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  • 55th INDEPENDENCE DAY COMEMORATED ON A GRAND SCALE

    Sri Lanka\'s 55th National Day (Independence Day) celebration at the historic Independence square in Colombo on Tuesday (4), by all standards, was reminiscent of the ancient grandeur, heroism and the sheer majesty that this island-nation has been proud of from time immemorial.

  • Fifth Course on Human Rights and its law begins

    Chief Guest Prof. Laksiri Fernando of the University of Colombo on Tuesday (1) opened the fifth Course on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (HR & IHL) for Senior Non-Commissioned Officers at Panagoda Army Cantonment.

  • Pictures speak louder about their role

    Post-tsunami reconstruction and rehabilitation, the biggest ever challenge in post-independent Sri Lanka, blended together with a series of arduous tasks that includes meticulous planning and proper implementation, is now in full swing across the country with active support received from troops.

  • Area North of Giant Tank Captured

    MANNAR: SINNAODAIPPU sluice gates and its adjacent areas north of GIANT TANK in MANNAR were captured by troops from Tiger terrorists this morning (28) after a fierce fire fight that lasted till about 6.00 a.m.

  • Former Army captives receive bonanzas

    Five soldiers of the Army, who were held captive by LTTE for a long period of time and subsequently released, were finally compensated for their bravery and determination on Tuesday (24) when they received keys for their newly-built houses gifted by Deshamanya Lalith Kothalawala.

  • Humanitarian de-mining in the Northeast goes on

    Pioneers in the field of De-mining, the Sri Lanka Engineers of the Sri Lanka Army, despite numerous setbacks and dearth of modern technical equipment and know-how, continue to engage themselves in the formidable task of humanitarian de-mining in war-affected Jaffna peninsula for the benefit of thousands of civilians in Puttur, Thanankilappu, Achchelu, Allarai and elsewhere in the east and Wanni areas.

  • MANY MORE IHL &; HR OFFICER INSTRUCTORS PASS OUT

    The third session of the Advanced Refresher Training Course of the Officer Instructors of the Armed Forces on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (IHL & HR) culminated on Friday (20) with its awards presentation ceremony held at Hector Kobbakaduwa Agrarian Research & Training Institute (HKARTI) in Colombo.

  • Terrorist Camp in Kiranchi Bombed

    WANNI: AIR FORCE FIGHTER JETS, now actively engaged in the fight against terrorism, pounded one more Sea Tiger camp in KIRANCHI, about 9 km south of DEVIL point, west of KILINOCHCHI this morning (23) at about 8.15 a.m.

  • ARMY'S DEPARTURE FROM CONVENTIONAL ROLES HAILED

    Sri Lanka Army's ongoing de-mining role in former war-affected areas received a further boost on Tuesday (15) when the Norwegian People's Aid (Norsk Folk Hjelp) organization through Japanese finance assistance, donated a modern MV 4 Mini Flail Machine to the Army, designed to accelerate the Army's de-mining output.

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