Speeding truck runs over Army checkpoint; Military Policeman dead
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A speeding Canter truck has run over an Army checkpoint at Vattapalai Junction in Mullaitivu, killing a soldier and injuring another, stated Sri Lanka...
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THE ARMY SEEKS AUTHORITY TO CONTROL CRIMINAL GROUPS IN THE NORTH
UTV | COLOMBO – Army Commander, Lieutenant General, Mahesh Senanayake says that there is no threat whatsoever to national security. The Army commander who visited the...
Army reinforcements roll into Yemen’s Hodeidah for port battle
UTV | COLOMBO – Reinforcements rolled into Yemen’s Hodeidah Thursday as the army and its regional allies set their sights on the city’s port held...
Yemeni army forces begin military operation to liberate west Taiz
UTV | COLOMBO – Yemen’s army launched a large-scale military operation to liberate the area west of Yemen’s Taiz from Iran-backed Houthi militia on Wednesday,...
Fmr. intelligence chief re-remanded
UTV | COLOMBO – Former Army Intelligence Director Retired Major General Amal Karunasekera who was arrested over assault on journalist Keith Noyahr has been further...
Israeli army kills 3 Palestinians, injures 300 in Gaza border protests
UTV | COLOMBO – Three Palestinians were shot dead Friday as thousands demonstrated along the border between Gaza and Israel for a fifth consecutive week...
More than 4,000 deserters arrested
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Authorities are continuing to take action against armed forces personnel who are considered as Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL). So far the...
Ninety-eight arrested for illegal garbage dumping
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Police officers together with the Army have raided 98 individuals in Western Province for illegal garbage dumping from July 03 to 04....
Over 1,000 arrested for dumping garbage illegally
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Police together with the Army have raided about 1,180 persons during June 18 – 27 for dumping garbage illegally in...
“Security forces only involved in monitoring of garbage removal” – Military Spokesperson
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Security forces are at present involved in the monitoring of unauthorised and haphazard disposal of garbage, informing relevant authorities and observing the...