Lanka the colourful land of sunshine
The most beautiful island on Earth according to
Marco Polo and one of the lands to be admired according to
world-famous Arab Muslim traveler Muhammad Ibn Battuta al-Tanji, Sri
Lanka has a coastline that extends 1,340 kilometres.
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Security Forces embody professionalism, commitment
In the recent past, U.S. lawmakers and the NGO
community have expressed concern about alleged human rights
violations by Sri Lanka’s Security Forces and the police. Ambassador
Bernard Goonetilleke says that, contrary to general belief that no
action is being taken in the face of alleged violations leading to
accusations of impunity,
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Technology and training needs for national security
The 2008 budget presented to the parliament by
the President includes an allocation of Rs.176 billion for national
security, which is an increase of nearly 20 per cent of the
allocation of the previous year. Members of Parliament will
hopefully vote today to accept the increased allocation for National
security, administration of justice and law enforcement.
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