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India, Sri Lanka set to ink major defence pact next week nearly 4 decades after IPKF's intervention
For the first time, India and Sri Lanka are set to sign an ambitious defence cooperation pact during Prime Minister Narendra ...
Human Rights Watch1d
UK Imposes Sanctions on Four Sri Lankans for Alleged War Crimes
The United Kingdom government has advanced accountability in Sri Lanka by imposing sanctions on four men implicated in ...
Jurist3d
UK sanctions former Sri Lanka military commanders for serious human rights abuses
The UK government imposed sanctions Monday on four individuals responsible for serious human rights abuses during Sri Lanka's civil war. The 26-year conflict, which ended in May 2009, claimed an ...
UK sanctions former Sri Lankan commanders over civil war abuses
Britain on Monday imposed sanctions on three former senior Sri Lankan military commanders and one former Tamil Tiger rebel ...
The Sunday Times19d
From Benedictine Halls to National Command – A Tribute to Our Finest
In an unprecedented moment of pride, St. Benedict’s College stands tall in history as the first school to produce a Commander of the Sri Lanka Army for the second time. The College will host a grand ...
The Daily Mirror21d
Sri Lanka’s Armed Forces and ‘Rightsizing’
The Sri Lanka Army was born on October 10, 1949, as the Ceylon Army at the end of the Second World War and the dawn of independence to the country. On December 9, 1950, the Sri Lanka Navy Act was ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation24d
Workers on Sri Lanka's estates reveal the bitter truth behind ethical labels on tea packets
But do they? A Foreign Correspondent investigation in Sri Lanka has found several certified estates on the supplier lists of the world's biggest brands were failing to live up to these ethical ...
FT27d
President AKD vows civilised Sri Lanka, professional armed forces
He said the military forces will be downsized by 2030. Sri Lanka Army personnel will be reduced to 100,000, Sri Lanka Navy reduced by 40,000 and Sri Lanka Air Force personnel will be reduced by 18,000 ...
EconomyNext28d
Sri Lanka vehicle import letters of credit $117mn: President
The UK imposed travel sanctions on former Commanders of Sri Lanka Army Shavendra Silva and Jagath Jayasuriya, former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda, and former military commander of LTTE ...
International Monetary Fund28d
IMF Executive Board Completes the Third Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement with Sri Lanka
The IMF Executive Board completed the Third Review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka, providing the country with immediate access to SDR 254 million (about US $334 million) to ...
usace.army.mil28d
Army to sunset Army Google Workspace accounts
WASHINGTON — The Army announced it will decommission Army Google Workspace accounts on February 28, 2025. Users must manually forward their email data to their new Army 365 (@army.mil ...
EconomyNext29d
After army and navy, Sri Lanka president meets air force chiefs
The UK imposed travel sanctions on former Commanders of Sri Lanka Army Shavendra Silva and Jagath Jayasuriya, former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda, and former military commander of LTTE ...