US sanctions Sri Lankan Army officer for human rights violations \
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US sanctions Sri Lankan Army officer for human rights violations

11-Dec-2022
"Pursuant to Section 7031(c), the Department of State is designating Bulathwatte for his involvement in a gross violation of human rights, namely torture and/or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of Sri Lankan journalist, Keith Noyahr, in May 2008," US State Department said in a press statement.
11-Dec-2022 World
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down as Sri Lanka’s President \
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down as Sri Lanka’s President

14-Jul-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 14 (ANI): Amid pressure from the public uprising in Sri Lanka, the country's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday tendered his resignation to the Speaker of the Parliament.
14-Jul-2022 World
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Sri Lanka: Army cautions people against ‘troops about to cause violence’ speculation \
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Sri Lanka: Army cautions people against ‘troops about to cause violence’ speculation

17-Apr-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Army has issued a statement urging the people to not be duped by malicious and misleading media reports that the troops are about to "cause violence in the ongoing protest", local media reported.
17-Apr-2022 World
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Sri Lankan army deploys at fuel pumps to curb stocks amid crisis in Colombo \
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Sri Lankan army deploys at fuel pumps to curb stocks amid crisis in Colombo

04-Apr-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing unrest in Sri Lanka following the economic crisis, the Sri Lankan military has been deployed at the fuel pumps in Colombo to stop the stocking of fuel, petrol, and LPG gas.
04-Apr-2022 World
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Sri Lankan Army officers honour their Indian Army ‘guru’ who trained them to fight LTTE 30 years ago \
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Sri Lankan Army officers honour their Indian Army ‘guru’ who trained them to fight LTTE 30 years ago

22-Mar-2022
New Delhi (India), March 22 (ANI) In a special gesture, a retired Indian Army Brigadier was invited as a special guest by the Sri Lankan Army officers who received training at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun 30 years ago.
22-Mar-2022 National
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India, Sri Lanka joint military exercise concludes \
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India, Sri Lanka joint military exercise concludes

16-Oct-2021
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): The eighth edition of the joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army culminated at Combat Training School in Ampara town of Sri Lanka on Saturday.
16-Oct-2021 World
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Chief of Army Staff Naravane lays wreath at Indian Peace Keeping Force War Memorial in Colombo \
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Chief of Army Staff Naravane lays wreath at Indian Peace Keeping Force War Memorial in Colombo

13-Oct-2021
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 13 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane on Wednesday laid a wreath at Indian Peace Keeping Force War Memorial in Colombo and interacted with the veterans of the Sri Lankan Army.
13-Oct-2021 World
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