Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
The last batch of the Haiti bound UN peacekeepers of the Sri Lanka Army, amidst greetings from the Commander of the Army, their Senior Officers and their next of kin left Sri Lanka on Sunday (31) evening to take over UN peacekeeping duties.
THE ARMY OPERATIONS COMMAND Colombo (OCC) on Monday (31) afternoon officially informed the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Headquarters and Director General, Secretariat for Coordinating Peace Process (SCOPP) that Tamil Tigers (LTTE) violated the provisions of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) by assassinating Military Intelligence Officer Colonel T.R.Meedin RSP at Kiribathgoda National Housing Scheme.
Much is spoken and written about children in this month of October to coincide with universal World Children’s Day (24th October) as recognized by the UN, but for those self-proclaimed “sole representatives of the Tamils†it meant nothing except for their continuing cycle of violence.
One more large stretch of the agricultural land hitherto remained abandoned in Thanankilappu area in Jaffna because of imminent danger posed by unearthed landmines turned arable once again after it was cleared of mines by the Engineers Regiment of the Sri Lanka Army.
WAR HEROES of the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (SLSR) who made the supreme sacrifice and also those who went missing during their sacred mission to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of their Motherland were remembered on Sunday (23) at a glittering ceremony held at Ambepussa SLSR Regimental Headquarters (RHQ).
The Army in its Part One order issued in connection with the brutal murder of Colonel T. R. Meedin, General Staff Officer 1 of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Sri Lanka Army Headquarters says that he will not be forgotten for his commitment in the war against terrorism and his significant contribution to the Nation.
The funeral of slain Lieutenant Colonel T.R. Meedin of Military Intelligence Corps, posthumously promoted to the rank of Colonel, took place Sunday (30) afternoon itself at the Makola Islamic burial ground in accordance with Islamic religious rites amidst a large gathering.
PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA yesterday (30) stressed that the Government in order to provide solutions to the ethnic problem is not ready to betray the victories achieved by the three Armed Forces.
THE GOVERNMENT YESTERDAY once again urged the LTTE to renounce terrorism and enter into a political dialogue even as the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) was yet to put forward the final solution to the long standing North - East conflict.Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said that although the APRC, headed by Professor Tissa Vitarana, was still formulating a political solution to the conflict, the government would continue to support the agenda of countering terrorism of all aspects.