General Sarath Fonseka - Chief of Defence Staff
National Security Advisor:
Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda
New Commanders
Army: Major General Jagath Jayasuriya :
Navy: Rear Admiral Tisara Samarasinghe:
In recognition of the services rendered to the
Motherland in eliminating terrorsim from the Sri Lankan soil by Army
Commander General Sarath Fonseka and Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha
Karannagoda in the war against terrorism, President Mahinda
Rajapaksa yesterday promoted General Fonseka as the Chief of Defence
Staff (CDS) and Admiral Karannagoda as the National Security Advisor
with effect from July 15.
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NAM XV Summit begins in Egypt
President Mahinda Rajapaksa will travel today to
Sharm El-Sheikh in the Arab Republic of Egypt to attend the
Fifteenth (XV) Summit Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
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More than 70 Sri Lankans safe
Fishing boat carrying group spotted off Christmas
Island:
More than 70 Sri Lankan asylum seekers
intercepted at the weekend, who include many women and children,
have been taken to Christmas Island.
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President commissions Weheragala reservoir :
Indigenous talent pillars of development
President Mahinda Rajapaksa releasing the first
waters of the Weheragala reservoir (built using 100 percent local
talent) on Saturday, emphasized that the country’s future
development thrust would be built on the pillars of indigenous
know-how, expertise and resources.
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