CONFIRMING AUTHORITY CONFIRMS SENTENCE ON GENERAL SARATH FONSEKA
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The convening officer of the Court Martial – 1, HE the President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Confirming Authority on Saturday (14) confirmed the accused, General G.S.C. Fonseka be cashiered from the Sri Lanka Army as recommended by the tribunal that probed the accused’s involvement in politics on three separate charges. In accordance with provisions in the Army Act under Section (124), the accused was charged on one count and under Section.....
Army troops, intending to help fishermen with provision of technical know-how that would match with most modern techniques of fishing, slated to increase their fish harvest, recently conducted a special workshop for local fishermen in Vakarai area under 233 Brigade. Use of old and traditional fishing methods and equipment continuously by fishermen has deprived them of bigger catches and more profits since they do not have any access to new knowledge on modern technology.
The Nalanda College Old Boys’ Association America in the US (NCOBAA) donated a sum of US$ 6,156 (about Rs. 700,000) towards the “Ranaviru Dudaru Scholarship” fund at Ministry of Defence (MoD) to be used for the education of children in War Hero families. This donation was made recently to both Secretary Defence Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mrs Ioma Rajapaksa, President, MoD Seva Vanitha Unit at a private meeting, held at the official residence.....
The Court Martial – 2 hearing charges against the accused, G.S.C Fonseka’s alleged violation of military procurement procedures resumed its sittings at 2.30 p.m. on Monday (16th August). Both Prosecution and Defence concluded lead of evidence of two witnesses in the Army. Cross examination on the 3rd witness is to commence at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday (17th August)..jpg)
More than 40 U.S. service members arrived in Sri Lanka Saturday (Aug. 14, 2010), to begin a six-day combined medical and engineering training mission with the Sri Lankan government and medical representatives from the Maldives and Mongolia. The mission, called Pacific Angel-Sri Lanka, will be conducted at various sites near Anuradhapura and Puttalam. It will offer free medical and dental care and also feature repairs and construction to support local schools.
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa told the Lessons Learnt Commission that the LTTE had used the Jaffna University Medical Faculty to train some its cadres to treat the war wounded. He said that he had got the opportunity to meet three ‘LTTE doctors’ now undergoing rehabilitation at Senapura rehabilitation centre.
The civilian lands acquired for security purposes in the Jaffna peninsula would be reduced and would be given to owners while others whose lands have to be kept to maintain certain essential security establishments would be provided either compensation or alternative land, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said testifying before the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission yesterday. He said that the Government aims for a gradual reduction of its military presence in the former conflict affected North to be replaced by the Police.
Touched by numerous sacrifices and untiring contributions made by War Heroes in the Army during the recently concluded war for peace, one more leading business venture in Sri Lanka, MAS Holdings Pvt. Ltd has come forward to lend its financial assistance to the ongoing ‘Abimansala’ Wellness Resort at Anuradhapura for the welfare of permanently dependent disable War Heroes.
Haiti-based Sri Lanka’s UN Peace Keeping contingent, SRIBAT made an impressive contribution to the entertainment of the officers and other ranks serving the mission when the SRIBAT constructed an open cinema theatre in the SRIBAT Headquarters premises in Leogane. The entire construction was carried out by Sri Lanka Engineers serving the mission in Haiti on the instructions of the SRIBAT Commanding Officer Colonel A M R Dharmasiri.