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Five Brigadiers promoted as Major General and 34 Captains as Major

President Maithripala Sirisena, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has promoted five senior Brigadiers of the Army to the rank of temporary Major General and 34 Captains to the rank of temporary Major. All those five Senior Officers while serving either as Support, Infantry or Service arms or in combat have played praiseworthy roles during Humanitarian Operations and rendered a yeoman service to the country in the fight against terrorism and separatism, the Army said. Brigadier H.G.I Vidya

30 Jun, 2018

Myanmar dismisses fears linked to Chinese funded Hambantota port

Myanmar has dismissed fears linked to the Chinese funded Hambantota port and said it will go ahead with a?Chinese-backed deep water port project in Kyaukpyu. Myanmar?s Government is eager to begin work on a Chinese-backed deep water port project in Kyaukpyu, and a decision is expected soon, the country?s Union Minister and security adviser Thaung Tun said. He dismissed the fear of a ?debt trap?, saying he was confident it would be a ?win-win? deal, the South China Morning Post reported. ?We w

30 Jun, 2018

Canada calls on Sri Lanka to fully implement commitments

Canada called on Sri Lanka to fully implement its human rights commitments. David McKinnon, the High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka, in a statement to mark Canada Day today, said that?Canada believes that strengthening inclusion, reconciliation and the rule of law is in the interests of all Sri Lankans. “We are encouraged by the initial steps taken to operationalize the Office of Missing Persons, and we continue to call on Sri Lanka to fully implement the commitments made to its own peopl

30 Jun, 2018