Sep 03

SVU donates house for War Hero - Kandy

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It was a happy moment for Private Karunarathne and family. A dream come true. Private WMM Karunarathne- a war hero of the Sri Lanka Army Gajaba Regiment (GR) could own a place that he and his beloved family would call 'Home'. Read the Full Article
Sep 03

Navy facilitates the feast of St. Anthony’s church at Palaithivu

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Sri Lanka Navy provided facilities for the annual Feast of St.Anthony's Church at Palaithivu Island, which was held on 6th and 7th of February 2010. Read the Full Article
Sep 03

A golden opportunity to serve the motherland as a graduate

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Creating a golden opportunity to enter tri forces after obtaining a degree, the KOTHALAWALA Defence University is ready to recruit Officer Cadets for its Intake 28 in the year 2010. Read the Full Article
Sep 03

India considers more help to resettle the IDPs

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India is considering Sri Lanka's request for additional aid to ensure resettlement of internally displaced persons. External affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Sri Lanka had conveyed to India that it needs building material to house these IDPs. Read the Full Article
Sep 03

Tourism action plan for Eastern Province

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A Tourism Development Action Plan for Eastern Province has been implemented by the Tourism Ministry aiming to boost the tourism sector in the province. Read the Full Article
Sep 03

Summary of evidence completed and handed over to Army Commander

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The summary of evidence over charges against retired General Sarath Fonseka, made in compliance with provisions of the Army Act was completed and handed over to the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya on the weekend. Read the Full Article
Aug 08

Tamils have faith in President - Prabha Ganesan

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Parliamentarian Prabha Ganesan who pledged to support the government on Thursday to help reach a two-third majority, said the weak Opposition could not address the grievances of the Tamils and the only leader that could solve the national problem was President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his government, which would be in power for the next 15 years. Read the Full Article
Aug 08

A great warrior and gentleman

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Eighteen years have passed since that fateful day, August 8, 1992, when a LTTE laid landmine explosion at Araly point in Jaffna peninsula, took the lives of Maj. Gen. Vijaya Wimalaratne, Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa, Northern Naval Commander Vice Admiral Mohan Jayamaha and six other gallant officers with the only survivor being Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne's buddy Sergeant Major Upali who lost both his legs. He is presently a Provincial Councillor of the North Central Provincial Council. Read the Full Article
Aug 08

Govt commended for KP’s transformation

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An international expert on terrorism, Prof. Rohan Gunaratne commended the Government on its success with KPs complete transformation from an ex-terrorist to a key stakeholder in the post conflict humanitarian activities. Read the Full Article
Aug 08

Lt. Gen. Denzil Kobbekaduwa and veteran war heroes remembered

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One of the finest War Heroes in our contemporary history, Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa is remembered on 8th August by grateful fellow-military personnel and people of Sri Lanka as eighteen years have passed since his untimely death. Read the Full Article
Aug 07

Over Rs. 2,180m spent to clear landmines last year

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A senior team of Seva Vanitha Army Branch (SVAB) members, headed by Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya, President SVAB on Monday (5) paid a visit to the Rana Viru Sevana at Ragama with the intention of inquiring into their welfare, needs and shortcomings, if any. Read the Full Article
Aug 07

Over Rs. 2,180m spent to clear landmines last year

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During 2009 the Government had spent Rs 2,180 million to clear landmines in the North and East, Economic Development Ministry Media Director Kapila Ariyarathna told the Daily News on Tuesday (06th July). Read the Full Article
Aug 07

Australia to deport bogus Sri Lankan asylum seekers

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The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has warned Sri Lankans who might be considering attempting the journey to Australia: "Do not pay a people smuggler, do not risk your life, only to arrive in Australian waters and find that far, far more likely than not you will be quickly sent home", the Australian High Commission in Colombo stated. Read the Full Article
Aug 07

“Sri Lanka ‘the land of great opportunities” says Secretary Defence

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"Almost always, only negative publicity was generated. That era is now no more. Read the Full Article
Aug 07

