Surprise Check on Bus Collects C-4 Explosives
NORTH/CENTRAL & WEST : ARMY troops operating in the general areas of KICHIVAI, OMANTHAI, MUDALIYARKULAM, AMPAKAMAM, PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU, VELLAMULLIVAIKKAL, AMPALAVANPOKKANAI and UDAYARKATTUKULAM intensifying their search and clear operations in above areas uncovered one improvised mortar bomb, five hand grenades, eight 81 mm mortar bombs, one 81 mm illuminating mortar bomb, two 81 mm mortar trails, three anti personnel mines, three T-56 weapons, sixteen T-56 magazines, two Multi Purpose Machine Guns (MPMG), 500g of C-4 explosives, six claymore mines...
SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has imported equipment to speed up mine clearing in the former war zone in the island’s north, the defence ministry said Saturday. The mine-clearing machines imported from Slovakia would be used to accelerate resettlement of people driven out of the area during the height of fighting, the ministry said in a statement. Sri Lanka’s army and eight other organisations were involved in.....
THE CHANNEL 4 affair, the telecast of a doctored video clip showing some persons being executed by persons the video clip telecasters claim were members of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces killing civilians is a typical example of the ‘holier than thou’ attitude of most people and even Governments of the West. The video footage had now been challenged not only by the Sri Lanka Government but also by Sri Lankans living in the UK who staged a demonstration.....
TROOPS in the 22 Division under “Negenahira Udanaya” programme have actively taken part in two important irrigation projects in the East. Renovation of the Rangiri Ulpatha tank and the irrigation canal running from Unnachchi tank to Vavunathivu area were the prime responsibilities, entrusted to the Army. The renovation of the Rangiri Ulpatha tank was launched on 3rd September.....
COLOMBO, September 9, 2009: The United States Pacific Command is providing training and equipment to the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) to assist its demining efforts. This training will build additional SLA capacity to clear mines in the Northern Province and expedite the safe return of displaced people to their homes and livelihoods. The training is being conducted at the Sri Lanka School of Military Engineering (SLSME) at Embilipitiya.
WANNI: ACCOMMODATING and further strengthening religious sentiments, the Security Forces and the Police facilitated more than 750 pilgrims proceeding to the Madhu Shrine on Tuesday (8) between 8.00 a.m.- 6.00 p.m. Enjoying the new freedom of movement, those devotees comprising 267 males, 303 females, 86 boys, 98 girls and 2 infants found their way to the holy shrine during those hours. The Army facilitated their transport from specific locations and provided them with refreshments. 
NORTH: ARMY troops continuing their search and clear operations in the general areas of VISUAMADU, OLUMADU, SUGANDIPURAM, KUPPILANKULAM, and PUTHUKKUDDIYIRUPPU for another day on Wednesday (9) collected thirty-two 9mm pistols, sixteen T-56 weapons, three T-56 magazines, one FNC weapon, two FNC magazines, one T-81 weapon, one 12.7 weapon, three sniper weapons, five .22 weapons, one suicide jacket, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG), two 60 mm mortar bombs, ten hand grenades.......
NORTH: ARMY troops continuing their search and clear operations in the general areas of MANNAR, KADIRANKULAM, PULLAYANPOKKANAI, WERAVIL, TAPPUKULAM, UDAYARKATTUKULAM and PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU on Thursday (10) recovered one T-56 weapon, fifty-three hand grenades, two 120 mm mortar bombs, forty-eight 60 mm mortar bombs, ten 60 mm mortar illuminating bombs, nine 60 mm mortar fuses, one hundred and six 60 mm mortar high explosive bombs, 1 kg of C-4 explosives, two electric detonators, sixty-four Rocket Propelled Grenades.....