Sri Lanka Navy turns 61
Sri Lanka Navy celebrated its 61st Anniversary
on December 9, 2011 in an elaborate manner. The celebrations, held
in accordance with naval traditions, consisted of religious and
social functions conducted to coincide with the Navy Day. Started on
February 12, 1937, as the Naval Volunteer Force, it ventured to be a
formal naval force on February 1, 1938. With the enlistment of 28
Sri Lankans on 21st October 1938, a Navy consisting of local
personnel came into being.
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Sunday CRIME:
Mystery murder uncovered after 22 years
It was one of the oldest unsolved murder cases
in the country which was hitherto buried under a layer of silence
for more than twenty-two years until policemen from the Galagedera
police Intelligence Unit worked tirelessly for six months to crack
open the case. The policemen worked under cover as labourers in the
village to unravel the mysterious disappearance,
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