Sri Lanka military says it has repulsed rebel attack on navy base
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has already started “right sizing” its strong military gradually to 150,000 by 2030 without any impact on national security while strengthening them with modern technology, State Defence Minister Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said. He said the govern...
All rebel communications had ceased after the explosion, military said. The whereabouts of senior rebel leaders are still not known despite military's inching on to the areas they hold. More than 70,000 died in the island's separatist war waged by the Tiger rebels to carve out a separate ...
COLOMBO, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Army personnel were deployed at all fuel stations run by the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation in Sri Lanka on Tuesday amidst a shortage that led to long queues of consumers. Military spokesman Nilantha Premaratna said that military personnel were deployed t...
COLOMBO, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Army personnel were deployed at all fuel stations run by the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation in Sri Lanka on Tuesday amidst a shortage that led to long queues of consumers. Military spokesman Nilantha Premaratna said that military personnel were deployed ...
The Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka has confirmed the deaths of 16 retired Sri Lankan military personnel in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon has announced plans to repatriate retired Sri Lankan military personnel currently in Russia and Ukraine, with...
作者: GOS Lanka 摘要: Jaffna Security Forces Commander, Maj. Gen. G.A. Chandrasiri met NOG representatives last Monday (05) and discussed in detail the humanitarian projects launched in the area. Representatives of around 21 Non Governmental Organizations including UNICEF, UNDP, UNHCR, World ...
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that the nation must pay tribute to the members of the military, who safeguarded democracy by protecting the Legislature from violent protestors who sought to suppress the Executive. The President made these remarks addressing the military ...
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COLOMBO, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lanka military on Wednesday said the situation in the country was totally under control, after violent clashes erupted in several areas of the island on Monday, killing one. A military official told Xinhua that security remained heightened in the North Weste...