Deputy Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Berlin, Major General Jagath Dias said the war could have been finished earlier but due to external and internal pressures, it could not be achieved till 2009. Former General Officer Commanding of the 57th Division of the Sri Lanka Army Major General addressing a gathering during his visit to [...]
A Cyber Crime Unit (CCU) and a Digital Forensic Lab have been set up by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to assist the public who have been deceived by organised computer crime. This Computer Crime Act No.24 of 2007 was presented for Cabinet approval by the then Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 2, 2005. [...]
Sri Lanka spent 5.5 billion US dollars in its military campaign which crushed Tamil Tiger separatists, far less than what foreign powers spent on their current wars, central bank governor Nivard Cabraal said. “It was a vital investment not an expenditure like what many people would think it is,” Cabraal said. “It was an investment [...]
Sri Lanka’s top military commander offered on Thursday to probe “specific allegations” of war crimes during the country’s fight against Tamil Tiger separatists that ended two years ago. Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said no civilians were killed by his forces, but he was open to investigating alleged rights abuses in the final stages of fighting. [...]
It came as a surprise to many when it was revealed that the U.S. NAVY SEALs that recently attacked an al Qaeda hideout in Pakistan, and killed Osama bin Laden, took a military dog along with them. It’s generally unknown that over 600 military dogs are currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The U.S. military [...]
Central intelligence agencies have communicated specific inputs to the Tamil Nadu police that suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre had conspired to carry out attacks on VVIPs during forthcoming Assembly elections. Highly placed intelligence sources confirmed to The Hindu on Saturday that the Ministry of Home Affairs had sent alert messages that some LTTE [...]
Sri Lankan army is erecting a monument where LTTE chief V Prabhakaran was killed near the Nandikadal lagoon in Mullaittivu district to depict its final victory over the Tamil Tigers last year. “A monument to mark the spot where LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran fell is being erected by the security forces,” the Sunday Times reported. [...]
Indian investigators into the assassination of its former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi Has informed the special Court in Madras hearing the case on Friday they are yet to receive the death certificates of LTTE leader V.Prabhakaran and Pottu Amman from Sri Lankan authorities. “We treat the suspects as still absconding,” the officials told the Court. [...]
The Government of Sri Lanka has decided to release 713 rehabilitated LTTE cadres tomorrow. Among the rehabilitated LTTE cadres are ex LTTE child soldiers as well. Speaking to All India Radio and Doordarshan , Military Spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanyakkara said the LTTE cadres who are to be released are from Walikanda and Ambepussa Rehabilitation centres. [...]
A weapon believed to have belonged to the late LTTE leader Vellapullai Prabakaran was found buried, together with a large stock of other military items in the Vellamulliwaikkal area in Mulaitivu. Senior DIG for Vavuniya Nimal Lewke had confirmed that the weapon found, a M-16A2 with a grenade launcher, was that used by the LTTE [...]
There was speculation yesterday that Friday s suicide attacker planned to target SLAF Chief Air Marshal Roshan Gunatilleke as he returned to his headquarters at Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha. Well informed sources asserted that the female bomber may have had anticipated Gunatilleke to return to his offices after attending Friday s ceremony at the [...]
Thousands of ethnic Tamils displaced during Sri Lanka’s war have gone home again, but are finding basic services and infrastructure lacking despite a massive government post-war resettlement program. World The government has gradually been resettling around 300,000 ethnic minority Tamil people, most displaced in the final phase of the army offensive against the Liberation Tigers [...]
A plane seized in Bangkok with a cache of North Korean weapons wasn’t headed to Iran, a senior Thai police official said Wednesday, contradicting a report from arms trafficking experts. Separately, the five-man crew insisted their final destination was Sri Lanka and not Iran, their lawyer said after visiting the jailed men. Defense attorney Somsak [...]
Sri Lanka will study a call by the United Nations for a report on the alleged shooting of surrendering Tamil rebel leaders by the army, saying the accusation is “baseless” and a humiliation for the country. The government in Colombo said it will make a formal response to the request made by Philip Alston, the [...]
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