Category: Politics
President appoints and CC approves Judge Nalin Perera as the 46th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
October 13, 2018 (LBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed and the Constitutional Council has confirmed the new 46th Chief Justice (CJ). The collaborative process enshrined in Sri Lanka’s reformed constitution seemed to work flawlessly, resulting in a new CJ appointed through a highly regarded mechanism. Chief Justice Nalin Perera has spent close to 4 […]
Jayantha Dhanapala appointed to the Constitutional Council
October 11, 2018 (LBO) – Global diplomat Dr.Jayantha Dhanapala has been appointed to Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Council. He is one of 3 new civil society members appointed for a 3 year term.The Constitutional Council is a 10-member constitutional authority tasked with maintaining independent commissions and monitoring their affairs. The Council is aimed at depoliticizing the […]
‘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 Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan. During the visit to strengthen defence ties, Wijewardene also explored the Thai military’s ship building operations. Wijewardene was appointed State Minister […]
‘s UN Ambassador, speculation she will challenge him for the Presidency
October 9, 2018 (LBO) – United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has resigned according to media reports. Haley (46) is a high profile American political leader of Indian descent. Haley was the Governor of southern state South Carolina before she resigned to take up the position of US Ambassador to the UN. […]
Opinion: Hardly any women on the National List, who is to blame?
October 9, 2018 (LBO) – After hearing about a women’s business forum, and reading a joke on twitter about how the panel addressing the crowd was all men, thoughts came to mind of how these types of events could be more meaningful. What can they really accomplish to bridge the divide of opportunity that exists […]
‘s Minister for Asia Pacific in Sri Lanka
October 6, 2018 (LBO) – Mark Field, Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday for a visit that will include meetings with government and opposition figures, civil society and trade organisations.The Minister will hold discussions with government representatives including President Maithripala Sirisena and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana. […]
Harsha defensive after social media backlash on request for austerity
September 29, 2018 (LBO) – State Minister of Economic Affairs Dr. Harsha De Silva has been embroiled in a firestorm of backlash over comments suggesting that Sri Lankans restrict foreign travel and vehicle purchases in order to curb the drawdown of foreign exchange. In a situation where the general perception is of incompetence with regard […]
FM statement on misreporting of CID investigation regarding Namal Kumara
Sept 27, 2018 (LBO) – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is conducting investigations into serious allegations of an alleged conspiracy to assassinate President Maithripala Sirisena, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amongst others. As of this time, the only source for these allegations is a statement made by A.M. Namal Kumara. While […]
Teplitz confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next American Ambassador to Sri Lanka
September 7, 2018 (LBO) – Alaina Teplitz has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next ambassador to Sri Lanka. Teplitz is a career foreign service officer who last served as the United States Ambassador to Nepal. She has been with the U.S. foreign service for almost 30 years and is an alumnus of […]
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September 7, 2018 (LBO) – After much buildup, all sides are trying to spin the results of the JO protests that shut down the city. The shutdown was more pre-emptive fear than actual obstruction caused by protestors. It is likely that preparations by the public to avoid Colombo reduced the chaos that the protest would […]
President wants death penalty for those misuse public property, money
Sept 06, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena says that even the death penalty should include in the laws against persons who misuse public property and public money.He made these remarks addressing the awards ceremony of the Parliamentary Committee Public Enterprises held at the premises of the Parliament, yesterday.He said that fulfilling the […]
PM tweets as JO protest set to begin
September 5, 2018 (LBO) – The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe has tweeted in response to concerns related to the Joint Opposition protests set to begin and go through the night. Organisers claim that 200,000 protestors will descend on the Nation’s commercial capital. This has caused some anxiety among the city’s residents with […]