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  • NATIONAL WAR HEROES DAY (JUNE 07) MESSAGES

    Special Sinhala messages issued in connection with Monday\'s (June 7) National War Heroes Day by Her Excellency President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Lt. Gen L. P Balagalle and the Chairman, Rana Viru Seva Authority (RVSA) Major Gen Neil Dias (retd) are given below. Click:

  • Blast in Moratuwa Bus Reported

    COLOMBO: A BLAST TRIGGERED in a bus close to SHAILABIMBARAMA temple near the University of MORATUWA has injured at least twenty civilians according to the Police.

  • Tiger Terror Strikes Again ; 21 Passengers Killed &; 40 Injured

    COLOMBO: TWENTY-ONE civilians were confirmed killed another forty injured when Tiger terrorists triggered a powerful explosion on a public bus proceeding to Mt. LAVINIA from KOTTAWA at about 7.45 a.m. this morning (6) when the bus was reaching KATUBEDDA SHAILABIMBARAMAYA temple area on KATUBEDDA – PILIYANDALA main road.

  • Huge Time Bomb Defused Before Five Minutes of its Explosion

    RAGAMA: A MASSIVE BLOODBATH, intended to be caused by explosion of a 2.5 kg time bomb, near a crowded bus halt and a filling station at ALAPITIVALA MAHABAGE road, RAGAMA was prevented, just five minutes before its explosion Thursday (5) evening precisely at 8.25 p.m..

  • Terrorist Suspect in Wellawatta Rail Track Explosion Turns Nervous &; Ends up in Arrest

    COLOMBO: BARELY fourteen hours after LTTE's abortive Wednesday (4) morning attempt to explode the passenger train passing WELLAWATTA area, alert Civil Defence Forces' members and the Police around 8.30 p.m. the same day (4) arrested the prime terrorist suspect behind the blast when he was attempting to slip through IRATTAPERIYAKULAM roadblock in VAVUNIYA.

  • Three Civilians Shot Dead by LTTE

    JAFFNA : THREE MORE CIVILIANS were shot and killed at point blank range by LTTE pistol men in TEMPLE road , JAFFNA Monday (04) at about 1.40.p.m. The assassins on a motor bicycle mingling with other civilians in the area carried out this horrified act of killing during broad day light for reasons best known only to them. The JAFFNA police are conducting further investigations.

  • PRESS RELEASE (04/13) ARMY HEADQUARTERS - 04 JUNE 2004 AT 2.30 HRS

    A top-level US delegation, in what described as a visit of goodwill and appreciation, is to arrive in Sri Lanka to attend the graduation ceremony of the US sponsored first Mine Detection Dogs (MDD) and Mine Detection Dog handlers course, conducted for Officers and Other Ranks of the Sri Lanka Army at the Sri Lanka School of Military Engineering (SLSME) in Thunkama, Embilitpitiya on 10th June 2004

  • PRESS RELEASE (04/13) ARMY HEADQUARTERS -“ 04 JUNE 2004 AT 2.30 HRS

    A top-level US delegation, in what described as a visit of goodwill and appreciation, is to arrive in Sri Lanka to attend the graduation ceremony of the US sponsored first Mine Detection Dogs (MDD) and Mine Detection Dog handlers course, conducted for Officers and Other Ranks of the Sri Lanka Army at the Sri Lanka School of Military Engineering (SLSME) in Thunkama, Embilitpitiya on 10th June 2004.

  • Ammunition Found in HRC Vehicle

    POLICE YESTERDAY (29) recovered twenty rounds of T-56 ammunition and a hand grenade from a vehicle belonging to the Jaffna branch of the Human Rights Commission (HRC).

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