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Army frees 189 acres of land in Mullaitivu to civilians

The Security Force Headquarters – Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT) has released another land patch of 189 acres situated in the SFHQ-MLT Army Cantonment premises, the Army media unit said today. The Army said the land was released is response to the concerns of the public, Members of Parliament (MPs) and local politicians in the Mullaittivu District. Under this programme, families who were living with their next of kin are able to return to their original places of residence in Keppapilaw. A similar re

20 Jul, 2017

US terrorism report says Sri Lanka on alert against ISIS

A US terrorism report says Sri Lankan security forces and intelligence agencies were on full alert against the possibility of ISIS or its affiliates emerging in the country. The annual Country Reports on Terrorism 2016 said that in January last year, then Defense Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi noted reports of approximately 36 Sri Lankans who traveled to Syria, with some joining ISIS, but he asserted ISIS and other terrorist groups were not physically present in Sri Lanka. The report relea

20 Jul, 2017

JVP to campaign against new Inland Revenue Act

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today said that it will campaign against the new?Inland Revenue Act. JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that his party is against the new Act and so will push for it not to be passed in Parliament. Dissanayake accused the Government of preparing the Act to meet the requirements of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and not the Sri Lankan public. He said that the JVP will seek public support against the Act before it is submitted to Parliament. Min

20 Jul, 2017