US soldier linked to Iraq attack video charged

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An American soldier suspected of leaking a military video of an attack on unarmed men in Iraq was charged with multiple counts of mishandling and leaking classified data and putting national security at risk, the U.S. Army said in a statement Tuesday (July 6). Read the Full Article
Aug 07

Intensive English course for staff of Ministry of Defence

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The inaugural ceremony of the Intensive English Language Course for the Staff of the Ministry of Defence was held on recently at the NCC Officers' Mess Lecture Hall. Read the Full Article
Aug 07

Kilinochchi SFHQ marks first anniversary

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Security Forces Headquarters, Kilinochchi (SFHQ-K) recently marked its first birthday anniversary with a chain of religious, community-oriented, sport and entertainment programmes. Read the Full Article
Aug 07

ICRC donates equipment to Jaffna

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The International Committee of the Red Cross has donated temporary shelters and water supply equipment to the National Water Supply and Drainage Board in Jaffna to support their efforts to meet future emergencies in the peninsula. Read the Full Article
Aug 07

France to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Sri Lanka

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France and Sri Lanka signed two contracts on the rehabilitation and extension of the Kantale Treatment Plant and the electro-mechanical equipments for the new pumping facilities for the Trincomalee Water project. Read the Full Article
Aug 07

Pulukunawa irrigation reservoir renovated

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The Pulukunawa irrigation reservoir in the Batticaloa district is being renovated under the Negenahira Udanaya program at a cost of Rs 40 million, an official from the Resettlement Ministry said. Read the Full Article
Aug 06

“Trust me to resolve problems of the people” President tells Tamil leaders

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"Trust me, and together we can find a solution to the problems faced by all our people" President Mahinda Rajapaksa told representatives of the Tamil political parties when they met him at his office in the Presidential Secretariat this evening (June 07). Read the Full Article
Aug 05

යාල වනෝද්‍යානයේ දෛනික ආදායම ඉහළට

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රටේ පවතින සාමකාමී පරිසරයත් සමග යාල වනෝද්‍යානයේ දෛනික ආදායම ඉහළ ගොස්‌ ඇතැයි පැවසේ. Read the Full Article
Aug 05

උතුර යළි ඇවිලවීමට හදන පිරිස්‌ වහා අත්අඩංගුවට ගැනීමට නියෝග

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උතුරේ යළි ගිනි ඇවිලවීමට උත්සාහ කරන විවිධ සංවිධාන හා පිsරිස්‌ වහාම අත්අඩංගුවට ගන්නැයි ආරක්‌ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය විසින් නියෝග කර ඇත. Read the Full Article
Aug 05

ත්‍රස්‌තවාදයට නැවත හිස එසවීමට ඉඩ නොදී මාතෘභූමිය රැක ගැනීම ත්‍රිවිධ හමුදාවේ සහ පොලිසියේ වගකීමයි‌

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වසර තිහක කොටි ත්‍රස්‌තවාදයෙන් ජීවිත හා දේපළ හානි පමණක්‌ නොව රටේ සංවර්ධනය පවා අඩාල වූ බවත් කොටි ත්‍රස්‌තවාදයට නැවත හිස එසවීමට ඉඩ නොදී මාතෘභමිය රැකගැනීමේ වගකීම ත්‍රිවිධ හමුදාව හා පොලිසිය සතුව පවතින බවත් ආරක්‍ෂක ලේකම් ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්‍ෂ මහතා පැවැසීය. Read the Full Article
Aug 05

ප්‍රධාන නගර අවට පැල්පත් ඉවතට‌

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ප්‍රධාන නගරවල සියලුම පැල්පත් ඉවත්කොට පහසුකම් සහිත නිවාස ලබාදීමේ වැඩපිළිවෙළක් ක්‍රියාත්මක වේ. එහි ප්‍රථම පියවර වශයෙන් කොළඹ නගරයේ පැල්පත් ඉවත්කොට ඒවායේ පදිංචිකරුවන්ට වෙනත් තැන්වල නිවාස ලබා දේ. Read the Full Article
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