Defender of the Nation
Defender of the Nation
PRIME MINISTER RATNASIRI WICKRAMANAYAKE, speaking on the motion to extend the State of Emergency in the country for one month more, said yesterday that the LTTE terrorists, who are now confined to a small jungle area, are committing acts of terror on civilians to deceive the people that they were being defeated in the North by the Armed Forces.
STRONGLY CONDEMNING the LTTE attacks on civilian targets, TULF leader V. Anandasangaree yesterday also blamed the Tamil media for its failure to condemn such dastardly acts and for not assisting the authorities to bring the culprits to book. He also said it was time that India stepped in and warned the LTTE to refrain from attacking civilians.
JAFFNA: A FIERCE FIRE FIGHT that broke out in MUHAMALE and NAGARKOVIL along the A-9 road this morning (07) around 5.00 a.m. caused death to five Tiger terrorists and one valiant soldier.
JAFFNA: TROOPS MOVING ahead of their Defence Line at KILALY destroyed one LTTE bunker Thursday (7) at about 12.30 p.m. Two Tiger terrorists were also killed in the attack.
In his second visit to the tsunami-affected Matara area on Sunday (06), Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General S.H.S.Kottegoda looked into the requirements of the victims, connected to families of the Army, Armed Forces and other civilians.
Though 57th Independence Day commemoration in 2005 was not on a high profile in view of the recent disaster, several island-wide Independence Day observances were made in Jaffna, Galle, Batticaloa and elsewhere.
Five LTTE cadres, including the LTTE political leader for AMPARA and BATTICALOA, KAUSHALYAN and a former Member of Parliament for THIRUKKOVIL were among those who died following a surprise attack on Monday (07) night while they were travelling in the general area of NAMALGAMA, PULLAIRADI between 104th and 105th Milepost on the road to BATTICALOA.
A fortnight-long study course on “Governance and Management of Defence,†sponsored by British High Commission in Sri Lanka is now on at Hotel Galadari, Colombo. This is conducted in Sri Lanka for the second time after two years of its first one. It commenced on 07th February 2005and will go on for two weeks.
A fortnight-long study course on “Governance and Management of Defence,†sponsored by British High Commission in Sri Lanka is now on at Hotel Galadari, Colombo. This is conducted in Sri Lanka for the second time after two years of its first one. It commenced on 07th February 2005and will go on for two weeks.
The Sri Lanka Army condemns the brutal assassination of the Head Priest at Sandiveli Pullair Kovil (Hindu temple) in Batticaloa Venerable Selliah Parameshwaran (63) by a marauding gang of Tiger terrorists late last night (7).