Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
WANNI: THE REMAINS of four valiant soldiers died in offensives in PERLYKURLYITTAKULAM in WANNI were brought down to OMANTHE Entry/Exit point late Thursday (6) evening by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) to be handed over to the military authorities.
FOREIGN MINISTER Rohitha Bogollagama yesterday stated in Parliament that the Ministry informed the United Nations International Children\'s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in Sri Lanka that fixing bullet proof plates to a vehicle without approval from the Ministry and Motor Traffic Department is a breach of relevant regulations.
Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka together with Mrs. Anoma Fonseka and many other Senior Officers visited the Military hospital at Army Headquarters today (08 December) afternoon.
BATTICALOA: TROOPS IN SEARCH OPERATIONS in LAVANAI, north east of DANGELIYADDA Saturday (8) recovered four electric generators, two water pumps, two compressors, one air compressor tank, a one-hundred feet hose and part of a hoister jack from a jungle in the area around 9.00 a.m.
VAVUNIYA: DEAD BODIES of three male Tiger terrorists who perished in Friday (7) confrontations with the troops in the general areas of MANNAR and THAMPANAI were recovered along with seven T-56 weapons by clearing troops Saturday (8) during morning hours.
MATARA & KAMBURUPITIYA: ARMY TROO PS backed by Air Force and Navy personnel rushed to help douse the fire broke out on a line of shops in KAMBURUPITIYA town center this morning (8) when fire fighters were struggling to bring the situation under control.
Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapakse on 09th December 2005 at Temple Trees after he took over office as the 18th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army.
Royal Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Mr. Hans Brattskar reached the Palaly airport on Thursday (08) on a two-day official visit to Jaffna. Commander Security Forces Headquarters – Jaffna (SFHQ-J), Major General Sunil Tennakoon and the new SFHQ-J Commander-designate Major General G.A. Chandrasiri received the visiting Ambassador on his arrival at the airport and accompanied him to the SFHQ where the SF Commander briefed the Royal Norwegian envoy about the present security situation in the Jaffna peninsula. Mr. Hans Brattskar had dialogues with the District Secretary Jaffna and Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission officials before leaving for un-cleared areas. Mr. Hans Brattskar was scheduled to arrive in Colombo, the following day (09) after the visit.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Service Chiefs and Inspector General of Police (IGP), in one of their special joint appearances on Friday (09) reiterated their commitment to maintain the law and order situation in the north and east of the country and elsewhere, and take on any challenges that are posed to the current security situation in the north of the country.