindu has published a report claiming the President of Sri Lanka has made public allegations of a RAW assassination plot on his life.Links posted below: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/sri-lankan-president-sirisena-alleges-that-raw-is-plotting-his-assassination/article25241800.ece
Full Supreme Court decision on Duminda Silva appeal published
October 14, 2018 (LBO) – The full Supreme Court decision on the Duminda Silva appeal case has been published. It was a unanimous decision of a five judge panel in Sri Lanka’s highest court. The Supreme Court opinion in this landmark case is likely to become one of the most widely read opinions in the […]