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Tag: Security Forces

Capital Punishment will be instated without reluctance – President
LOCAL

Capital Punishment will be instated without reluctance – President

Eighty-eight percent of land in the Northern Province under the control of Security Forces has been released to the original…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/08/2018
President calls for an impartial inquiry into the communal violence in Kandy
LOCAL

President calls for an impartial inquiry into the communal violence in Kandy

President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the police and security forces to launch an impartial and independent investigation into the incident…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/03/2018
Sri Lankan President promises to provide all facilities for security forces members to equip them with knowledge
LOCAL

Sri Lankan President promises to provide all facilities for security forces members to equip them with knowledge

Maithripala Sirisena has promised to provide all the necessary facilities to equip the Sri Lankan security forces with knowledge as…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/12/2017
Sri Lanka needs a national strategic defense plan – Field Marshal Fonseka
LOCAL

Sri Lanka needs a national strategic defense plan – Field Marshal Fonseka

The budget for both Ministries of Law and Order and Southern Development and Ministry of National Policy and Economic Affairs…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/11/201719/11/2017
Malaysian security forces to undergo sea combat training in Sri Lanka to upgrade skills in maritime security control
LOCAL

Malaysian security forces to undergo sea combat training in Sri Lanka to upgrade skills in maritime security control

Malaysian security and enforcement personnel will undergo sea combat training in Sri Lanka to strengthen and upgrade their skills in…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/11/2017
Sri Lankan President says will not remove Army camps from North but will release lands to people
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Sri Lankan President says will not remove Army camps from North but will release lands to people

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena says that the army camps in the North have not been removed or will not…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/11/2017

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