Britain mulls new defence pact with SL

Visiting State Minister says military training to be considered:

Says British Govt. providing additional £ 6.6m for HR programs:

In an effort to renew enhanced bi-lateral cooperation with Sri Lanka, the visiting British State Minister for Asia, Hugo Swire, said the British Government is considering a new defence pact with Sri Lanka. He said the British administration was keen to re-engage with Sri Lanka at a “defence level” and said.

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ISIS presence:

Sri Lankan intelligence agencies on high alert

Sri Lankan intelligence agencies are on high alert on the possibility of local groups having links with the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), following the recent attack in Jakarta, Indonesia perpetrated by Daesh also known as ISIS.

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So that they are not ignored

Defence Ministry to launch Virusara card with social welfare package for war heroes and their families:

The war in Sri Lanka, for nearly three decades, had triggered widespread psychological trauma among soldiers, some of who were constantly in the operational areas for over 10 years. The psychological wounds of soldiers, were underestimated and it took many years for the Sri Lankan authorities to recognise the impact of combat trauma especially the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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Feet-dragging over Lasantha's grave

Police Spokesman admits failure to arrest suspects :

It has been seven years since the founding editor of the Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickrematunge was brutally murdered on January 8, 2009. One of the staunchest critics of the then Mahinda Rajapaksa Government,

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