British arms exports under fire in parliament
LONDON, July 17, 2013 (AFP) - Britain has issued export licences worth £12 billion ( billion, 14 billion euros) for the sale of military equipment to states …
Defense
Sri Lanka, Thailand agree on defence cooperation
May 31, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka and Thailand Friday called for enhanced defence and maritime security cooperation to tackle terrorism, President Mahinda …
Sailor dies during Sri Lanka victory parade
May 19, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Sunday recovered the body of a sailor who drowned during a parade marking the fourth anniversary of the defeat of Tamil …
US trains Sri Lanka Coast Guard
Apr 28, 2013 (LBO) - The United States is providing Coast Guard training as part of a maritime security co-operation program, the US embassy in Colombo said. …
Maldives and US in military exercises
Oct 05, 2012 (LBO) - Maldives an Indian Ocean tourist paradise and the US are conducting joint military exercises to boost military interoperability between …
Sri Lanka unearths over 800,000 explosive devices
Aug 09, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has unearthed over eight hundred thousand mines and improvised explosive devices from the island's former war zone since …
Sri Lanka Army role in Jaffna minimal: Army chief
July 13, 2012 (LBO) –Sri Lanka Army's involvement in civilian affairs in the former war zone has become 'very minimal' three years after it crushed the …
Sri Lanka’s jailed ex-army chief smells freedom
May 20, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse has signed papers to pardon jailed ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, his aide said Sunday, …
Sri Lanka’s president rejects demands to rollback military camps
May 19, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s president on Saturday, rejected demands to remove military camps in the island’s north and urged …
Sri Lanka’s cabinet clear release of ex-army chief
May 17, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers on Thursday agreed to free jailed former army chief Sarath Fonseka, President Mahinda …
US official visits Sri Lanka on de-mining
May 02, 2012 (LBO) - A senior United States official in charge of security assistance programs and policy had visited Sri Lanka and for talks with defence …
Sri Lanka warns of Tamil Tiger separatist revival
Jan 11, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is maintaining high defence spending and sizeable military to guard against any possible resumption of violence by Tamil Tiger …
Sri Lanka carrier plans Nepal, Bangladesh flights, Indian frequencies up
Dec 07, 2011 (LBO) - State-run Sri Lankan Airlines is planning flights to Nepal and Bangladesh in 2012 and is increasing frequencies to India from December 23, …
Sri Lanka air force gets more Bell helicopters
Dec 02, 2011 (LBO) - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company said it has delivered two Bell 412 helicopters to the Sri Lanka Air Force at its facility in Piney …
Sri Lanka minefields below estimates, most cleared
November 4, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's war-time minefields were two-thirds smaller than initially estimated and most have been cleared since the country's ethnic …
Sri Lanka frees 1,800 ex-Tamil Tigers
September 30, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka wrapped up its two-year rehabilitation of surrendered Tamil Tiger rebels with the re-uniting Friday of 1,800 men and women …
Sri Lanka war general ready to fight US court summons
September 26, 2011 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan general serving as a UN diplomat in New York is prepared to face a US court to deny charges his men committed war …
Sri Lanka, India navies in anti-piracy drill
Sept 23, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan and Indian navies ended a joint exercise off the island's east coast Friday that included anti-piracy and interdiction …
Sri Lanka Navy expands presence along coast
August 28, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's navy is setting up new bases along the island’s north western and eastern coasts to bridge security gaps that …
Iraqi death probe ‘to clear UK army of systematic abuse’
LONDON, August 28, 2011 (AFP) - An independent inquiry into the death of an Iraqi prisoner in British custody in Iraq will clear the army of systematic torture …