Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva A.L.A.  Azeez told  the 42nd Session of the Human Rights Council on Wednesday that the recent appointment of war hero Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva as Army Commander was a sovereign …

The following is the full text of the speech delivered by presidential candidate and chairman of Viyathmaga at the Viyathmaga convention on 8^th Sep. 2019 at the Shangri-La  hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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A doctor attached to the Pallai hospital now in police custody for allegedly aiding and abetting terrorism and having close links to the Tamil diaspora backing the LTTE has recently told investigators that there is a …

Foreign funded backed pro-LTTE Tamil terrorist so called civil society activist J.C. Weliamuna PC has assumed duties as Sri Lanka High Commissioner in Australia by the pro-minority Yahapalana government lead by Ranil.

The Parliamentary High Posts Committee chaired by Speaker …

By Shamindra Ferdinando

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National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa, MP, yesterday told The Island that an unprecedented US statement critical of the appointment of Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva as the Commander of the Army should …

Rear Admiral (Retd) Sarath Weerasekera says that the United States cannot act in the manner of an individual or NGO when accusing another country of various abuses, but must base those accusations on reports accepted and approved by the international …

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka in a special message issued on 20 August on the appointment of Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva as the 23rd Commander of the Army states his appointment is a sovereign decision by the Head …

HE the President Maithripala Sirisena in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has appointed Major General Shavendra Silva WWV RWP RSP VSV USP ndc psc as the 23rd Commander of the Army effective from 19 August 2019 …