MEASURES TO ENHANCE WAR HEROES' WELFARE: DISCUSSIONS ON RANAVIRU WELFARE CABINET PAPER

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: A high level meeting on the Ranaviru Welfare Cabinet Paper, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), was held yesterday (11 Nov) at the Parliament Complex. The Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) and the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, were also present at the meeting. The discussions pr...


TOP DEFENCE OFFICIALS JOIN MEETING ON JAFFNA LAND RELEASE

Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: A high-level meeting was held yesterday (11 Nov) at the Parliament Complex to evaluate the progress of releasing privately owned lands in the Jaffna and Palali areas currently under military use. The meeting was jointly chaired by Hon. Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Mr. Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Hon. Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) and...