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Hours before the break of dawn on a humid Tuesday, this writer along with several other individuals sat at a 20-minute debriefing inside a temporary shelter setup a few meters away from the Mankulam junction in the North of Sri Read More …
Four women were injured when a land mine exploded while they were clearing mines in Mankulam, Vavuniya last evening. Police said the women, who were part of a non-governmental organization engaged in demining land mines buried by the LTTE, were Read More …
Ambassador of Japan – Mr. Mizukoshi Hideaki, today (Aug. 22) signed the grant contracts of two demining projects under the scheme of “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)”, with Major Gen. (retd) Mr. Sumathi Ranjan Balasuriya, Director & Read More …
On the 27th of June 2024, His Excellency Mr. MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, Ambassador of Japan, signed the grant contracts of two demining projects under the scheme of “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)”, with Ms. Cristy McLennan, Country Director Read More …
Weeks after the US Navy and Marine Corps conducted joint maritime exercises, the United States has transferred equipment to the Sri Lankan military, as defence ties between the two governments continues to grow. According to the Sri Lanka army, “these Read More …
Sri Lankan peacekeepers recently visited the barracks of the 22nd Chinese Peacekeeping Multi-role Engineering Company to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The two sides exchanged views on the current security situation in the mission area and shared Read More …
Sri Lanka Director of the National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) and the Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing W. S. Sathyananda has assured the international community that the ongoing mine clearing operations will reach a successful conclusion Read More …
Chief Government Whip and Housing Minister Prasanna Ranatunga on Saturday said that there was a stretch of 23 km to be cleared of landmines in the North. Addressing a ceremony held at Kilinochchi to mark the International Day for Mine Read More …
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defense welcomed a significant shipment of specialized Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Equipment under the Chinese Military Grant scheme. The formal handover ceremony took place at the Army Headquarters, presided over by Qi Zhenhong, the Ambassador of Read More …
The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend the tenure of National Mine Action Center to 2027 to achieve landmine free country, a minister said here on Saturday. Minister of Urban Development and Housing Prasanna Ranatunga told media that the Read More …