A soldier was killed when he tried to capture a former LTTE member in Batticaloa today, but later the LTTE suspect was captured, the army said.
A noted historian has warned that it would be catastrophic for Sri Lanka to take a triumphant position on its victory over LTTE and it is time the country gave democracy and pluralism a chance....
COLOMBO: SRI LANKA ARMY authorities, conducting analytical investigations into gold jewelry stocks uncovered from PUTHUKKUDIRUPPU areas have found that all those jewelry pieces had been apparently pawned to the so-called former “LTTE Eelam Bank” in that area. ...
WANNI: TASK FORCE-8 troops, engaged in search operations in the general area East of PUTHUKKUDDIYIRUPPU on Thursday (2) night were excited to come across another large stock of gold jewellery, that had been kept hidden, apparently by Tiger terrorists after they had been either snatched or taken forcibly from civilians to be used afterwards in exchange of money. ...
The Sri Lankan Air Force paid tribute to fallen war heroes including 57 officers and 382 Airmen who have made their supreme sacrifice to obtain sustainable peace for Sri Lanka, today (July 3). ...