China, Sri Lanka pledge to strengthen military cooperation
Jun 10, 2015 (LBO) - China and Sri Lanka said they would strengthen military cooperation following Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan meeting with Navy …
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Sri Lanka’s security council to formulate new national security plan: President
May 25, 2015 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the security council to formulate a new national security plan considering …
Post-war Sri Lanka concentrated on development not reconciliation: President
May 19, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s former administration, after winning a terrorist war against the LTTE has not concentrated on the reconciliation process, …
Sri Lanka’s Northern PC invited to commemorate victory against separatism
May 15, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s coalition government has invited Northern Provincial Councilors to attend the victory day celebrations which will be held …
Sri Lanka bestows Sarath Fonseka with Field Marshal title
Mar 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday awarded the Field Marshal title to former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka …
Sri Lanka gets a new army commander
Feb 21, 2015 (LBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena in his capacity as the Minister of Defence and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces has appointed …
War crimes: US, four others agree on local probe
Feb 20, 2015 (LBO) – Five countries, including the United States have agreed that Sri Lanka could conduct a local investigation over the alleged war …
Sri Lanka to appoint committee to inquire land issue in North: Media Report
Feb 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new administration to appoint a committee in order to commence the programme of releasing lands in the North back …
Sri Lanka lifts travel ban on Foreigners
Jan 17, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government lifted a ban on foreign nationals and foreign organizations visiting to the island's former war zones …
Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port to have a Chinese navel base: report
Nov 19, 2014 (LBO) – The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy is to build 18 naval bases in various regions in the next 10 years including in Sri …
Sri Lanka Security Companies are an integral part of Country’s economic development:Official
Oct 22, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s private security companies are important stakeholders and an integral element in the ongoing nation building …
Sri Lanka to conduct a survey on loss properties and lands in Northern Province
Oct 21, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence and Urban Development has taken steps to conduct a survey on people who have lost their properties and …
Sri Lanka restricted foreign visits to North: Media Report
Oct 16, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka yesterday announced that foreigners and foreign organizations who wish to visit the North need to obtain prior clearance …
Sri Lanka claims biggest post-war Tiger ammo find
COLOMBO, May 10, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Saturday it had unearthed the biggest cache of pistol ammunition buried in the former war zone amid …
Sri Lanka troops kill emerging Tiger leaders: official
COLOMBO, April 11, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military on Friday shot dead three men they believed were trying to revive the separatist Tamil Tiger movement five …
Sri Lanka begins war tally after international pressure
COLOMBO, November 27, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was to begin compiling a death toll from its ethnic conflict Thursday as it seeks to fend off growing pressure …
Sri Lanka police find explosives in seized truck after 17 years
COLOMBO, September 13, 2013 (AFP) - Police in Sri Lanka have discovered 100 kilos (220 pounds) of TNT on a truck impounded at a Colombo police station for the …
Sri Lanka faces terror threat after war: defence official
COLOMBO, September 3, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka risks a "re-emergence of terrorism" as Tamil Tiger rebels and their sympathisers living abroad revive a campaign …
Sri Lanka relieves officers over killing of villagers
August 30, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's army on Friday reprimanded senior officers accused of leading a deadly crackdown earlier this month on villagers who were …
European lawmakers press Sri Lanka to probe war crimes
COLOMBO, July 19, 2013 (AFP) - European parliamentarians Friday asked Sri Lanka to deliver on promises to investigate allegations of war crimes and ensure …