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  • Press Release (04/11) Army Headquarters -“ 24 May 2004 At 1600 Hrs

    EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR ENLISTMENT OF NEW RECRUITS TO THE SRI LANKA ARMY 2004 - (STAGE I) The deadline for recruitment of new recruits to the Sri Lanka Army has been extended up to 01 June 2004. The new round of recruitment commenced on 06 May 2004 and was scheduled to end on 25 May 2004.

  • Commander flies to Jaffna

    The commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shantha Kottegoda toured Jaffna today (20 May) on a brief official visit.

  • BATTICALOA Court upholds Police action at SANDILIVELI

    The BATTICALOA Court after its hearings on the recent shooting incident at SANDILIVELI, BATTICALOA where one civilian was killed after LTTE unleashed violence on Security Forces at SANDILIVELI roadblock has ruled that the Police shooting had been effected in self-defence under their “right to private defence.”

  • Disappointed LTTE -œCop- seeks protection from Sri Lanka Police and troops

    ESCAPE and subsequent surrender of a so-called “Policeman” of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to the Omanthai Entry/Exit point, Tuesday (10) afternoon in fear of his own life speaks volumes about the ground realities, if not what actually goes on inside under LTTE dictatorial rule.

  • Immunization programme for dogs launched at Panagoda

    A foreign team of veterinary surgeons led by Dr. Tania from Australia and Indonesia at the invitation of 11 Division Commander Major General D.V.S.Y Kulathunga recently conducted a two-day long Immunization/ sterilization Programme for dogs inside the Panagoda Army Cantonment after many dogs were found affected by different infections.

  • Last UN contingent flies back home

    The final remainder of the first contingent of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) troops of 34 Officers and 344 Other Ranks who were deployed in Haiti on UN peace-keeping missions returned to the island this morning at 7.13 a.m. (17 May 2005) on successful completion of their assignment.

  • LTTE force ICRC to drop De-Mining work on A-9 road wayside

    LTTE men, paying scant regard to the concerns of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) for expansion of civil safety on the narrow causeway between the Forward Defence Line (FDL) of the Security Forces and that of the LTTE on the A-9 Road at Omanthai Entry/Exit point, have threatened to open fire against troops if they were to carry out de-mining as requested by the ICRC.

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